City of Flagstaff staff and consultants outlined the kickoff of a Safe Streets master plan funded by City match and a federal Safe Streets and Roads for All supplemental grant, describing a multi-year effort to update policy, engineering standards and deliver an interactive dashboard for staff and the public.

Chris Fair, transportation planner for the city, told the Transportation Commission the city budgeted $500,000 for a transportation master plan and used that as match to secure $2.1 million in supplemental federal funding to expand the project's scope. "We pursued that route, submitted an application, and ultimately were awarded $2,100,000 in supplemental funding to expand the project," Fair said.

A consultant from Kittelson and Associates described a roughly three-year schedule. The consultant said the first two years will focus on technical analysis, a policy audit, community engagement and code revisions; the final year will support adoption and implementation. "Our goal is to develop complete-streets guidelines, a transportation master plan, engineering standards revisions and a one-source dashboard," the Kittelson project manager said.

Metroplan and Kittelson staff said the project will integrate existing plans, run scenario analyses with a suite of modeling tools and form a community advisory group to test visions, priorities and a prioritization framework. Metroplan planning manager David Wessel said the regional plan used as a basis is the draft 2045 regional plan and that multiple tools will be used for modeling and prioritization.

Members of the Bicycle Advisory Committee and public commenters voiced support and urged the team to ensure the project measures and maps non-vehicle modes, pedestrian counts and bicycle conflicts so heat maps and prioritization reflect mode-specific safety concerns. Sam Meyer (Bicycle Advisory Committee) said, "I'm really excited for the possibility of developing guidelines for our streets that really encourage that kind of mode shift that we've agreed as a City we want to see." The consultant and staff said they would include crash and pedestrian/bicycle data and engage broadly during three public-engagement phases.

The item was informational; no formal action was requested. Staff said they will continue coordinated work with Metroplan and Kittelson and will bring subsequent drafts and code recommendations back to the commission as the project advances.