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Safe Streets update: staff to rank public submissions; $3.2M expected to fund 5–10 projects
Summary
Safe Streets staff said they will prioritize projects using three equally weighted criteria (connectivity, safety, equity), will accept 311 submissions through March 31, and expect to present 30 candidate projects to the Transportation Commission in April. Staff said roughly $3.2 million is available this cycle and they plan to split funded projects by district.
Safe Streets staff previewed the public intake and evaluation process for neighborhood traffic‑safety projects and asked council members for feedback on scoring and priorities.
John Seiter said the goal is to identify 30 projects to scope and present to the Transportation Commission in the fall, but the immediate public deadline for project ideas is March 31 via the city’s 311 portal. He described three equal scoring criteria — connectivity, safety (High Injury Network), and equity — and said staff will rank each project against those metrics.
Seiter told the committee the program has approximately $3.2 million available this cycle and that funding would likely pay for five to ten projects, split roughly by council district. He noted a 15–20% duplicate rate in submissions and encouraged council members to guide constituents to use the 311 form before the deadline.
Council members raised questions about whether the program remains focused on traditional traffic‑calming (speed reduction on neighborhood streets) or has broadened to include other safety and network projects. Staff said the program has evolved to emphasize a broader safety lens while retaining traffic‑calming where appropriate.
