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Council reviews draft Target Zero Action Plan and opens short public comment period

2224257 · February 5, 2025
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City staff presented a draft Target Zero Action Plan to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries, introduced a ‘high‑injury network’ and three project packages for vulnerable users, speeds and signals, and asked the public to review the draft at engage.kentwa.gov.

David Payne, city transportation planner, and Eric Preston, city traffic engineer, presented the public draft of Kent’s Target Zero Action Plan, which sets a policy goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries and outlines prioritized, systemic countermeasures.

Payne described the plan’s development process, an eight‑member advisory group, three rounds of public engagement, and a new high‑injury network methodology that identifies corridors with the highest rates of serious injuries and fatalities. He said the plan adds a…

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