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City awarded $1.44 million in Safe Streets for All funding to expand corridor studies and demonstrations

City of Bloomington Transportation Commission · February 24, 2026

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City staff said a federal Safe Streets for All grant will bring $1,440,000 plus a 20% local match for corridor studies, demonstration projects (hardened center lines, signal conversions) and materials over five years; staff outlined allocations and next steps pending a formal grant agreement.

City staff told the Transportation Commission on Feb. 23 that Bloomington was awarded $1,440,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program, which will be matched with 20% local funds to total $1.8 million over five years.

Hank Duncan, Safe Streets program coordinator, said staff plans to allocate roughly $1,000,000 for corridor studies (with a primary focus on a South Walnut corridor study), $300,000 for demonstration projects such as hardened center lines, $350,000 for traffic-signal conversions (temporary single-lane roundabouts or conversions to always-stop), and $150,000 for demonstration materials such as delineator posts or parking blocks. "This is going to be a busy five years for all of us," Duncan said.

Commissioners asked whether internal staff effort would count toward the corridor-study budget; Duncan said the million-dollar figure is intended for external vendor work, while staff time will be conducted in-house and not typically tallied into that dollar figure. He also said the city must sign a formal grant agreement with USDOT before procurement and construction can proceed.

Staff emphasized the commission will have opportunities to review individual project concepts and prioritize locations. "There will be further chances to review each location and exactly what we're doing at these locations before we actually put it in the ground," Duncan said.

Next steps: staff will finalize the grant agreement, then begin procurement and design for selected corridor study and demonstration projects, with some projects expected to advance in the coming 12–36 months depending on sequencing.