DALLAS, TX – The City of Dallas received $506,102 in funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) through a High Priority grant for fiscal year 2024. The funding will support the Dallas Police Department’s Traffic Unit as it enforces compliance with safety regulations in high crash areas, as well as Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (DACH) violations. The grant will also fund new technology to improve commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety through enforcement.   

These initiatives support the City of Dallas Vision Zero Action Plan, adopted by the Dallas City Council in 2022. Vision Zero commits the City to a goal of zero traffic fatalities and a 50 percent reduction in serious injuries by 2030. The Vision Zero plan aligns with the National Safety Council’s “Road to Zero” initiative. The Dallas Police Department’s (DPD) Traffic Unit is committed to actively participating in and contributing to this shared vision of eliminating traffic-related fatalities and injuries. DPD stands ready to play a pivotal role in driving forward the objectives of these initiatives, demonstrating its unwavering dedication to enhancing road safety and fostering a culture of responsibility among all road users. Together, we aspire to be the driving force behind transformative change, ensuring safer roadways for the residents and visitors of Dallas. 

“The City of Dallas has continued to prioritize its efforts to improve mobility safety, with Vision Zero serving as our guide,” said Dallas City Councilmember Omar Narvaez, who serves as chairman of the City Council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. 

“Public safety includes traveling through our community without harm. This grant will help our Dallas Police Department and ultimately, our residents,” noted Cara Mendelsohn, chair of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee.  

“This essential funding provided through the High Priority grant program targets unsafe driving through highly visible traffic enforcement and supports research impacting CMV safety,” said FMCSA Deputy Administrator Vinn White. “We’re proud that these grants can increase public awareness and education and help meet FMCSA’s mission of improving safety on our roadways nationwide.” 

FMCSA is awarding more than $54 million to states and other entities through the High Priority grant to support, enrich, and evaluate CMV safety programs and to target unsafe driving of CMVs and non–CMVs in areas identified as high-risk crash corridors, promote the safe and secure movement of hazardous materials, improve safety of transportation of goods and passengers in foreign commerce, demonstrate new technologies to improve CMV safety, support participation in the Performance Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program, support safety data improvement projects, increase public awareness and education on CMV safety, and otherwise improve CMV safety. 

This High Priority grant helps the City of Dallas be an active partner to achieve FMCSA’s mission of reducing crashes, injuries and fatalities involving large trucks and buses on our roadways.