The Village of Manhattan is seeking qualified firms to provide professional services for the development of a Safety Action Plan in accordance with the requirements of the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT). The purpose of this plan is to identify strategies and actions to significantly reduce roadway fatalities and serious injuries and provide traffic calming strategies. The selected consultant will be responsible for: • Community engagement includes meetings and presentations with staff and the steering committee, interviews with key stakeholders, and both in-person and online public outreach. • Data collection and existing conditions analysis. Examples include crash data, roadway conditions, and demographic information. • Safety analysis in the form of: o Analysis of the existing conditions and historical trends to provide a baseline level of crashes involving fatalities and serious injuries along the U.S. Route 52 corridor o Analysis of the locations of crashes, the severity, contributing factors, and crash types o Analysis of systemic and specific safety needs (e.g., high-risk road features or specific safety needs of relevant road users) o A geospatial identification (geographic or locational data using maps) of higher risk locations. • Implementation strategies regarding both policy and process change as well as site specific project recommendations. Implementation should include both timelines/priorities and evaluation/monitoring. o Policy and process change includes Assessment of current policies plans, guidelines, and standards to identify opportunities to improve and prioritize safety. Implementation through the adoption of revised or new policies, guidelines, and standards. o Site specific project recommendations could include Improved/new crosswalks, sidewalk enhancements, intersection redesign, streetscape improvements, pedestrian-scale lighting, traffic calming measures, access management strategies, etc. • Compliance. Meeting all SS4A requirements is critical to a successful Safety Action Plan.
