San Bernardino receives grant to plan improvements to Baseline Street

San Bernardino will be able to plan road improvements along Baseline Street thanks to a $240,800 grant it received from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT).

“Baseline Street is one of the most important streets in San Bernardino, as it runs from the most eastern to the most western part of the city, said Lynn Merrill, San Bernardino’s Interim Public Works Director. “Using this grant to create a plan that implements safety enhancements along this corridor underscores the City’s commitment to improving our streets and intersections.”

The grant is part of USDOT’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program that provides funding to regional, local, and Tribal communities for implementation, planning, and demonstration projects to improve safety and help prevent deaths and serious injuries on the nation’s roadways.

San Bernardino plans to use the funding to conduct a comprehensive assessment of safety issues along Baseline Street between Meridian Avenue to Tippecanoe Avenue, with a specific focus on improving safety conditions for pedestrians and cyclists. Measures proposed to be part of the study include high-visibility crosswalks; Class I, II, and III bike lanes; electronic speed feedback signs; and road adjustment measures such as modifying lane widths and the installation of rumble strips.

Recommendations from this process, which will also include community engagement, would be added to the City’s Local Road Safety Plan, one of the requirements necessary to apply for future funding offered through SS4A to make the improvements.