Safety

Our region is currently experiencing a traffic safety crisis. Roadway deaths have risen sharply since 2010, and an increasing number of those killed are people walking or riding a bike — our most vulnerable travelers.

Join the National Roadway Safety Strategy Call to Action and commit to specific actions to reduce serious injuries and deaths on roadways.

Safety Action Plan
Safety Trends
Safety Summit

Acknowledging this crisis, safety was one of the key policy focus areas and a cross-cutting issue addressed throughout the Regional Transportation Plan adopted in 2022. In addition, VISION 2050 – the region’s overarching policy framework – includes a policy to support and achieve the state’s long-term goal of zero deaths and serious injuries.

PSRC received two Safe Streets and Roads for All Grants totaling $7.7 million from the Department of Transportation to support the development of a regional safety action plan and provide technical assistance for nearly 20 communities in the region to create local safety plans. PSRC is currently seeking feedback on the plan, which can be shared through the Engagement Hub. Expected adoption of the Regional Safety Action Plan is spring 2025.

All of PSRC's safety work follows the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe System Approach, which takes a holistic view of traffic safety and mitigating risk.

High Injury Network Workshop

High Injury Networks (HINs) identify stretches of roadways where the highest concentrations of collisions resulting in fatal or serious injuries occur on a transportation network. USDOT’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program requires all recipients of planning grants to develop a HIN.

On October 25, PSRC staff held a workshop to discuss our approach to developing a regional HIN and to provide local jurisdictions with an opportunity to discuss what they are doing for their networks. In addition, following an overview of the different variables involved in the development of a HIN, there was a discussion regarding what the right level of consistency across HINs in the region should be. Nearly 100 participants representing agencies from across the region attended the workshop. 

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