SDOT frames Vision Zero work around ‘safe systems’ approach; committee hears latest data and planned countermeasures

Mar 4, 2025

SDOT officials briefed the Transportation Committee on using the federal safe‑systems framework to pursue Vision Zero. The department highlighted an action plan with 20 strategies, a federal SS4A grant to scale proven countermeasures citywide, and a focus on safer streets, speeds, vehicles and post‑crash care.

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The Seattle City Council Transportation Committee on March 11 heard a detailed briefing from Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) safety staff on how the city will use a “safe systems” approach to pursue Vision Zero — the city’s stated goal to end traffic deaths and serious injuries.

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