The Safe Streets for All program is awarding millions of dollars directly to cities and counties to improve roadways for all users. Many are applying multiple times.
Governing
By Jared Brey
Nov. 14, 2023 In Brief: - The U.S. Department of Transportation announced $82 million in planning grants to make streets safer in 235 communities. - The biggest grant went to Baltimore, which is experimenting with new community engagement processes in its Complete Streets program. - The Safe Streets and Roads for All program is currently funded with $5 billion over five years. Two years after the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, federal funding for transportation and infrastructure is flowing more freely than it has in ages. In the last three months, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded hundreds of millions of dollars to help replace aging passenger railway cars, improve railroad tracks and crossings, upgrade port infrastructure, fix roads and bridges, and repair dozens of fish culverts, among other investments. It’s still too soon to know how much the infrastructure bill will ultimately alter the U.S. transportation system or contribute to efforts to slow global warming, but for the first time in years, cities and counties are receiving millions in direct funding from the federal government to make local improvements. View the full article: Governing.com
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