Riverside City Council
May 20, 2025

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Public Works DepartmentUnited States Department of Transportation (USDOT) 2025 Safe Streets For All (SS4A) – Grant ApplicationCity Council May 20, 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 2/6/24, the USDOT informed the City that the FY 23 SS4A grant application was awarded (total Grant Award $11+ M)•On 9/9/24, the USDOT informedthe City that the FY 24 SS4A grantapplication was awarded (totalGrant Award $7.5 M) BACKGROUND (CONTINUED) RiversideCA.gov4
•Riverside P.A.C.T. (adopted 2021)•Local Roadway Safety Plan (L.R.S.P.)(adopted 2022)•General Plan Circulation Element (Amended 2017)•Individualized Safe Routes To School Studies (2025)2025 SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT 3 4
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•Proposed Improvements- Traffic Signal Controllers- Bike Lanes- Sidewalks & ADA ramps- Traffic Signals- Guardrail & HFST- High visibility xwalks- Audible Ped Buttons- Raised curb median- Traffic safety video cameras- Riverside PACT & SRTS improvementsUSDOT 2025 SS4A INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS RiversideCA.gov6
•At-Grade Railway Crossing Pedestrian Gate Arm Master PlanSUPPLEMENTAL SAFETY ACTION PLANNING COMPONENT•Riverside PACT Update Master Plan 5 6
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•Temporary Pilot Projects for citywide curb extensions, neighborhood traffic circles, roadway directional evaluations, and vulnerable road user safety at intersections.DEMONSTRATION ACTIVITY COMPONENT RiversideCA.gov8
$•Staff intend to leverage already-awarded State funds towards improvements identified in this grant application•Staff have pending grant applications for additional State funding that could reduce the City’s matching obligation even further, helping to preserve local funds for our capital improvement program.FUNDING STRATEGY 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 submittal of a Fiscal Year 2025 SS4A grant application to theUnited States Department of Transportation for a total estimated project costof $12.5 million (including approximately $2.98 million in required City matchfunds), to construct traffic safety infrastructure improvements including trafficsignal controllers, bike lanes, sidewalks, guardrails, high friction surfacetreatment, raised curb medians, traffic signals, high-visibility crosswalks,audible pedestrian push button systems, sidewalks, traffic safety videocameras, and supplemental planning activities consisting of an update to theRiverside PACT, develop Citywide Pedestrian Gate Arm Master Plan at allexisting at-grade crossings, and demonstration activities for temporary pilotprojects such as curb extensions and neighborhood traffic circles; and 9 10
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RECOMMENDATIONS2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign any and all grantrelated documents, making minor corrections, as necessary.11