Transportation

SS4A Safety Action Plan

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SRPEDD's SS4A Action Plan

SRPEDD, on behalf of the 27 communities in Southeastern Massachusetts was awarded a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) planning grant through USDOT to develop a Safety Action Plan.

In collaboration with local communities, residents, and state and federal partners, SRPEDD will use the SS4A planning grant to develop a Regional Safety Action Plan. The plan will identify improvements for high crash locations that will increase roadway safety and significantly reduce and eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation, and motor vehicles. Communities and projects identified in the Plan will automatically qualify for SS4A construction funding in future years.

The study will be data driven with an equity lens, focusing heavily on the safe travel of vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and bicyclists, and on proactively addressing areas of deficiencies for these users before injuries and deaths occur.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is SS4A?

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the new Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program, with $5 billion in appropriated funds over 5 years, 2022-2026. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries. There are two types of grants, planning (for action plans) and implementation (for construction). SRPEDD has received a planning grant.

What is the timeline?

Development of the plan is expected to begin in the Fall of 2023 and run for 2 years.

What is a Safety Action Plan?

A Safety Action Plan identifies safety problems and provide actionable recommendations. SRPEDD's Safety Action Plan will be data driven with an equity lens, focusing heavily on the safe travel of vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians and bicyclists, and on proactively addressing areas of deficiencies for these users before injuries and deaths occur. Communities and projects identified in the Plan will qualify for SS4A construction funding in future years.

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