In brief: State grants Concord $300K to improve traffic data reporting

"The city of Concord recently announced that it has received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to enhance the existing crash dashboard to develop a comprehensive platform that consolidates real-time sensor data with the historical crash database, enabling proactive response strategies. The grant program will run through September. Thanks to this grant, we are upgrading the city's traffic crash reporting system, said Concord Mayor Laura Nakamura."

"The improved system will streamline how crash data are collected, contextualized and analyzed, supporting data-driven identification of traffic safety needs. The OTS grant will fund the city's next-generation crash dashboard and integrate high-injury network analysis, real-time law enforcement alerts, asset inventory tracking, and AI-powered natural language tools for predictive insights. It will combine numerous data sources with smart infrastructure inputs to guide countermeasure selection, project prioritization, enforcement actions and ongoing safety evaluation."

"Starting in February, the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program will again offer free income tax preparation in Contra Costa County, a service provided by IRS-certified tax counselors and available to people of all ages regardless of AARP membership. To make an appointment, visit tinyurl.comand/tax-ccc or call one of these phone numbers: Concord Library, 925-471-5686; Concord Senior Center, 925-671-3320, ext. 1; Danville Veterans Memorial Building, 925-272-0902; Martinez Senior Center, 925-370-8770;"

Concord received a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to upgrade its crash dashboard into a comprehensive platform that merges real-time sensor feeds with the historical crash database. The grant runs through September and funds next-generation features including high-injury network analysis, real-time law enforcement alerts, asset inventory tracking, and AI-powered natural language tools for predictive insights. The improved system will streamline collection, contextualization and analysis of crash data to support data-driven identification of traffic safety needs and guide countermeasure selection, project prioritization, enforcement and ongoing evaluation.

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