Riverside City Council
February 4, 2025

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Public Works DepartmentUnited States Department of Transportation (USDOT) 2024 Safe Streets For All (SS4A) – Award Acceptance of $7.448 MillionCity Council February 4th, 2025 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 May 21, 2024 the City Council approved submittal of an application to the USDOT 2024 SS4A Grant Program with a total grant request of $7.448M •On September 9, 2024, the USDOT informed the City that the FY 2024 SS4A grant application was awarded (total Project is $9.31 M)* 2nd Time Recipient of SS4A GrantBACKGROUND (CONTINUED) RiversideCA.gov4
•Riverside P.A.C.T. (adopted 2021)•Local Roadway Safety Plan (L.R.S.P.)(adopted 2022)•Liberty Elementary School C.P.B.S.T. (2023)•Arlanza Elementary School C.P.B.S.T. (2023)2024 NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY INVESTMENT PROJECT 3 4
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•100% in Disadvantaged Community Area •Proposed Improvements- 16.2 miles of Bike path, Bike Lanes, Bike Routes - 85 Intersection Improvements (High visibility xwalks, Audible Ped Buttons, & ADARamps- 0.6 miles of Sidewalks- Traffic Calming Devices PROJECT AREA MAP & INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS RiversideCA.gov6
Total Project Cost $9.3 Million (including $1.86 Million local match funds)Implementation Grant Components: USDOT 2024 SS4A CITY OF RIVERSIDE PROJECT 5 6
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•Marketplace District (SR-91) Pedestrian & Bicycle Bridge Planning Study ReportSUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY ACTION PLANNING COMPONENT •Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Master Plan
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Implementation & Supplemental Planning Grant: Neighborhood Safety Investment Project ScheduleUSDOT 2024 SS4A PROJECT SCHEDULE 7 8
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STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT•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.gov10
RECOMMENDATIONSThat the City Council:1. Authorize the acceptance of a grant award in the amount of $7,448,000,under the 2024 Safe Streets For All (SS4A) Program as administered by theUnited States Department of Transportation (USDOT) for the construction ofthe Neighborhood Safety Investment Project and the development ofCitywide supplemental safety action plans;2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute any and all grantagreements and related documents with the United States Department ofTransportation, including making minor and non-substantive changes andexecuting agreement amendments and extensions, subject to the availabilityof budgeted funds; 9 10
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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 amount of $6,648,000 in theCapital Outlay-Grants Fund, Neighborhood Safety InvestmentProject revenue and expenditure accounts, $560,000 in theCapital Outlay-Grant Fund, Riverside SR-91 Pedestrian and BicycleBridge Master Plan Project revenue and expenditure accounts,$240,000 in the Capital Outlay-Grant Fund, Citywide IntelligentTransportation Systems (ITS) Master Plan Project revenue andexpenditure accounts; and RiversideCA.gov12
RECOMMENDATIONS4. With at least five affirmative votes, authorize the Chief FinancialOfficer, or designee, to record a supplemental appropriation inthe amounts of $1,662,000 in Measure A Fund, NeighborhoodSafety Investment Project expenditure account, $140,000 inMeasure A Fund, Riverside SR-91 Pedestrian and Bicycle BridgeMaster Plan Project expenditure account, and $60,000 in MeasureA Fund, Citywide Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) MasterPlan Project expenditure account, for the City match portion ofthe grant.11 12