To provide active transportation facilities that address transportation safety challenges facing pittsfield residents and visitors

The City of Pittsfield received a $189,700 Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program (CFDA 20.939), effective August 26, 2025, with a completion deadline of August 26, 2029. The award supports the development and implementation of a comprehensive transportation safety initiative designed to address traffic safety challenges affecting Pittsfield residents and visitors. The city will deliver a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan accompanied by an implementation strategy that incorporates a traffic calming toolkit containing proven safety countermeasures intended to reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries.

As part of this award, the City of Pittsfield will conduct a demonstration pilot project to test the identified safety countermeasures along a high-crash corridor within the municipality. This phased approach—combining strategic planning with targeted infrastructure improvements—aligns with the SS4A program's objective to support local initiatives preventing death and serious injury on roadways through evidence-based safety strategies benefiting all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists, transit riders, and motorists.

The city intends to develop a comprehensive safety action plan and an implementation strategy that includes a traffic calming toolkit of proven safety countermeasures. The city will also test these countermeasures along a high-crash corridor through a demonstration pilot project.