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 The Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) has released a draft Regional Safety Action Plan to help address the alarming increase in serious injuries and deaths on our roadways. The public comment period on the draft will run through February 14, 2025.
The plan is based on a comprehensive analysis of crash data across the central Puget Sound region and has identified these key findings:
- Deaths on the region’s roadways have nearly doubled in the last decade.
- Bicycles and pedestrians represent nearly half of the increase in deaths.
- Crashes are happening everywhere, as much in the rural areas as larger cities.
- Native American and Alaskan Native community members are seven times more likely to die in crashes than white residents.
See all of the key findings.
The draft Regional Safety Action Plan is the result of a multi-year effort to improve traffic safety in the central Puget Sound region. The goals of the plan are to:
- Foster a regional culture of safety through increased awareness and focus on a Safe System Approach to protect vulnerable roadway users.
- Identify safety issues and proven counter measures, strategies, and tools.
- Reflect extensive research, analysis and public engagement.
- Complement the development of local safety action plans, 16 of which are included in the region’s two federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grants.
- Inform PSRC’s competitive project selection processes and future Regional Transportation Plans.
How to comment:
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