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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY AND THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A COMMERCE CITY SAFETY ACTION PLAN
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Summary & Background
The purpose of this resolution is to authorize the City to enter into an IGA with Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for development of a Commerce City Safety Action Plan.
In 2022, Commerce City applied for funding through the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program. The SS4A program is administered by the Federal Highway Administration that provides Federal funds to develop, complete, or supplement a comprehensive safety action plan.
A Safety Action Plan will be similar in purpose to a “Vision Zero” safety plan. Vision Zero is the strategy to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries on roadways. Vision Zero emphasizes a Safe Systems approach, which acknowledges that people make mistakes, and focuses on influencing system-wide practices, policies, and designs to lessen the severity of crashes.
In alignment with Vision Zero, the goal of a Safety Action Plan is to develop a holistic, well-defined strategy to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries in a locality. The comprehensive Safety Action Plan that a SS4A grant funds, will include the following required components:
· Leadership commitment and goal setting that includes a goal timeline for eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries.
· Planning structure through a committee, task force, implementation group, or similar body charged with oversight of the Safety Action Plan development, implementation, and monitoring.
· Safety analysis of the existing conditions and historical trends that provides a baseline level of crashes involving fatalities and serious injuries across a jurisdiction or region.
· Engagement and collaboration with the public and relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and community groups, that allow...
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