Safe Streets Pinellas is a collaborative effort to create a transportation system that is safe for everyone. Our goal is for no one to be killed or seriously injured using the roadways in Pinellas County.
PINELLAS COUNTY FACTS
ON AVERAGE
2
PEOPLE KILLED OR SEVERELY INJURED EACH DAY
102
PEOPLE KILLED LAST YEAR
WHY SAFE STREETS?
Watch this video to see how you can get involved in keeping our streets safer in Pinellas.
SAFE STREETS IS A VISION ZERO EFFORT
Vision Zero is a transportation safety philosophy based on the principle that loss of life is not an acceptable price to pay for mobility.
IMPLEMENTING SAFE STREETS
In 2021, Forward Pinellas developed and adopted the Safe Streets Pinellas Resolution, committing the agency to prioritizing safety in all aspects of our work. By late 2022, 21 of the 25 local governments in Pinellas County signed the resolution. Our staff continues to work to get all 25 local governments to sign. Forward Pinellas works with local government partners to advance projects that address the recommendations coming from the Safe Streets Pinellas Action Plan, including through the pursuit of grant funding.
In 2022, Forward Pinellas submitted a grant application for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) federal program in coordination with six local government partners: Pinellas County and the cities of Dunedin, Gulfport, Largo, Oldsmar and St. Petersburg. In early 2023, Forward Pinellas was awarded $559,074 in funding, with each local government partner providing a proportionate 20% in local matching funds. Funds are utilized to conduct targeted safety analyses in each respective community. These analyses will center around data collection, evaluation of existing challenges and engagement with the local community through walking audits held collaboratively with law enforcement and school representatives, community organizations, and private stakeholders. We aim to identify and prioritize low-cost but high-impact strategies that are implementable in our communities.
GET INVOLVED
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RESOURCES
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More Program Background
- Program is authorized by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
- Federal discretionary grant program that provides $5 billion in appropriated funds over 5 years, 2022-2026.
- The program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries and requires a 20% local funding match.
- The SS4A program supports the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Roadway Safety Strategy with a goal of zero roadway deaths.