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Consultants outline Mission’s SS4A planning grant and process
Summary
Consultants from Burns & McDonnell briefed the Mission City Council on a federally funded Safe Streets and Roads for All planning grant, presenting crash findings, engagement results and a toolbox of potential safety treatments ahead of a draft plan expected in November and finalization in December.
Consultants from Burns & McDonnell presented an update to the Mission City Council on the city’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning grant at a work session.
Stephanie Boyce introduced the team and noted the city secured a $200,000 planning grant and finalized an agreement with the Federal Highway Administration in December 2024. Howard Loveliner, the consultant lead, told the council the study combines data analysis and public feedback to produce a Transportation Safety Action Plan that will position Mission to pursue future implementation funding.
Jessica Hutton, the team’s safety-analysis lead, summarized initial findings: "There were 9 fatalities," over the 10-year period the team examined, and removing interstate crashes lowers Mission’s rate on the local network. She said overall crashes declined following COVID, but serious-injury crashes have remained steady.
Drew Matrischen described public outreach to date, including a live social-pinpoint map, pop-up events and a target of meaningfully engaging 200 community members. The consultants said a stakeholder roundtable is set for Aug. 14, a public open house is planned for October, a draft plan is expected in November and the team aims to finalize the plan in December.
The consultants emphasized the combination of engineering, policy review and community input. Howard Loveliner said the toolbox of recommended treatments will include cost and efficacy estimates and will be tailored to local preferences so public works can explain why a treatment was chosen. The work session ended after staff and council discussed outreach steps and the consultants thanked the council for feedback.
