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Planning Department
Simms Municipal Building
Second Floor
808 S. Buchanan
P.O. Box 1971
Amarillo, TX 79101 -
Office Hours:
Monday – Friday
8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Safe Streets for All Action Plan
The award-winning Amarillo SS4A Plan is the city’s first comprehensive transportation safety action plan, aimed at reducing fatal and severe crashes by 35% by 2035. Developed through extensive community input and data-driven analysis, the plan identifies Amarillo’s most unsafe streets and proposes 16 projects across the city to enhance safety for all roadway users.
With over 6,800 public interactions and a detailed crash analysis, this plan serves as a roadmap for a safer, more connected Amarillo.
The Plan was adopted by City Council on April 8, 2025.
For ease of reading, the Amarillo SS4A Plan is divided into the main report and followed by a set of technical memorandums. The main report highlights key findings, safety priorities, and recommended projects, providing a concise overview of the plan.
The technical memorandums offer detailed data, methodology, and supporting research behind the recommendations. The memorandums are viewable on the Action Plan below.
Citizen Oversight Committee
The City’s Planning Department formed a Citizen Oversight Committee to inform the planning process. Through extensive data analysis and multiple rounds of community input, this plan was designed to improve safety by identifying safety issues, proposing strategies, noting policy changes, and prioritizing capital project improvements for both immediate and future implementation. Amarillo’s SS4A Plan will also ensure the City is poised to effectively pursue funds to implement safety improvements.
Plan Timeline
Safe Streets and Roads for All Progress
Phase 1. Analysis and Engagement (Spring 2024)
Establish foundational crash analysis and begin engagement:
- Establish Committees
- Analyze Historical Crash Data
- Engage the Community
Phase 2. Capital Projects and More Engagement (Summer & Fall 2024)
Identify highest injury locations and crash trends; identify potential capital project priorities:
- Develop High Injury Network
- Conduct Case Studies
- Identify Potential Capital Projects
- Continue Committee and Community Engagement
Surveys
We have conducted two rounds of public engagement, collecting a total of 6,175 responses from the community.
- First Round SS4A Survey: Between the months of May and July of 2024, we received an impressive 4,771 responses.
- Second Round SS4A Survey: The second online survey was live for approximately one month, from September to October 2024, and gathered 1,404 responses.
High Injury Network
The High Injury Network (HIN) is a critical tool used in roadway safety analyses to identify and prioritize roadways and intersections with the highest concentrations of severe and fatal crashes for vulnerable (pedestrian and bike crashes) and all roadway users. By focusing on these areas, the City can implement targeted interventions to enhance safety and reduce traffic-related injuries and fatalities. In Amarillo, the HIN is categorized based on the modes of transportation: “All Modes of Transportation,” which includes vehicle crashes, fixed object crashes, pedestrian crashes, bike crashes, and all other types of crashes, as well as “Vulnerable Roadway Users,” which includes only pedestrian and bike crashes.
For All Modes of Transportation (Driving, Biking, Walking), 60.4% of fatal and severe crashes occurred on just 8.7% of Amarillo’s roadways.
Phase 3. Policy, Standards, and Plan Review (Summer & Fall 2024)
Review policies, standards, and plans to improve safety:
- Review Policy and Design Standards; Make Recommendations
- Review Thoroughfare Plan; Identify Safety-based Revisions to Cross-Sections
- Continue Committee Engagement and Focused Outreach
Phase 4. Prioritized Capital Projects (Fall & Winter 2024)
Engage stakeholders and the public to identify shared priorities:
- Review Potential Capital Projects (specific sites or systemic programs)
- Identify Highest Priority Capital Projects
Phase 5. Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Plan (Spring 2025)
Create the final SS4A Plan:
- Summarize the Project, Highest Priority Capital Projects, and Other Recommendations
- Identify Potential Funding in a Matrix
- Present the Final SS4A Plan
Phase 6. Safe Streets for All Action Plan Adoption April 8, 2025
The City of Amarillo’s Safe Streets and Roads for All Plan process is supported by local and federal funds. The federal funds are from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets for All Program, part of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), aka Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
The Goodman Corporation is the consultant partner helping the City of Amarillo during plan development.
2025 Awards & Honors
Award of Honor
Communications Planning — Underserved Audiences Outreach/Campaign
Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO)
Transportation Achievement Award
Safety Category
Texas District of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (TexITE)