Project Background
What is Safe Streets for All (SS4A)?
Safe Streets for All (SS4A) is a nationwide program created by the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) to help communities eliminate serious and fatal transportation crashes. The program supports local governments, Tribes, and regional organizations in developing and implementing Comprehensive Safety Action Plans: strategies that use data, local knowledge, and community input to make travel safer for all users.
SS4A is part of USDOT’s National Roadway Safety Strategy, which embraces the Safe System Approach, the idea that human mistakes are inevitable, but deaths and serious injuries on our roadways are preventable through better design, policies, and education.
How Did We Get Here?
In July 2023, the Haines Borough and Chilkoot Indian Association (CIA) partnered to apply for a Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Planning and Demonstration Grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation. The application, prepared by local engineering firm proHNS, requested funding to create a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.
The partners were awarded $198,768 in federal funding to develop the plan, which will identify local safety concerns, analyze crash data, and recommend improvements. Once the plan is complete and meets all SS4A requirements, the Borough and CIA will be eligible to apply for SS4A Implementation Grants, which fund the specific safety projects and strategies identified in the plan.
More SS4A Resources
USDOT Safe Streets and Roads for All Program Overview – Official U.S. Department of Transportation website with program details, eligibility, and funding opportunities.
- National Roadway Safety Strategy – The larger USDOT effort that SS4A supports, focused on getting to zero deaths.
Safe System Approach Explained – Learn about the core safety principles behind SS4A and the National Roadway Safety Strategy.
- SS4A Fact Sheet – One-page summary of what SS4A is and what it funds.
- List of SS4A Awarded Projects – See which communities across the U.S. have received SS4A grants and what they’re working on.
- SS4A Comprehensive Safety Action Plans – Learn more about what a Comprehensive Safety Plan is and its key components.