Roadway deaths have sharply increased since 2010, especially among pedestrians and cyclists. To address this, transportation safety became a key focus area in the 2022 Regional Transportation Plan. VISION 2050, the region’s overarching policy framework, also included a policy to support and achieve the state’s long-term goal of zero roadway deaths and serious injuries.
PSRC received two Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grants totaling $7.7 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) 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's General Assembly adopted the plan in May 2025.
PSRC’s safety work follows the USDOT’s Safe System Approach, which looks at traffic safety and risk mitigation holistically. Join the National Roadway Safety Strategy’s Call to Action to commit to specific actions to reduce serious injuries and deaths on our roadways.
Resources
- High-Injury Network (HIN) - data highlighting crashes and serious injuries on central Puget Sound roadways to help target areas for transportation safety investments
- Regional Safety Action Plan - strategy to improve traffic safety, helping the region achieve the State's goal of zero traffic deaths and serious injuries
- Regional Safety Summit - event featuring national speakers and local experts leading the charge for traffic safety
- Regional Safety Trends - data focusing on traffic and transportation safety
- Regional Transportation Plan - long-range transportation plan for the central Puget Sound region
- Safe System Approach - USDOT's strategy for improving traffic safety and mitigating risk
- VISION 2050 Multicounty Planning Policies: Transportation - transportation-related multicounty planning policies which include the goal of improving the safety of the region's transportation system