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Adelanto adopts Vision Zero safety action plan, aims for $10 million federal grant to fix high‑risk corridors
Summary
Council adopted Resolution 26‑09 to approve the city's Safe Streets for All action plan and Vision Zero strategy and authorized staff to apply for a competitive federal grant targeting three high‑risk corridors, with an initial request of about $10 million.
The City Council unanimously approved a Vision Zero‑style Safe Streets action plan and authorized staff to pursue federal Safe Streets and Roads for All funding to address high‑risk corridors.
Staff explained that the safety action plan uses statewide collision data to identify priority corridors and strategies intended to cut traffic deaths and severe injuries roughly in half within 9–10 years and to work toward the long‑term goal of zero fatalities. The May application will target a roughly $10 million package aimed at three corridors: Air Expressway (Adelanto to Koala), Chamberlain Way (from Highway 395 to Adelanto) and Jonathan Street (Air Expressway to White Avenue). City staff said Caltrans coordination will be required for improvements that touch state‑controlled segments such as portions of Highway 395.
The plan is also a prerequisite to apply for the federal funding and is intended to make future safety grant applications more competitive. Staff noted that the plan will be phased; if the initial application is successful later rounds would target other corridors, including streets on the city’s south side.
The council approved staff’s recommendation to adopt Resolution 26‑09 and to proceed with the grant application.
Next steps: staff will file the federal grant application by the announced deadline, coordinate with Caltrans on any state jurisdiction elements and return to council with an implementation schedule if the application is selected for award.
