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CROG staff highlights grant deadlines, safety-plan comment period and park-and-ride trends
Summary
Staff reported the safety action plan is posted with public comments open through May 30; SS4A applications for safe streets are due May 26 and BRIC (FEMA) requires state submission by July 1; park-and-ride counts showed a slight decline in April and CTDOT is upgrading lots and studying express bus routes.
CROG staff used the May 18 meeting to alert members to funding and planning items municipal staff and local officials should note.
Roger reported the regional safety action plan was posted May 1, a task force met May 6 and the public comment period runs through May 30; staff plan to incorporate revisions in early June to bring the plan to the transportation committee and policy board in June.
Elizabeth described several grant opportunities. She reminded members that Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) applications are due May 26 and require a coordination letter with the MPO; CROG is preparing its application and can provide technical assistance. She also highlighted the Department of Economic and Community Development’s Community Investment Fund and the FEMA BRIC program; BRIC’s FEMA deadline is July 23 but the state has set an internal July 1 deadline and is offering office hours for applicants.
Annika summarized CTDOT’s 2026 maintenance resurfacing and pavement-preservation project lists and noted CTDOT provides a dashboard and contact list in the accompanying memo. Chair John urged staff to include plain-language location descriptions (intersections or stretches) in public hearing notices rather than only project numbers so residents can identify affected locations.
Dagmar reported biannual park-and-ride counts taken at the end of April show a slight decline; CTDOT has closed some lots for upgrades and plans a study of express bus routes that could change usage patterns over the next one to two years.
Why it matters: grant deadlines create immediate application timelines for municipalities; the safety plan and BRIC/SS4A opportunities have implications for local safety and resiliency projects. Park-and-ride trends and CTDOT upgrades could affect transit access and parking availability in member towns.
What’s next: CROG staff will continue to assist applicants and post guidance documents; the safety action plan revisions will be prepared for June consideration and CTDOT outreach links were promised in the meeting chat.
