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Countywide safety action plans adopted — local governments can apply for traffic safety implementation funding by June 26

A first of its kind regional safety initiative achieved a major milestone with the adoption of countywide safety action plans for Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties. The Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning’s (CMAP) Safe Travel for All program supported this work with a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant.

The safety action plans are roadmaps for improving traffic safety by reducing the risk of death and serious injury on roadways throughout the region, particularly for people walking and biking, and for communities with disproportionately high crash rates. 

Each county has committed to safer roads and passed resolutions in support of this work, grounded in the fundamental approach that traffic-related deaths and serious injuries are preventable. 

With the plans adopted, Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry, and Will counties and local governments with them are eligible to apply for SS4A implementation funding.

Applications are open for the U.S. Department of Transportation fiscal year 2025 SS4A program. The deadline for this funding cycle is June 26, 2025.

If you are applying or considering applying for a SS4A grant, we encourage you to connect with Lindsay Bayley, program lead for Safe & Complete Streets, at LBayley@cmap.illinois.gov.

Learn more about CMAP’s traffic safety work.