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Safe Streets for All Grant The Federal Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was passed in November 2021 which established the new SS4A discretionary program and tasks the US DOT to distribute $5 billion in funds towards projects over five years. The SS4A grant offers funding for two project types: Planning and Demonstration Activities or Implementation. The goal of the SS4A Grant is to help agencies prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries for all roadway users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transportation, motorists, and micro mobility users. The SS4A Grant supports elements of US DOT's Safe System Approach with objectives that produce safer people, safer roads, safer vehicles, safer speeds, and post-crash care. Staff will apply for the Planning and Demonstration Activities — SS4A Grant to develop a comprehensive transportation safety action plan that will also satisfy eligibility requirements for future federal and state funding transportation funding opportunities. DISCUSSION The US DOT and the State of California have recently required local agencies to adopt a transportation improvement plan that comprehensively identifies and determines solutions for transportation related safety issues affecting all modes of transportation as a prerequisite to applying for safety improvement grants. These grants include the High Safety Improvement Program, One Bay Area Grant, Active Transportation Program, and Safe Streets for All — Implementation. The comprehensive transportation safety action plan is a unifying document that takes the spirit, policies, and concepts from Complete Streets, Vision Zero, and master plans by recognizing that people are the users of the transportation system. However, the method by which people use the transportation system is different and that presents disparate safety conflicts that must be accounted for. Mark Thomas, an existing on-call consultant with the City, is available to assist in developing the required application materials for the SS4A — Planning and Demonstration Grant on behalf of the City. The current trend in transportation grants requires proposed projects contain components that are inclusive, and benefit underserved communities, to be successful. Last year, Mark Thomas was successful in helping agencies such as Laguna Beach and Laguna Niguel in obtaining Planning and Demonstration Activities grants to develop transportation safety action plans that increase safety benefits for residents and those who travel to/from the city for work. The City's application would take a similar approach, and be strengthened by demonstrating Pleasanton's commitment in developing a successful comprehensive safety action plan by addressing eight components the US DOT considers critical: • Leadership, Commitment and Goal Setting • Planning Structure — Group Tasked with Plan Development • Safety Analysis • Engagement and Collaboration • Equity Considerations Page 3 of 4