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Council backs SS4A planning grant application and celebrates $32M TDOT award for 3rd Street Corridor
Summary
Council authorized an SS4A planning grant application that would fund a citywide safety action plan (estimated total $300,000; local match $60,000) and staff reported TDOT awarded $32 million to construct the second leg of the 3rd Street Corridor.
City staff told council they will seek federal SS4A (Safe Streets and Roads for All) planning funds to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and open the city to future implementation grants. Dustin Tommey described crash statistics supporting the application: 42 fatal crashes in Cleveland from 2019–2023, 19 fatal crashes in the most recent three years, 5,356 total crashes and 99 serious injuries; the planning grant requires a 20% local match estimated at $60,000 with an 80% federal share of $240,000 (total project $300,000). Tommey said a planning grant would allow a citywide safety action plan and position Cleveland to apply for implementation grants up to $25 million.
Separately, City Manager Joe Fivas announced that the Tennessee Department of Transportation awarded the City $32 million through the Statewide Partnership Program to fund the second leg of the 3rd Street Corridor Project. Staff reported NEPA work has begun and TDOT would manage the project delivery, and Mayor Brooks commended staff for advance design and presentation work that helped secure the award.
Why it matters: the SS4A planning funds would establish a data‑driven safety plan to target fatal and serious injury crashes; the $32 million TDOT award funds a major corridor reconstruction that city staff said is a significant step toward improved multimodal safety and connectivity in Cleveland.
Next steps: Council committed the local match in Resolution 2026‑44 and staff will submit the SS4A application. NEPA studies and design coordination with TDOT will proceed for the 3rd Street Corridor.
