Development of a citywide vision zero safety action plan that will evaluate the most significant roadway safety concerns, diagnose these issues followed by assessing low-cost and high-impact…

This $1,000,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, under the Safe Streets and Roads for All (CFDA 20.939) program, will support the development of a citywide Vision Zero Safety Action Plan for the City of Clarkston, Georgia. The plan will evaluate the city's most significant roadway safety concerns, diagnose the issues, and assess low-cost, high-impact strategies to prioritize future implementation projects focused on improving safety for all transportation system users. The community engagement program will specifically address equity, inclusiveness, and diversity, as the City of Clarkston is a designated refugee resettlement city with approximately 60% of the population being refugees from over 59 different countries. The award has a performance period from December 20, 2024, to September 18, 2026.

Development of a citywide vision zero safety action plan that will evaluate the most significant roadway safety concerns, diagnose these issues followed by assessing low-cost and high-impact strategies and then prioritizing future implementation projects focusing on all users of the city transportation system. The community engagement program will address equity, inclusiveness and diversity where 100% of the residents in the study area are shown to have historically and equity disadvantaged indicators; the city of clarkston is a designated resettlement city and roughly 60% of clarkstons population are refugees from over 59 different countries