Boca Raton wins $4 million Safe Streets grant; council frames transportation work as public‑safety priority

Deputy Mayor Drucker told the May 23 strategic workshop that Boca Raton has made rapid progress on street safety and active mobility and that the work will anchor the city’s transportation priorities going forward.

Drucker recounted recent milestones: Boca's acceptance into the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), completion of a Vision Zero action plan funded in part by an earlier grant, and a new $4.0 million Safe Streets for All award. "We got an additional $4,000,000 for Safe Streets for All grant," Drucker said, noting Boca is one of only two cities in Florida to secure that award.

Staff and council framed the transportation push as a life‑safety program: funding will support projects intended to reduce severe crashes, improve pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and advance a complete‑streets policy adopted by council last year. Councilmembers asked for project sequencing that prioritizes high‑risk corridors and emphasized the need to coordinate grants, the downtown master plan and related CIP work.

Council scheduled a deeper transportation and mobility session for the next day to consider specific projects, pilot programs, and policy adjustments (including traffic calming and signalization upgrades). Deputy Mayor Drucker asked staff to link transportation priorities to the strategic focus areas and to present measurable safety outcomes for council review.

What’s next: staff will present detailed transportation projects and timelines at the next workshop day; council expects metrics that show how proposed projects reduce crash exposure and improve safety.