Riverside City Council
February 6, 2024

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Public Works DepartmentUnited States Department of Transportation (USDOT) 2023 Safe Streets For All (SS4A) – Award Acceptance of $11.1 MillionCity Council February 6, 2024 RiversideCA.gov2
•United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) –Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL)•Discretionary Safe Streets For All SS4A Grant Program •2022 through 2026 (5 Years)•$5 Billion Dollars Total Program•Implementation & Planning GrantsBACKGROUND 1 2
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•On June 20, 2023 the City Council approved submittal of an application to the USDOT 2023 SS4A Grant Program•On July 8, 2023 the Public Works Department submitted the grant application with a total grant request of $11+M •On December 14, 2023, the USDOT informed the City that it’s grant application was successful •Total Project is $13.8 MBACKGROUND (CONTINUED) RiversideCA.gov4
•Program EIR Adopted Nov 2020•Three Public Outreach Workshops•Vision, Principles & Key Elements•Plans for several new complete street oriented corridor revisionsBACKGROUND (NORTHSIDE SPECIFIC PLAN) 3 4
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City of Riverside USDOT 2023 SS4A Grant Award:- Total Project Cost $13.9 Million- Grant Amount Awarded $11.1 Million- Local Match $ 2.7 MillionUSDOT 2023 SS4A Project Components:1. South Main Street Complete Streets Project2. Citywide Speed Limit Reduction Program3. Update Local Roadway Safety Plan (orestablish Vision Zero Plan)USDOT 2023 SS4A PROJECT AWARD & COMPONENTS RiversideCA.gov6
Implementation Grant Component: South Main Complete Streets ProjectExisting ConditionsUSDOT 2023 SS4A PROJECT 5 6
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Implementation Grant: South Main Complete Streets Project- Road Diet- Zipper Parking- Sidewalks- Curb Ramps- Bikeways- Speed Signs- RRFB’s- Crosswalks- Audible Ped Push ButtonsUSDOT 2023 SS4A PROJECT RiversideCA.gov8
Implementation Grant: South Main Complete Streets Project- Vision USDOT 2023 SS4A PROJECT 7 8
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Implementation Grant: South Main Complete Streets Project ScheduleUSDOT 2023 SS4A PROJECT RiversideCA.gov10
Safety Action Plan Grant Components: - Citywide Speed Limit Reduction Program- Update to Local Roadway Safety Plan (LRSP) or establish Vision Zero PlanUSDOT 2023 SS4A PROJECT 9 10
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STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT•Strategic Priority No. 2 – Community Well Being Goal 2.4; •Strategic Priority No. 6 – Infrastructure, Mobility & Connectivity Goals 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3; •This item aligns with each cross-cutting thread: Community Trust, Equity, Fiscal Responsibility, Innovation, and Sustainability & Resiliency RiversideCA.gov12
RECOMMENDATIONSThat the City Council:1. Approve the acceptance of a grant award in the amount of $11,104,807,under the 2023 Safe Streets For All (SS4A) Program as administered by theUnited States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the construction ofthe South Main Complete Streets Project and the development of citywidesupplemental safety action plans; and2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary documentsin the process of securing funds under the 2023 Safe Streets For All (SS4A)Program, including making minor and non-substantive changes andexecuting agreement amendments and extensions, subject to the availabilityof budgeted funds; and 11 12
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RECOMMENDATIONS3. With at least five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief FinancialOfficer, or designee, to record an increase in grant revenue andappropriate expenditures in the amounts of $10,784,807 in the CapitalOutlay-Grants Fund, South Main Complete Streets Project revenue andexpenditure accounts and $320,000 in the Capital Outlay-Grants Fund,Speed Limit Reduction Project revenue and expenditure accounts;and4. With at least five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief FinancialOfficer, or designee, to record a supplemental appropriation in theamounts of $2,696,202 in the Measure A Fund, South Main CompleteStreets expenditure account and $80,000 in the Measure A Fund,Speed Limit Reduction Project expenditure account, for the Citymatch portion of the grant.13