Belton adopts Transportation Safety Action Plan to pursue federal Safe Streets for All funding
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Summary
The Belton City Council unanimously adopted the Belton Transportation Safety Action Plan (Resolution 2025-82), a roughly 170-page roadmap identifying high-injury and high-risk streets and priorities — including curb, sidewalk and storm infrastructure work — intended to enable the city to seek federal SS4A grants.
The Belton City Council on a unanimous vote adopted Resolution 2025-82, the Belton Transportation Safety Action Plan, a citywide safety strategy designed to position Belton for federal Safe Streets for All (SS4A) funding.
Staff presenting the plan said the document, roughly 170 pages, combines crash data and public input to identify a high-injury network (places with recorded crashes) and a high-risk network (locations with strong public safety concerns). The presentation noted that those layers together cover about 90% of city streets and that the plan prioritizes work in three main categories: comprehensive repairs in unimproved areas (notably Northeast, Old Town and the West Side), safety improvements within a quarter mile of schools and parks, and closing sidewalk gaps.
"I'm very excited tonight to present the, safety plan safety action plan for the city of Belton," the staff presenter said during the meeting, summarizing the plan's development and community engagement. The presenter said the city formed a task force of council members, planning commissioners, business leaders and residents, and hired a consultant to compile public workshops, pop-up events and online input.
Council members noted the plan relied on data and community feedback. Council member McCallum, who served on the task force, told colleagues the effort "was very objective" and praised the data-driven approach.
Adoption of the plan authorizes staff to use the document when applying for SS4A and related federal funding; the presenter cautioned that SS4A authorization and appropriations are set at the federal level and will need reauthorization and funding to continue beyond the program's current authorization period. The council voted "Aye" and the motion carried unanimously.
The plan lists multiple tiers of recommended projects and does not prescribe a single sequence; staff said projects may be advanced in any order identified in the plan as the city pursues federal grant opportunities.
The action means Belton now has an adopted safety plan that federal grant programs commonly require when awarding SS4A funds. The council did not discuss project-level funding or a timetable for specific street projects at the meeting.
