To address the dramatic rise in traffic deaths and serious injuries across the country, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is making an ambitious long term goal of reaching zero deaths and serious injuries on the nation’s highways, roads, and streets.

Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) is a competitive grant program that will improve traffic safety by supporting local communities in the development of safety action plans and the implementation of projects which reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on local road networks.

A Comprehensive Safety Action Plan (CSAP) is a data-driven, community-informed strategy designed to eliminate roadway fatalities and serious injuries. Rooted in the USDOT's Safe System Approach, a CSAP identifies local safety challenges, analyzes crash trends, and outlines targeted actions and prioritized projects to make streets safer for all users—whether driving, walking, biking, or rolling.

Each plan is tailored to the needs of the communities it serves, incorporating public input, crash data, and local knowledge to guide decision-making and investment. Developing a CSAP is also a key step for communities that want to apply for SS4A implementation funding to make the prioritized projects identified in the plan a reality.

More information on safety action plans can be found on the USDOT website here.

Leaders from each of the seven communities worked together to establish the following goals for the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. These goals will help communities reach zero fatalities and serious injury crashes by 2050.

1. Crash Prevention (Outcome): Reduce fatal and serious injury crashes—especially those involving vulnerable users—through data-informed approaches and targeted safety solutions.
2. System Reform (System-level change): Remove barriers to proven safety tools and discontinue practices that perpetuate safety risks.
3. Funding Alignment (Delivery mechanism): Promote projects and programs that align with state and federal grant/funding opportunities.
4. Collaborative Action (Partnership strategy): Strengthen coordination and partnerships across agencies, stakeholders, and communities to support aligned, proactive transportation safety efforts across all levels of local government.