Council authorizes Safe Streets for All grant application to study High Street safety amid public pushback
The council authorized submission of a US DOT Safe Streets for All planning grant application to develop a comprehensive safety action plan for the High Street corridor, a step staff and some councilors said was necessary to gather data for future engineering work despite public concerns about proposals such as lane reductions.
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The City Council voted to authorize the City Manager to submit a Safe Streets for All application to the U.S. Department of Transportation to fund a comprehensive safety action plan for the High Street corridor. Staff said the grant (planning-focused) would pay for traffic and engineering studies, stakeholder engagement, and a potential demonstration project; it was presented as a data-driven step that precedes any capital or roadway redesign.
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