Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Transportation Safety topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
MPO consultants outline Safe Streets for All plan; draft report to be released before joint July 8 council meeting
Summary
Consultants and MPO staff told the Committee of the Whole that the Safe Streets for All safety action plan draft will be released early next week and that a joint Grand Forks/East Grand Forks council meeting is proposed for July 8 to consider adoption and enable federal SS4A grant opportunities.
Consultants working on the Safe Streets for All safety action plan provided a high‑level update Monday and asked council members to review a draft that will be released publicly early next week.
Blue Webber of Bolton & Menk (presenting) and Stephanie Hallford of the Metropolitan Planning Organization said the process is entering an "adoption phase" in which both Grand Forks and East Grand Forks must formally adopt the plan to enable certain federal SS4A funding opportunities.
"This is a plan that actually needs to be adopted by both cities," Webber said, noting adoption unlocks federal grant opportunities for implementation and demonstration projects. He described chapter 7 of the draft — the implementation strategy — as the section most important for shaping potential bundled project applications and funding requests.
Webber said the draft final report will be shared with council members individually and posted for public comment; an in‑person public session was planned for June 26. He said the team is preparing for a joint council lunch meeting on July 8 to review the plan and to coordinate related cross‑city projects such as wastewater interconnect and River Valley Water Supply items that could be discussed while both councils meet.
Council members were reminded that SS4A applications can be sizable: Webber said implementation grants can range widely and noted applications that span two cities and two states may be more competitive for larger federal awards.
No formal council action was taken; the item was an informational update and a scheduling request for the July 8 joint meeting and upcoming public outreach on the draft report.
