CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The city is asking residents to fill out an online survey as it works to turn a federal roadway safety grant into a concrete plan for reducing crashes on Chillicothe streets.
City officials said in a social media post that the survey will help shape a Safety Action Plan under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All program, known as SS4A. The plan is meant to identify roadway safety problems around the city and map out projects and strategies to address them, with an eye toward protecting drivers, bicyclists and pedestrians alike.
The push builds on a $120,000 SS4A planning grant the city was awarded in May 2024. Mayor Luke Feeney announced the award during National Bike Month, saying it would let the city more effectively plan for safer roadways. Chillicothe was one of eight Ohio communities to receive SS4A funding in that round.
The safety plan also supports the city’s longer-term goal of earning Bicycle Friendly City status, a designation identified as a priority in the Choose Chillicothe comprehensive plan.
The SS4A program was created by the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and is investing $5 billion over five years nationwide to fund projects aimed at eliminating roadway deaths and serious injuries.
Residents can take the survey at a link the city posted on Facebook, and the city has also set up a project page at engage.chillicotheoh.gov where people can follow the plan’s progress. City officials said public meetings on the plan will be scheduled in the coming months.
The information contained in this story was obtained from the City of Chillicothe.
