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Palm Desert Awarded $5.68 Million Federal Grant for Street Safety Improvements
PALM DESERT, Calif. — [January 5, 2026] —
The City of Palm Desert has been awarded $5,684,932 in Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) funding through the Department of Transportation to improve traffic safety citywide, with
an emphasis on areas near schools and locations frequently used by older adults.
The grant supports implementation of the City’s Vision Zero Strategy, which focuses on reducing serious injuries and fatalities on local streets. Safety improvements will be prioritized
in higher-risk locations where people walking and biking are most vulnerable.
Improvement locations include streets and corridors serving elementary, middle, and high schools, including Abraham Lincoln Elementary, Palm Desert Charter, George Washington Charter,
James Earl Carter Elementary, and Palm Desert High School.
Planned improvements include safer crosswalks, ADA-accessible curb ramps, pedestrian lighting, sidewalk enhancements, and speed management tools. Many of these improvements will be located
along the City’s High Injury Network, where severe collisions are most concentrated.
The funding also supports continued public safety education through the City’s Very Important Pedestrian (VIP) campaign, reinforcing safer driving behaviors and pedestrian awareness
alongside physical street improvements.
Palm Desert will move forward with project design, public outreach, and implementation over the coming years and will share updates as work progresses.
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