DEPARTMENT: Transportation & Capital Improvements
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Mike Frisbie, P.E.
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT: TxDOT Traffic Safety Grant
SUMMARY:
An ordinance authorizing the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for funding consideration under the Traffic Safety Grant Program. This action also authorizes the acceptance of $35,992.96 in grant funds administered by TxDOT if awarded for school and community tool kits promoting walking and bike safety.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio is currently developing a Strategic Multi-Modal Transportation Plan (SMMTP) to begin planning for the major population growth expected by the year 2040. In an effort to emphasize multi-modal transportation for walking and biking it is imperative that our community find a way to minimize pedestrian and bicycle fatalities. The complementing component to safety is education. This is an approach that the City of San Antonio believes is critical to enhancing the safety of multi-modal transportation. To assist the City through this educational outreach, the City has applied for a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation to provide printed materials and giveaways to include in safety tool kits. Staff was asked to quantify the amount of funding that would be needed to assemble these tool kits and it is estimated that this will cost $44,991.20 to focus on the walking and bike safety. The goal of the grant would be to educate as many students as possible with tool kits, as well as, promote safety throughout San Antonio for all ages. This approach would reach record numbers of individuals on a personal level to educate the public and the future of San Antonio on the importance of safety around schools.
The first portion of this grant is to prepare a school safety kit for local schools to teach their students walking and biking safety. The kit will provide a variety of items such...
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