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Welcome to the City of DeSoto Comprehensive Safety Action Plan Website!
The City of DeSoto is developing a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan to enhance the safety and well-being of all residents. This is a strategic initiative designed to address safety concerns through a holistic and collaborative approach.
To build a plan for everyone, we need your help!
Throughout 2024 we will gather feedback on how best to prioritize safety improvements for the City of DeSoto. Whether you walk, bike, drive, use a wheelchair, take transit, or ride a scooter, we want to hear from you. Share your thoughts on the interactive map and survey tabs or in the comment box to the right.
For more background on the project explore the Resources and FAQ tabs.
In the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program, Comprehensive Safety Action Plans are the basic building block to significantly improve roadway safety.
SS4A grants support local communities in the development of Comprehensive Safety Action Plans and the implementation of projects to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries on the local road network.
Comprehensive Safety Action Plans involve a multifaceted approach, including data analysis, infrastructure improvements, public education and collaboration with stakeholders to address and effectively mitigate safety risks.
Interactive Map Survey
Survey
Click the button below to complete the DeSoto Comprehensive Safety Action Plan Safety Survey!
Documents
Resources
Resources
Check out the links below for more information on Safety Action Plans
FAQs
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over 5 years, 2022-2026. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal initiatives through grants to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries.
Learn more at https://www.transportation.gov/grants/SS4A
Vision Zero is a strategy to eliminate all traffic fatalities and severe injuries, while increasing safe, healthy, equitable mobility for all. First implemented in Sweden in the 1990s, Vision Zero has proved successful across Europe — and now it’s gaining momentum in major American cities.
Learn more at https://VisionZeroNetwork.org
The City of DeSoto CSAP Planning Team is scheduled to finalize the plan in December 2024 and adoption in January 2025.
Public input and engagement is key to a collaborative and equitable Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. Take the survey and/or contribute to the map survey to share your input. Visit us at one of the popup events that we’ll be hosting throughout the summer of 2024. Keep an eye on the Up-Coming Events section of the home page for when and where those will be!
Construction on improvements identified in the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan are not yet programmed for design and construction. The Comprehensive Safety Action Plan sets the stage for the City to apply for construction funding to fix the issues identified by the plan. Identifying what is wrong is step one and then implementing the solutions is step two. The application period for construction grants occurs every year, so once the City’s Comprehensive Safety Action Plan is completed and adopted, the City can immediately start applying for construction grants once those application periods are available.
