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Clay County is in the midst of a Safe Streets for All (SS4A) project to improve roadway safety for everyone who uses our roads — whether walking, biking, or driving. The goal is simple: reduce and ultimately eliminate serious injuries and fatalities.

We need your help to make this possible.

Upcoming public meetings

• Presenting the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and Executive Summary to the Board of County Commissioners meeting on February 24, 2026 at the Administration Building, 477 Houston Street, 4th floor, Green Cove Springs, FL, 32043

About the project

The Safe Streets for All (SS4A) initiative is part of a national program supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Clay County is developing a comprehensive safety action plan to:

• Identify high-risk roadways and intersections

• Recommend safety improvements for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists

• Prioritize infrastructure and policy solutions that save lives

Your voice is essential in shaping this plan and ensuring that our community benefits from safer, more accessible streets.

Meeting recaps

August Stakeholder Meeting 1: Introductions and Goals

• Discussed Vision Zero, a strategy to eliminate traffic fatalities.

• Completed initial data review.

• Launched Public Survey #1.

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September Stakeholder Meeting 2: All About the Data

We reviewed:

• Crash locations and types of crashes.

• Peer comparisons with other Florida counties and national averages.

• Ongoing community survey results.

• Crash trends and map visualizations.

• A candidate High Injury Network (HIN) using a weighted formula.

• HIN hotspots within each municipality and countywide.

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October Stakeholder Meeting 3: Policy, Education, and Projects

Policy review

• Consultants provided recommendations to update County standards, ordinances, and policies.

Education and enforcement

• Identified Clay County’s most prevalent issues: impaired driving, younger drivers, and older drivers.

• Reviewed potential education and enforcement programs for motorcyclists, pedestrians, bicyclists, and schools.

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October 20 Community Open House at Fleming Island Library

We hosted a public meeting at the Fleming Island Library, attended by about 50 community members.  Participants reviewed roadway safety maps and data, shared personal experiences, and discussed areas where safety improvements are most needed.

This valuable community input continues to shape our analysis and next steps.

November Stakeholder Meeting 4: Countermeasures

We reviewed:

• The Vision Zero / Safe Streets for All approach and why traffic deaths and serious injuries are preventable, emphasizing safe people, safe speeds, and safe roads.

• The process status, confirming we are in the Strategies Phase—evaluating options and developing safety strategies before moving into plan review.

• The Clay County High Injury Network (HIN), including three priority corridors (SR 21, US 17, SR 16) and 20 high-crash intersections identified from 2019–2023 data.

• FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures and the use of Crash Modification Factors (CMFs) to estimate how specific treatments can reduce crashes.

• The countermeasure assessment process: reviewing 28 FHWA countermeasures, applying CMFs, and developing a recommended toolbox tailored to the HIN.

• A set of recommended countermeasures for Clay County, such as lighting upgrades, signal timing/coordination, protected left-turns, HFST, lane marking enhancements, access management, speed management, pedestrian enhancements, advance warning signs/flashers, retroreflective backplates, and refuge islands—many illustrated with example intersections and projected crash-reduction percentages.

• Corridor-specific themes, including needs for better lighting, longer turn-lane storage, HFST at key locations, improved signal timing/coordination, and pedestrian safety improvements along the HIN corridors.

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• View Countermeasures Table

January 2026 Stakeholder Meeting 5: Putting Pieces Together

We reviewed:

• Presented the final study findings.

• Reviewed countermeasures along the High Injury Network (at specific intersections and corridor-wide).

• Reviewed projected timelines to ensure we're hitting our marks and staying on track to pursue Federal Grant funds this summer.

• Made plans for how to maintain momentum on this project and track progress moving forward.
• Discussed next steps towards implementation .
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Ongoing & Upcoming

• Presenting the Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and Executive Summary to the Board of County Commissioners meeting on February 24, 2026