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Boca Raton outlines Vision Zero mobility plan and roughly $7.4 million in bike/ped grants
Summary
Public works director Zach Beier presented a Vision Zero-driven mobility update, saying the city secured $5.8 million in federal grants with approximately $1.6 million in local match (about $7.4M total) for bike and pedestrian projects, identified a 27-segment high-injury crash network, and discussed coordinated signal timing and other countermeasures.
Zach Beier, Boca Raton's public works and engineering director, briefed the council on the city's mobility priorities on Feb. 9, framing the work around three pillars: the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program, pedestrian and bicycle safety investments, and a mobility plan intended to feed the countywide transportation plan.
Beier said staff has positioned the city to receive three federal grants and reported the funding package: a $5.8 million federal award paired with a local match of about $1.6 million, "leading to an overall funding of, dollars…
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