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ABOUT THIS PROJECT

Safe Streets in Red Wing

People should be able to get around Red Wing safely, whether they are on foot, using a mobility device, riding a bike, on a bus, or driving a car. Our Comprehensive Road Safety Action Plan (CSAP) planning efforts will help to make that happen.  This project is in line with the goals and objectives outlined in the Getting Around chapter of the Red Wing 2040 Community Plan.

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As part of the Safe Streets for All (SS4A) program, this project 

will include the following components, outlined by the USDOT:

  • Leadership commitment and goal setting that includes a goal timeline for eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries.

  • Planning structure through a committee, task force, or similar group charged with oversight of the Action Plan development, implementation, and monitoring.

  • Safety analysis of the existing conditions and historical trends that provides a baseline level of crashes involving fatalities and serious injuries.

  • Engagement and collaboration with the public and relevant stakeholders, including the private sector and community groups.

  • Equity considerations developed using inclusive and representative processes.

  • Policy and process assessments of the current policies, plans, guidelines, and/or standards to identify opportunities to improve them.

  • Strategy and project selections that identify a set of projects and strategies that will address the safety problems described in the Action Plan.

  • Progress and transparency methods that measure progress over time after the Action Plan is developed.

Comprehensive Road Safety Action Plan Goal

The goal of this plan, adopted by City Council on 02/12/2024 is to:

Achieve Zero Traffic Deaths and Serious Injuries on Red Wing Streets by 2040.

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Safe Systems Approach Objectives

The US Department of Transportation Safe Systems Approach centers the following objectives, which are incorporated into SS4A projects:

  • Safer People

  • Safer Roads

  • Safer Vehicles

  • Safer Speeds

  • Post Crash Care

What is SS4A?

Each year, more than 40,000 people die on America's roads. These shocking statistics led the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to create a new National Roadway Safety Strategy to reach a goal of zero roadway deaths. In support of that strategy, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the SS4A program to fund roadway safety projects across the country.

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The SS4A program supports the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Roadway Safety Strategy with a goal of zero roadway deaths using a Safe System Approach. 

Combining the FY22 and FY23 awards, SS4A has provided $1.7 billion in Federal funding to over 1,000 communities in all 50 States and Puerto Rico. SS4A funding awarded to date will improve roadway safety planning for about 70 percent of the nation’s population.

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Learn more on the US Department of Transportation website!

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