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Shakopee to use $400,000 SS4A grant for a Safety Action Plan, 10th Avenue study and intersection policy
Summary
City staff outlined a federally funded SS4A planning project that will produce a city Safety Action Plan, a 10th Avenue corridor safety analysis and a low‑volume intersection policy; the grant includes $400,000 in state and federal funds and aims to prioritize high‑injury corridors and future implementation grants.
Staff introduced Shakopee’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning grant and the scope of work the city will complete through April 2027.
The project, funded with about $400,000 in combined state and federal funds, will produce a Safety Action Plan following federal SS4A guidance and two supplemental planning activities: a 10th Avenue safety study tied to a planned 2028–29 reconstruction, and a low‑volume intersection audit and policy to rationalize stop/yield controls across low‑speed neighborhoods.
Staff described the approach: establish a Safety Action Plan Committee with 20–30 stakeholders (city staff, school district, state and county partners, MVTA, the business community and public safety partners); combine technical crash and speed data with broad community engagement (pop‑ups, surveys, comment maps); identify a high‑injury network; and prepare prioritized strategies, concept designs and an implementation plan useful for pursuing follow‑on construction grants.
Councilors asked about including rail crossings and quiet zone opportunities, and about prioritization (high‑speed/high‑traffic corridors versus local low‑speed safety issues). Staff said SS4A funding will pay for new speed‑data subscriptions and targeted analyses to identify where safety investments will have the greatest effect.
The SS4A study will begin immediately and conclude in April 2027. Staff encouraged residents to subscribe and use the project website for survey input and a map‑based comment tool.
