GREEN BAY (WLUK) -- A federal grant aims to make roads safer across Green Bay.
The city was awarded$916,000 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) initiative.
The grant will support the creation of a comprehensive safety action plan (CSAP) to reduce serious injury and fatal crashes.
Green Bay’s CSAP will align with the city’s vision zero goals, with a target of reducing fatal and serious injuries by 25% by 2030, 50% by 2035, 75% by 2040, and achieving zero fatalities and serious injuries by 2045. The plan will adopt a holistic Safe System Approach, addressing key areas such as safe speeds, safer roads, safer vehicles, and improved post-crash care.
The grant also funds several innovative supplemental planning activities to ensure the CSAP is effective:
Finally, Green Bay will implement the following demonstration activities to test potential safety solutions and gather public feedback:
“These planning and demonstration activities are key to ensuring that our safety action plan is rooted in real-world testing, problem-solving and community engagement,” said Mayor Eric Genrich. “We are taking a comprehensive, data-driven approach to make our streets safer, and we will involve residents at every step of the process.”
The comprehensive plan will be completed by December 31, 2027, with various demonstration activities and supplemental planning efforts occurring in the interim to gather data and test solutions. The city will work closely with the community to ensure that this plan reflects the needs and priorities of all Green Bay residents.