Webster Groves council accepts draft Safe Streets plan and seeks bike‑and‑pedestrian gap update

Webster Groves '1May 11, 2026'1 — The City Council accepted a near‑final Webster Groves Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (SS4A) and authorized staff to proceed with a targeted contract to update the city's bike and pedestrian plan and sidewalk gap analysis.

Staff said the draft is "final enough" to submit for the next federal grant round and that remaining edits will incorporate data from demonstration projects and cleanup of formatting and text. The bike and pedestrian plan update will inventory sidewalk gaps, ADA compliance issues and update cost estimates for priority locations; staff requested authorization to procure a targeted contract to deliver that update.

Council members praised the plan's breadth and thanked staff, including public works and finance colleagues, for their work. Staff emphasized the application schedule is accelerated (a 60‑day window for the federal round) and urged council to accept the draft in order to meet the grant deadline. Staff said roughly 500 respondents completed the recent online survey used to inform the plan.

The items were placed on the consent agenda for the upcoming meeting cycle; staff said the final final plan will be modified after demonstration projects and additional public feedback are incorporated.

What happens next: staff will submit the draft plan to the federal agency for grant consideration, proceed with a targeted contract to update the bike and pedestrian plan if authorized, and return the refined documents after demonstration project evaluation and public review.