Corridor Safety Solutions

The Vendor is required to provide to design and implement a safety-focused corridor solution that supports small businesses by increasing business and resident safety.
- This initiative aims to address community-identified safety concerns through a combination of activation and deterrence strategies that enhance visibility, promote vibrancy, and increase foot traffic.
- Some potential solution ideas (not exhaustive) may include:
•    QR codes for quick issue reporting or providing information about services for people experiencing homelessness 
•    Campaign and signage to promote the go city app for bulky item pickups
•    Panic buttons (with concerns about nighttime availability)
•    Cameras with object detection alerts
•    Stronger lighting and motion detectors
•    Peer-to-peer safety tech support among businesses
•    Renewed neighborhood watch programs
•    Use of aesthetic or fortified board-up materials
•    Activation of public spaces through outdoor seating, night markets, and string lighting 
•    Incentives to encourage filling vacant storefronts
- Design and deploy a solution that reduces incidents of vandalism, loitering, theft and crime along business corridors.
- Improve both real and perceived safety for small business owners, customers, and surrounding community members.
- Support a thriving small business ecosystem by creating safe, welcoming commercial corridors that enhance the overall customer experience.
- Widespread perception of unsafe conditions: visible deterioration— including broken windows, graffiti, and debris—reinforces a sense of lawlessness consistent with the broken windows theory. Delays in nonemergency police response have led some business owners to intervene directly, raising safety and liability concerns.
- Reduced economic confidence: businesses are reluctant to invest in repairs due to repeated vandalism and high insurance costs. Safety concerns—especially among women—reduce customer traffic and shorten business hours, resulting in fewer activated public spaces and stunted corridor vitality.
- Weakened social norms and accountability: business owners report recurring issues with loitering and disruptive behavior. In the absence of consistent enforcement or coordinated support, tensions often escalate when individuals refuse to vacate private areas.
- Homelessness as a central pressure point: encounters with unhoused individuals often involve theft, sanitation issues, or conflict, especially when business owners attempt to manage these concerns alone. Without coordinated services or mental health response, these interactions pose risks to all parties.
- Transportation safety issues: traffic-related hazards were frequently mentioned, including speeding vehicles, gas-powered mini-bikes, and escooters. 
- These contribute to an unsafe pedestrian environment and add to the overall sense of disorder along the corridor.
- Desire for collaborative action: stakeholders expressed interest in grassroots, community-led solutions. Suggestions included establishing regular neighborhood meetings, forming peer-to-peer business support groups, and using signage to build awareness and reinforce public expectations.
- Budget: $75,000

- Contract Period/Term: 1 year
- Optional Pre-Proposal Meeting Date: September 11, 2025
- Questions/Inquires Deadline: September 16, 2025