AGENDA DATE: 6/18/2025
TITLE:
Title
Resolution of Support for Safe Streets for All Grant
BODY
SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Resolution of Support for the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission’s FY25 Grant Application for Safe Streets for All Supplemental Planning Funding
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Herrick, Tevendale, Filardo, Barnes, McDermott, Swartzendruber, Hersh-Ballering
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Safe Streets for All (SS4A) is a federal discretionary grant program that supports planning and infrastructure initiatives to prevent fatalities and serious injuries on roads and streets involving all roadway users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation, motorists, and commercial vehicle operators.
In FY22, the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission (TJPDC) was awarded a $857,600 Safe Streets and Roads for All grant to develop a safety action plan for the region. Albemarle County (County) provided a portion of the required local match for the project, committed to reducing roadway-related deaths and serious injuries in the County by half (from the 2018-2022 average) by 2045, and, ultimately, adopted the Move Safely Blue Ridge Safety Action Plan.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Safety & Well-Being - Nurture a safe and healthy community
DISCUSSION: The University of Virginia (UVA) and Honda have proposed a partnership with TJPDC and the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization (CA-MPO) to complete a vulnerable road user safety action plan to supplement the regional comprehensive safety action plan (Move Safely Blue Ridge Safety Action Plan). These efforts would be funded with a SS4A supplemental planning and demonstration grant. TJPDC would submit and administer the SS4A grant application.
The County would benefit from the project’s research activities, localized safety analyses, and actionable recommendations, which would inform future safety improvements and planning efforts within the CA-MPO region. The County recognizes the importance of collaborative research and planning in achieving the County’s roadway safety goals.
BUDGET IMPACT: The SS4A supplemental planning and demonstration grant application requests $4,620,000, with a 20% local match, half of which would be provided by UVA and the other half by Honda. There is no financial commitment required from the County or the City of Charlottesville beyond staff time for CA-MPO Technical Committee meetings, which are already regularly attended by staff.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board adopt the Resolution (Attachment A) in support of TJPDC’s SS4A supplemental planning and demonstration grant application for FY25.
ATTACHMENTS:
Att. A - Resolution of Support for FY25 SS4A Supplemental Planning Grant