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File #: 78172    Version: Name: Supporting and approving the City of Madison’s application to the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) by the Vision Zero team for a Safe Streets and Roads for All Implementation grant, the acceptance of the grant, and authorizing the Mayor and City Cl
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 5/31/2023 In control: Traffic Engineering Division
On agenda: 6/20/2023 Final action: 6/20/2023
Enactment date: 6/23/2023 Enactment #: RES-23-00466
Title: SUBSTITUTE: Supporting and approving the City of Madison’s application to the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) by the Vision Zero team for a Safe Streets and Roads for All Implementation grant, the acceptance of the grant, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a grant agreement with USDOT or its designee, if awarded the grant.
Sponsors: Satya V. Rhodes-Conway, Derek Field, Sabrina V. Madison, Michael E. Verveer, Yannette Figueroa Cole, Bill Tishler, Tag Evers, Regina M. Vidaver, Juliana R. Bennett, Charles Myadze, Amani Latimer Burris
Attachments: 1. 78172 v1.pdf, 2. Alder_Slack_comments_061223.pdf, 3. 78172 v2.pdf
Fiscal Note
The proposed resolution supports an application to the US Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All Implementation grant. Traffic Engineering’s 2023 adopted capital budget authorized $4 million in General Fund borrowing to serve as a local match for the proposed grants.

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SUBSTITUTE: Supporting and approving the City of Madison’s application to the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) by the Vision Zero team for a Safe Streets and Roads for All Implementation grant, the acceptance of the grant, and authorizing the Mayor and City Clerk to execute a grant agreement with USDOT or its designee, if awarded the grant.
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WHEREAS, the City of Madison’s Vision Zero Action Plan recommends pursuing federal funding for improvements; and

WHEREAS, the Vision Zero team has identified the Safe Streets and Roads for all Program Grant as a potential source for implementation of actions and strategies outlined in the Vision Zero Action Plan; and

WHEREAS, the Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant Program will support implementation of activities that are included in an approved Vision Zero action plan; and

WHEREAS, up to $1 billion is available through the Safe Streets and Roads for all Grant Program in FY 23 to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries; and

WHEREAS, Traffic Engineering’s 2023 Adopted Capital Budget includes a Safe Streets for All Federal Grant Program that authorizes up to $4 million in local funding to match federal grants; and

WHEREAS, the City of Madison applied for the program in 2022 and received a $267,680 Supplemental Planning Grant for active transportation, school travel, and high injury network evaluation; and

WHEREAS, the USDOT Selection Criteria for Implementation Grants include #1 Safety Impact, #2 Equity, Engagement and Collaboration, #3 Effective Practices and Strategies, #4 Other USDOT Strategic Goals such as Climate Change and Sustainability, Economic Competitiveness, and Workforce, and #5 Sup...

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