diff --git a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/helpers.rb b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/helpers.rb
index 9f181dad8..4d9be29e2 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/helpers.rb
+++ b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/helpers.rb
@@ -155,10 +155,17 @@ def translate(key, **options) # rubocop:disable Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity, Me
           key = "#{view_path.tr("/", ".")}#{key}" if view_path.present?
         end
 
-        ActiveSupport::HtmlSafeTranslation.translate(key, **options)
+        return I18n.translate(key, **options) unless %r{(?:_|\b)html\z}.match?(key)
+
+        translate_with_html(key, **options)
       end
       alias_method :t, :translate
 
+      def translate_with_html(key, **options)
+        escaper = ->(input) { input.to_s.encode(xml: :attr).gsub(%r{\A"|"\Z}, "") }
+        Bridgetown::Foundation::SafeTranslations.translate(key, escaper, **options)
+      end
+
       # Delegates to <tt>I18n.localize</tt> with no additional functionality.
       #
       # @return [String] the localized string
diff --git a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/rack/boot.rb b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/rack/boot.rb
index f99ad186b..126acd124 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/rack/boot.rb
+++ b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/rack/boot.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ def self.autoload_server_folder( # rubocop:todo Metrics
 
             loader.reload
             loader.eager_load
-            Bridgetown::Rack::Routes.reload_subclasses
           rescue SyntaxError => e
             Bridgetown::Errors.print_build_error(e)
           end.start
@@ -78,7 +77,6 @@ def self.autoload_server_folder( # rubocop:todo Metrics
         next unless load_path == server_folder
 
         loader.eager_load
-        Bridgetown::Rack::Routes.reload_subclasses
       end
 
       loaders_manager.setup_loaders([server_folder])
diff --git a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/rack/routes.rb b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/rack/routes.rb
index 8002248ef..d656d4ea0 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/rack/routes.rb
+++ b/bridgetown-core/lib/bridgetown-core/rack/routes.rb
@@ -45,9 +45,6 @@ def print_routes
         end
         # rubocop:enable Bridgetown/NoPutsAllowed, Metrics/MethodLength
 
-        # @return [Hash<String, Class(Routes)>]
-        attr_accessor :tracked_subclasses
-
         # @return [Proc]
         attr_accessor :router_block
 
@@ -59,30 +56,9 @@ def <=>(other)
           "#{priorities[priority]}#{self}" <=> "#{priorities[other.priority]}#{other}"
         end
 
-        # @param base [Class(Routes)]
-        def inherited(base)
-          Bridgetown::Rack::Routes.track_subclass base
-          super
-        end
-
-        # @param klass [Class(Routes)]
-        def track_subclass(klass)
-          Bridgetown::Rack::Routes.tracked_subclasses ||= {}
-          Bridgetown::Rack::Routes.tracked_subclasses[klass.name] = klass
-        end
-
         # @return [Array<Class(Routes)>]
         def sorted_subclasses
-          Bridgetown::Rack::Routes.tracked_subclasses&.values&.sort
-        end
-
-        # @return [void]
-        def reload_subclasses
-          Bridgetown::Rack::Routes.tracked_subclasses&.each_key do |klassname|
-            Kernel.const_get(klassname)
-          rescue NameError
-            Bridgetown::Rack::Routes.tracked_subclasses.delete klassname
-          end
+          Bridgetown::Rack::Routes.descendants.sort
         end
 
         # Add a router block via the current Routes class
diff --git a/bridgetown-core/test/source/src/_locales/en.yml b/bridgetown-core/test/source/src/_locales/en.yml
index 9b00003ec..2cc483fe1 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/test/source/src/_locales/en.yml
+++ b/bridgetown-core/test/source/src/_locales/en.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ en:
     foo: foo
     bar: bar
     foo_html: <strong>foo</strong>
+    dangerous_html: <button>Click %{me}</button>
   contacts:
     bar:
       foo: foo
diff --git a/bridgetown-core/test/test_ruby_helpers.rb b/bridgetown-core/test/test_ruby_helpers.rb
index 395178b12..88505158c 100644
--- a/bridgetown-core/test/test_ruby_helpers.rb
+++ b/bridgetown-core/test/test_ruby_helpers.rb
@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@ def setup
       assert @helpers.translate("about.foo_html").html_safe?
     end
 
+    should "return escaped interpolated values within html safe translation" do
+      assert_equal "<button>Click &lt;span&gt;Me&lt;/span&gt;</button>",
+                   @helpers.translate("about.dangerous_html", me: "<span>Me</span>")
+    end
+
     should "not return html safe string when key does not end with _html" do
       refute @helpers.translate("about.foo").html_safe?
     end
diff --git a/bridgetown-foundation/.rubocop.yml b/bridgetown-foundation/.rubocop.yml
index 7e1ca7a38..862e28a88 100644
--- a/bridgetown-foundation/.rubocop.yml
+++ b/bridgetown-foundation/.rubocop.yml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ inherit_from: ../.rubocop.yml
 AllCops:
   Exclude:
     - "*.gemspec"
+    - "script/console"
diff --git a/bridgetown-foundation/lib/bridgetown/foundation/core_ext/module.rb b/bridgetown-foundation/lib/bridgetown/foundation/core_ext/module.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76f025b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bridgetown-foundation/lib/bridgetown/foundation/core_ext/module.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Bridgetown::Foundation
+  module CoreExt
+    module Module
+      module Nested
+        def nested_within?(other)
+          other.nested_parents.within?(nested_parents[1..])
+        end
+
+        def nested_parents
+          return [] unless name
+
+          nesting_segments = name.split("::")[...-1]
+          nesting_segments.map.each_with_index do |_nesting_name, index|
+            Kernel.const_get(nesting_segments[..-(index + 1)].join("::"))
+          end
+        end
+
+        def nested_parent
+          nested_parents.first
+        end
+
+        def nested_name
+          name&.split("::")&.last
+        end
+      end
+
+      ::Module.include Nested
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/bridgetown-foundation/lib/bridgetown/foundation/safe_translations.rb b/bridgetown-foundation/lib/bridgetown/foundation/safe_translations.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..99aeec911
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bridgetown-foundation/lib/bridgetown/foundation/safe_translations.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Bridgetown
+  module Foundation
+    # NOTE: this is tested by `test/test_ruby_helpers.rb` in bridgetown-core
+    #
+    # This is loosely based on the HtmlSafeTranslation module from ActiveSupport, but you can
+    # actually use it for any kind of safety use case in a translation setting because its
+    # decoupled from any specific escaping or safety mechanisms.
+    module SafeTranslations
+      def self.translate(key, escaper, safety_method = :html_safe, **options)
+        safe_options = escape_translation_options(options, escaper)
+
+        i18n_error = false
+
+        exception_handler = ->(*args) do
+          i18n_error = true
+          I18n.exception_handler.(*args)
+        end
+
+        I18n.translate(key, **safe_options, exception_handler:).then do |translation|
+          i18n_error ? translation : safe_translation(translation, safety_method)
+        end
+      end
+
+      def self.escape_translation_options(options, escaper)
+        @reserved_i18n_keys ||= I18n::RESERVED_KEYS.to_set
+
+        options.to_h do |name, value|
+          unless @reserved_i18n_keys.include?(name) || (name == :count && value.is_a?(Numeric))
+            next [name, escaper.(value)]
+          end
+
+          [name, value]
+        end
+      end
+
+      def self.safe_translation(translation, safety_method)
+        @safe_value ||= -> { _1.respond_to?(safety_method) ? _1.send(safety_method) : _1 }
+
+        return translation.map { @safe_value.(_1) } if translation.respond_to?(:map)
+
+        @safe_value.(translation)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/bridgetown-foundation/script/console b/bridgetown-foundation/script/console
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..9d1cba79b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bridgetown-foundation/script/console
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env ruby
+
+require "bundler"
+Bundler.setup
+
+require "bridgetown-foundation"
+
+module Bridgetown
+  module Foundation
+    binding.irb
+  end
+end
diff --git a/bridgetown-website/Gemfile b/bridgetown-website/Gemfile
index bf8a0d76e..1a97aee70 100644
--- a/bridgetown-website/Gemfile
+++ b/bridgetown-website/Gemfile
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ git_source(:github) { |repo| "https://github.com/#{repo}.git" }
 gem "bridgetown", path: "../bridgetown"
 gem "bridgetown-builder", path: "../bridgetown-builder"
 gem "bridgetown-core", path: "../bridgetown-core"
+gem "bridgetown-foundation", path: "../bridgetown-foundation"
 gem "bridgetown-paginate", path: "../bridgetown-paginate"
 
 gem "puma", "< 7"
diff --git a/bridgetown-website/Gemfile.lock b/bridgetown-website/Gemfile.lock
index 94e21fda7..0a68ee808 100644
--- a/bridgetown-website/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/bridgetown-website/Gemfile.lock
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ PATH
       activesupport (>= 6.0, < 8.0)
       addressable (~> 2.4)
       amazing_print (~> 1.2)
+      bridgetown-foundation (= 1.3.4)
       colorator (~> 1.0)
       csv (~> 3.2)
       erubi (~> 1.9)
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ PATH
       tilt (~> 2.0)
       zeitwerk (~> 2.5)
 
+PATH
+  remote: ../bridgetown-foundation
+  specs:
+    bridgetown-foundation (1.3.4)
+      zeitwerk (~> 2.5)
+
 PATH
   remote: ../bridgetown-paginate
   specs:
@@ -147,6 +154,7 @@ DEPENDENCIES
   bridgetown-builder!
   bridgetown-core!
   bridgetown-feed (~> 3)
+  bridgetown-foundation!
   bridgetown-paginate!
   bridgetown-quick-search (~> 2.0)
   bridgetown-seo-tag (~> 6.0)