[{"_1":2,"_100":-5,"_101":-5},"loaderData",{"_3":4,"_26":27},"root",{"_5":6,"_17":10,"_18":19,"_20":21,"_22":10,"_23":-5,"_24":-5,"_25":10},"user",{"_7":8,"_9":10,"_11":10,"_12":-5,"_13":-5,"_14":15,"_16":-5},"roles",[],"isAuthenticated",false,"isPremium","planName","subscriptionStatus","featureFlags",{},"insightsBudget","isDevelopmentHost","userPreferences",{},"recaptchaSiteKey","6LcvOJcUAAAAAHsB-gPGfGktcRlKpH7OTIU_dMTD","isImpersonating","impersonation","affiliateStatus","isFreedomPortal","routes/v2/article/layout",{"_28":29,"_30":31},"notFound",true,"relatedArticles",[32,76,88],{"_33":34,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":40,"_41":42,"_43":44,"_45":46,"_47":48,"_49":50,"_51":52,"_53":54,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":60,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":66,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},"mediaId",6182480,"mediaKeyId","5104464-b3c69cc777b799d8615a3b90c2ce15a2","parentId",5104464,"title","City advances leading-pedestrian interval rollout, submits $25M SS4A grant and plans automated enforcement pilot","audioSeconds",178,"startMs",536000,"endMs",714000,"viewUrl","/Search/View?dp=1&key=5104464-b3c69cc777b799d8615a3b90c2ce15a2&start=536&end=714","thumbnailUrl","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5104464-b3c69cc777b799d8615a3b90c2ce15a2/thumbnail_536000.jpg","articleUrl","/articles/6182480/Arizona/City-advances-leading-pedestrian-interval-rollout-submits-25M-SS4A-grant-and-plans-automated-enforcement-pilot","mediaUrl","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6182480-f4f1fa85c1287332c1c6754eee667254/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167224&Signature=PkNlnlb7jwEC7hPQWOc4FSM-qPJTIRDc7GUI7zCvH4mBFC7W2MoUxQBzmOQ60rKgQvjx3vgSasP3Wkowp8dvdDJIXgQvQSEwNmqQt9nefq3llPPtIVdczpYxjBh27x6MZTEV37ExI83q79UdsKaEJ1nvMhOrVTkC-n46-cDtyFjy8jys9uFQ~ve1bkR-G6q7A-AjQLWj83YigIaLG1GUBbbyHVR~zro7UPH87JfKIxav1JC33Ve0hVduFlscxaR-99aUL9H5iejUqzmn6vaqic~MH2YzTyaWhLdKYhSnieRZ9yedJTi7miIF~skGELLFXY4ccQ9KUKsvvnynFkPIqg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","author","City of Phoenix, AZ","date","2025-06-30T17:32:04Z","article","City Street Transportation staff told the Vision 0 Citizen Advisory Committee that the department is stepping up pedestrian-safety engineering while preparing an automated enforcement program that would need council approval before starting.

Director Brandy Kelso said the city \"did over this last month implement 2 more locations\" with leading pedestrian intervals and reiterated a goal to implement 12 LPIs this calendar year. She said staff is relying on Northern Arizona University’s warrants and prioritization matrix to select high-priority intersections: \"We're still using NAU's, prescribed, I guess, you'd say warrants or matrixes to try to figure out what's the highest priority.\"

SS4A grant and corridor design
Kelso told the committee the city submitted an SS4A (Safe Streets and Roads for All) application worth $25 million focused on Dunlap between 30th and 19th avenues and included additional locations for crossings and lighting. \"Just today we submitted our our next safe streets and roads, all for grama ... it is up for $25,000,000 focused on safety improvements,\" she said. The Indian School Road re-envisioning project — previously approved by council for design — remains a separate, ongoing corridor project; Kelso said the council approved hiring Aztec to design the Indian School segment the city previously won SS4A funding for.

Automated enforcement and emergency response concerns
Kelso also updated the committee on the city’s automated enforcement initiative, which staff plans to take to council for contract approval. \"If the council approves that, then we don't anticipate the start of the program until early 2026,\" she said. Committee members raised questions about whether LPIs and signal changes could affect emergency-vehicle response; fire and streets staff said they will monitor and collect data. Captain Kimberly Ragsdale of Phoenix Fire confirmed the department and executive staff plan to gather operational data as LPI installations proceed.

Staff asked the committee to be prepared to provide design feedback on corridor projects; Kelso said once consultants receive a notice to proceed the city will identify touchpoints for committee input on Indian School and other corridor plans.

Ending: Staff emphasized paired approaches — engineering, education and enforcement — and asked the committee to expect follow-up briefings as designs, grant outcomes and council votes progress.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Road Safety Action Plan - Vision Zero Community Advisory Committee June 25, 2025 meeting.","oneSentenceSummary","Streets staff reported two more leading-pedestrian-interval (LPI) installations, described plans to use NAU warrants for site selection, said the city submitted a $25 million SS4A grant focused on the Dunlap corridor, and noted an automated enforcement contract will go to council with an anticipated early-2026 start if approved.","taxTitle","Events, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona","taxId",80566,"location","Arizona","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6182485,"Police and fire outline enforcement results and community safety programs as staffing falls for motor units",2623,1091000,3714000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5104464-b3c69cc777b799d8615a3b90c2ce15a2&start=1091&end=3714","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5104464-b3c69cc777b799d8615a3b90c2ce15a2/thumbnail_1091000.jpg","/articles/6182485/Arizona/Police-and-fire-outline-enforcement-results-and-community-safety-programs-as-staffing-falls-for-motor-units","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6182485-8d4dd82ef656c372242288389a7c46ca/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167224&Signature=JSMA4QhHWK3rIHVo2T46vpYc44xiF2MN-CY-g4Ey85hbhaFZegZzDsO3fSidd~~uNsVh8bI0VT5q4onXaRSJlEJd5QoCjliBzxfM4T~1EVV4u5wMM3mQ89nDIHPp5pK5eJ96tJW4HKH444RsYDtUu3J8ae4RbozyI1RQBFGCtp-ftNuMnMShpJxGvLm2jDoqo6oNMJfoCQe0qK8iL~eZrzGT9sHLDNHqUCCrBus7ct4BFVSp7-hoJIXAX87dwFPAVCq5h7eHY3c-olLSxsuJ39RJow9RctLv27FRSuyhzCawITHMwkUR3zVidjNoVDz4vD4YWnXqv-13zWLB54yBAg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Phoenix Police and Phoenix Fire briefed the Vision 0 Citizen Advisory Committee on enforcement results, public-safety outreach and training programs tied to traffic safety.

Lieutenant Chad Ryan of the Phoenix Police Department told the committee his unit has \"currently 28 riding motors and 22 vehicular crimes detectives\" and reported year-to-date figures (January–May 2025) for his unit: nearly 300 DUIs processed, over 300 arrests, almost 11,000 citations, about 195 commercial-vehicle inspections and \"501 crash investigations.\" Ryan also described a targeted enforcement model that deploys radar trailers for data collection followed by a two-week enforcement deployment and a one-week follow-up; he said the approach produced notable declines in excessive-speed violations in several corridors (examples cited included decreases up to 37% in specific deployments).

Why it matters: staff and committee members said traffic enforcement helps reduce speed and dangerous behavior but that enforcement alone is limited by staffing and by roadway design; multiple speakers underlined the need to pair enforcement with engineering changes.

Community education and equipment programs
- Sergeant Justin Wood, who supervises traffic education and safety, described the department’s bike rodeos, car-seat events and training: \"we have done 2 car seat technician schools certifying 48 students\" and the unit has conducted bicycle rodeos, school-zone outreach and seat-belt enforcement tied to national campaigns.
- Captain Kimberly Ragsdale of Phoenix Fire described the department’s Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) grant-funded outreach: the fire department has engaged 270 children in bike clinics, scheduled 532 car-seat appointments resulting in 346 installs, hosted a hot-car media demonstration, and developed a digital dashboard to geo-track bicycle and pedestrian crash locations. Ragsdale also said Phoenix Fire is testing in-vehicle and intersection preemption technology (OptiComm): \"We have them at just over 400 lights in the valley,\" she said, describing devices that prioritize emergency apparatus through intersections.

E-bike and motor-driven cycle enforcement
The committee also asked about enforcement and impoundment of electric devices. Lieutenant Ryan clarified the distinction used by police: \"Electric bicycles have pedals\" and are typically treated differently than \"motor-driven cycles,\" which do not have pedals and are treated under state law as motorcycles; the latter may be impounded if riders are not lawfully operating them. Ryan said officers start with education for juveniles and families but will impound motor-driven cycles in cases of high-speed flight or other public-safety risks.

Grants and funding
Staff and a member of the public confirmed the police and fire programs receive external funding: the police/fire presentation noted $40,000 from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety this year to support bicycle rodeos and occupant-safety enforcement.

Ending: Committee members thanked staff and recommended continued coordination among enforcement, engineering and education. Staff said they will return with additional data and said some training and evaluation work (including before/after studies) requires multi-year crash data to measure effects.","Phoenix Police and Fire updated the Vision 0 committee on targeted traffic enforcement, declines in motor officer staffing, bike rodeos and car-seat inspections funded by state grants, and emergency vehicle preemption systems.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6182489,"Vision 0 committee reviews limits of local funding as $10 million-a-year Roadway Safety Action Program leans on federal grants",1142,6063000,7205000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5104464-b3c69cc777b799d8615a3b90c2ce15a2&start=6063&end=7205","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5104464-b3c69cc777b799d8615a3b90c2ce15a2/thumbnail_6063000.jpg","/articles/6182489/Arizona/Vision-0-committee-reviews-limits-of-local-funding-as-10-million-a-year-Roadway-Safety-Action-Program-leans-on-federal-grants","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6182489-ec22411cf8a4130d1a9274383f0f348a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167224&Signature=f8IjH--W~k~ZecYbOfRblEydc0oGDUwKF4TiuOxqZzkWkmYMPucnLl9ZlSDd5x8hGJOygQRrnS6zsCJoUbSWiElgLdMbhJzQLRJd~K92UWqPOlGF5bDHuvfIxDEwqGrhIa2Ezv8-JV4br44LkBXWHFD3KzU6rzHZcewVXh0d9wfoNLAYg3gC3YInJn3WaLnz55M7T1p6DihxzfpuW~qpP3RUDF2bqN0Kvb9okq8bwEcQMKRPX1zFNdcQ6nPjxEY6NuF-F1-7uAhMCAkmXtFAxIxXORxlMihPD3PMV1~NNj9oXArHDtdwTBWQUvQlOdgcAAws7wvO1SJ6c-yjDcVloQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Vision 0 Citizen Advisory Committee heard a briefing on the city’s Roadway Safety Action Program funding and how limited local dollars are being combined with federal grants to pay for large safety projects.

The committee was told the RSAP totals about $10 million a year: $5 million from the city’s AHERF gas-tax allocation, $3 million from the general fund and $2 million from Transportation 2050 (T2050). Director Brandy Kelso said staff has leveraged those local dollars to attract federal funds, noting that “we obtained $38,000,000 over this 6 year duration in federal funding.”

Why it matters: committee members and staff emphasized local money alone cannot pay for large corridor rebuilds. Andy Granger, a city streets staff member, told the committee maintenance and annual programs consume most local AHERF revenues and that one-time capital projects already allocated in the near-term limit capacity for new AHERF-funded projects.

City funding breakdown and constraints
- Andy Granger described the local funding picture: the Street Transportation operating budget draws heavily on AHERF, and annual AHERF allocations are largely committed to maintenance and recurring programs. He said the remaining AHERF capacity for one-time projects is already allocated in the five-year plan. \"All of that funding has already been allocated to 1 time projects,\" Granger said.
- T2050 (the voter-approved sales-tax program) dedicates roughly 14% of its revenue to streets; after annual debt service (about $26.5 million a year) the program has an estimated $33.5 million a year left to program. T2050 guidance initially directed 50% to maintenance, 30% to major streets projects and 15% to sidewalks/mobility, with a technology component and a $2 million annual RSAP allocation noted during the briefing.
- Staff and committee members repeatedly stressed the high cost of major corridor projects. As an example, staff said the Indian School Road reconstruction received $25 million in federal SS4A funding and was the largest single project in the RSAP portfolio; staff noted that large corridor projects quickly consume multiple years of local RSAP funding without outside grants.

Selecting projects and evaluating benefits
Committee members pressed staff on how projects are prioritized. City staff said they focus on the high-injury network and generally start with locations that show the highest number or severity of collisions. Granger and another staff presenter described the practice of using benefit-cost analysis where required: \"Some items that we implement require what's called a benefit cost ratio where you look at the number of collisions that are happening,\" staff said, explaining the method ties estimated crash reductions (and a societal cost per crash) to project cost.

Staff said not every project has a straightforward crash-reduction forecast (education programs in particular are harder to quantify) and that before/after studies typically require multi-year crash data. The committee was told an updated annual RSAP report is under preparation and is expected to be presented to the committee in the October meeting.

Public comment and next steps
Public commenters raised related budget points, including a request to clarify how GO bond dollars and other local equity/mobility allocations intersect with RSAP funding. A member of the public also asked for greater transparency about how land-use and roadway policy decisions affect the city’s ability to fund safety infrastructure.

Staff committed to returning with more detailed material and asked the committee for input on education and community engagement strategies tied to new infrastructure.

Ending: Staff said the program will continue to rely on combining limited local dollars with federal and other outside funding, and the committee will revisit the RSAP annual report and project-level materials in an upcoming meeting to provide formal input.","Committee members were briefed on how the Roadway Safety Action Program (RSAP) and Transportation 2050 (T2050) funds are allocated, and staff emphasized the program’s reliance on federal grants to fund large projects such as the Indian School Road reconstruction.","actionData","errors"]

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Vision 0 committee reviews limits of local funding as $10 million-a-year Roadway Safety Action Program leans on federal grants