Help shape the future of Pocatello’s transportation infrastructure! The City of Pocatello, in partnership with Hales Engineering, wants your feedback on the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Action Plan. This plan, funded through a U.S. Department of Transportation grant, aims to create safer streets and eliminate pedestrian-vehicle fatalities in the city.
The survey regarding the priority focus areas is available at: halesengineering.com/pocatello
To develop the SS4A Action Plan, the City has reviewed and identified priority areas to implement a Safe Systems Approach for transportation infrastructure in the City. The areas of focus are Downtown Pocatello for the conversion or reconfiguration of N. Main St. and N. Arthur Ave., the city’s Alameda Neighborhood, and the North Hawthorne area. The SS4A Plan will allow the City to apply for SS4A construction funding to build the infrastructure recommendations from the plan.
The SS4A Action Plan will enable the City to develop a solution to the disconnectedness of the community and implement safe and effective alternative transportation methods. Measures such as sidewalks, curb ramps, bike lanes, bus lanes, safe crossing options, median islands, pedestrian signals, curb extensions, and pedestrian education and awareness will be considered to achieve SS4A goals. These methods will promote active transportation in the various areas of the city while also improving the safety of not only pedestrians but all other roadway users.