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Council reviews Target Zero draft to seek systemic traffic-safety projects, with emphasis on equity and high-injury network
Summary
City transportation staff presented the Target Zero Action Plan draft to adopt an aspirational goal of zero traffic deaths and serious injuries, prioritize a high-injury network, bundle engineering and non-engineering countermeasures, and seek funding from regional programs such as Safe Streets and Roads for All and PSRC.
Kent transportation staff presented the draft Target Zero Action Plan to the council committee on May 20, outlining a goal of zero traffic deaths and serious injuries and proposing a data-driven, equitable and multidisciplinary approach to reduce severe crashes.
David Payne, city transportation planner, said the Target Zero goal was adopted into the city's comprehensive plan and that the action plan reiterates and operationalizes an aspirational goal of zero fatalities and serious injuries. The plan includes a systematic…
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