WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), chairman of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, announced 8 new investments totaling $5,800,658 to develop safety action plans and safety improvements to improve roads and prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries across Ohio. The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded the grants through the Safer Streets for All program. "  more