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Council adopts Safe Streets for All action plan, targets 10 high-priority corridors
Summary
Mill Creek adopted a USDOT-aligned Safe Streets for All action plan that identifies a high-injury network, prioritizes 10 corridors for safety improvements and authorizes staff to pursue implementation grant funding.
The Mill Creek City Council voted unanimously to adopt a Safe Streets for All comprehensive safety action plan that identifies high-injury corridors, recommends engineering and programmatic countermeasures and directs staff to pursue federal implementation funding.
Bianca Popescu, project manager for Alta Planning and Design, presented the plan’s findings. She said the team analyzed 10 years of crash data (2014–2024) and found 2,560 crashes in that period, including eight fatalities and 45 serious injuries. “This is only 10% of the roads in Mill Creek, but we have 69 percent of those fatal and serious injury crashes happening just on those roads,” Popescu said, describing the high-injury network methodology.
The plan ranks corridors by combining crash data, a risk-factor analysis, equity indicators and public survey input. Four of the top 10 locations fall entirely within city jurisdiction; the remaining six require coordination with Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) or Snohomish County. Priority projects the city intends to pursue for implementation funding include concept design for 30th Avenue South (Seattle Hill Road to 130th Street SE), a demonstration project on Mill Creek Boulevard (150 Sixth Avenue to 20 Sixth Drive SE) and a citywide education and enforcement campaign focused on distracted driving, speeding and bicycle/pedestrian safety.
Staff highlighted short-term actions, including summer striping work with Snohomish County and an inventory of lighting needs; the plan includes a recommended Safe Routes to School program, updated street design guidelines, and a permanent safety task force to track progress. Council and staff noted the federal Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant program has funding authorized by Congress, though federal grant administration timelines may vary.
Councilmember comments praised the public engagement: staff reported nearly 300 survey responses and an in-person pop-up that reached about 70 residents. The council authorized staff to move forward with the grant application; staff noted the first implementation grant deadline is June 26 and an agenda item to authorize consultant contract amendment will be presented the following week.
