ABOUT
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.
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.
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.
It is a strategy employed by communities across the country and the world that radically redefines the idea of what transportation safety means: that not one person should be killed or seriously injured using our roadways.
On average, two people are killed or seriously injured each day in Pinellas County. Assigning blame to individuals is not solving our transportation crisis. Forward Pinellas started Safe Streets Pinellas, a Vision Zero safety effort, to address this issue.
THE ACTION PLAN
Forward Pinellas studied where we’re seeing concerns on our roadways and why these crashes are happening. We’ve also held several demonstration projects to test ways we could make our roads safer, such as exploring new technology and educational outreach. Now we’ve created an Action Plan that will guide our steps as we work toward ensuring everyone is safe on our roadways in Pinellas County.
STORY MAP
This map provides a deep dive into where collisions are happening. Detailed collision analysis helps us learn more about our roadways. Many of our fatal or seriously injured crashes involve vulnerable users – pedestrians, bicyclists, or motorcyclists. We started the development of the Safe Streets Pinellas Action Plan by looking at factors such as where collisions are happening, what time of day or year they occur, the ages of those involved, and if they include a Driver Under the Influence (DUI) violation.
More Information
- 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