The goal of the Safe Streets Pilot Program is to demonstrate how maintenance projects, such as repaving, can improve bicycle and pedestrian safety in Monterey County. 

Under the program, TAMC staff will work with jurisdictions to identify an eligible repaving project, and partner with city staff to create a "Safe Street" design. TAMC staff is proposing to use Regional Surface Transportation Program funds as incentive funding, up to a certain amount, for the project to include bicycle and/or pedestrian safety features above what the project would have constructed without the funding. 

Staff developed a Project Application based on feedback received at the October 3rd meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee. The Project Application adds structure to the project selection process and encourages interested jurisdictions to identify how the project aligns with goals of the Safe Streets Pilot Program.

Staff anticipates taking selected pilot projects to the Transportation Agency's Board of Directors for formal allocation of funds at the December 4th Board Meeting. Staff asks that interested jurisdictions submit completed Project Application to TAMC by November 14th for consideration in the pilot. 

While jurisdictions are encouraged to propose a pilot project based on their road maintenance schedule, Transportation Agency staff suggests focusing grant funding on streets and roads that also:

• Provide access to a school, community center, or park; 
• Are identified for bicycle or pedestrian improvements in TAMC's Active Transportation Plan and/or existing city-level bicycle or pedestrian plans; and/or
• Provide access to transit.