{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://buchanan.house.gov/2025/12/buchanan-applauds-280-000-dot-grant-to-improve-pedestrian-safety-in-bradenton", "Buchanan Applauds $280,000 DOT Grant to Improve Pedestrian Safety in Bradenton", "2025-12-29", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Vern Buchanan", "B001260", "buchanan.house.gov", "buchanan", "https://buchanan.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "\u201cStrong Communities Start with Safe Streets\u201d\n\nCombined with the City\u2019s Match, the $350,000 Investment will Support a Citywide Safety Action Plan to Protect Pedestrians, Cyclists and Seniors.\n\nWASHINGTON \u2014 Today, Congressman Vern Buchanan applauded the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for awarding $280,000 to the City of Bradenton through the Safe Streets and Roads for All program to address longstanding pedestrian, bicycle and traffic safety challenges. With the City of Bradenton\u2019s 20 percent match, the total investment will reach $350,000.\n\nThe funding will support Bradenton\u2019s Safety Action Plan and Countermeasure Demonstration Project, a citywide effort to identify safety risks and test practical solutions to reduce crashes and make streets safer.\n\n\u201cStrong communities start with safe streets,\u201d said Buchanan. \u201cThis grant will help Bradenton make targeted improvements that protect seniors, families and everyone who uses our roads by taking a closer look at traffic risks and testing real-world solutions that make it safer for people to walk, bike and drive.\u201d\n\n\u201cWe appreciate Congressman Vern Buchanan and his team for their support in securing this funding for Bradenton,\u201d said Mayor Brown. \u201cThis grant gives us the opportunity to take a closer look at traffic safety across the city and test practical improvements to make our streets safer for everyone.\u201d\n\nBetween 2018 and 2022, Bradenton recorded 27 roadway fatalities, underscoring the need for targeted, data-driven safety improvements. This equates to a fatality rate of 9.7 per 100,000 residents, highlighting ongoing risks for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists across the city.\n\nTo address these challenges, the funding will support a citywide Safety Action Plan and the testing of practical safety improvements. This effort will allow the city to better understand traffic risks, pilot proven countermeasures and use the results to guide long-term safety investments.\n\nBuchanan is a respected leader in Florida\u2019s business community and has created thousands of jobs over the course of his career. He previously chaired both the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Sarasota Chamber of Commerce and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T20:09:11Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://buchanan.house.gov/2025/12/buchanan-applauds-280-000-dot-grant-to-improve-pedestrian-safety-in-bradenton"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.0770151168107986, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}