Transportation director outlines traffic‑calming submission window and wins two clean‑energy feasibility grants

John Snyder, director of the Division of Transportation and Sustainability, told the committee the division secured two Department of Commerce clean‑energy technical assistance grants to fund feasibility studies for solar and battery storage at City Hall and the Northeast Community Center.

"We applied for 5. We got 2. We got City Hall and the Northeast Community Center," Snyder said, explaining the award covers feasibility work and can fast‑track projects into the next state capital round if shown feasible.

Snyder also described a new traffic‑calming and safe‑streets process. The department will open a 60‑day window for submissions via a special web form — staff cited a start date of Feb. 2 and an end date of April 1 — after which selected projects will be packaged for consultant work over the summer and returned to the Transportation Commission and council for narrowing and final selection in the fall.

On handling incoming reports, Snyder said 311 will intake submissions and route them to department staff and Integrated Capital Management (ICM). He emphasized the Transportation Commission will archive materials so the public can track whether a project was recorded and considered.

Councilors urged clear public outreach; Snyder said staff will provide forwardable links, neighborhood‑council notices and mayoral email blasts to broaden awareness and will make simple materials available for council to share.

Provenance: Topic introduced SEG 433; discussion closed SEG 529.