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Council hears Safe Streets for All plan; consultants recommend four priority projects and July 13 adoption
Summary
Consultants presented a Safe Streets for All (SS4A) local safety action plan for Lennox with four priority projects (SD17 corridor ~$4.5M, SD44 corridor ~$2.67M, Main Street sidewalks ~$1.25M, rail crossing improvements ~$380K); consultants said the plan is planning-level and a resolution will be placed on the July 13 agenda.
Consultant representatives presented Lennox’s local Safe Streets for All (SS4A) safety action plan, which uses a safe-systems approach to identify priority projects aimed at reducing fatal and serious-injury crashes.
Big Weiss, a transportation engineer with the consultant team, described the plan’s foundation: "This recognizes that people make mistakes and that transportation systems should be designed to reduce the likelihood that those mistakes result in fatal or severe injury crashes," he said. The plan uses crash data, public input and regional analyses to prioritize improvements and to support future grant applications.
The consultants identified four local priority projects: an SD17 corridor project (planning-level estimate about $4.5 million) focused on speed transitions, turn-lane and intersection visibility improvements; an SD44 corridor project (roughly $2.67 million) addressing corridor operations and pedestrian crossings near the school; a Main Street sidewalk and connectivity project (about $1.25 million) to improve pedestrian safety; and a rail-crossing signage and sight-distance project (about $380,000) covering several crossings in town. Consultants cautioned these figures are planning-level estimates and that detailed engineering and field verification are required before design or construction.
Payton (consultant/planner) emphasized the plan is a tool for project development and grant eligibility, noting the federal SS4A implementation grant requires projects be documented in a local action plan to be eligible. The consultants said the plan includes an appendix with additional community-identified locations and that adopting the plan would make the city eligible to pursue implementation funding tied to projects listed in the document.
Council members asked about maps and slide materials; consultants said they would provide the full PowerPoint and document to the council in advance of the next meeting. The consultants recommended placing a resolution on the July 13 agenda to adopt the local action plan; staff said a full plan and resolution will be available at that meeting.
The council did not adopt the plan at this meeting but was told the resolution and full documentation will be available for the July 13 meeting for possible formal adoption.
