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Safer Streets Action Plan sets priorities, maps high‑injury and high‑risk corridors for Redmond
Summary
City staff presented a draft Safer Streets Action Plan and accompanying high‑injury and high‑risk network maps. The plan adopts a safe‑system approach, recommends infrastructure and enforcement tools and will be released for public draft comment in February before returning to the council for adoption in April.
Redmond officials on Jan. 28 presented a draft Safer Streets Action Plan (SSAP) that lays out a safe‑system approach, a prioritized action list and two required network maps — a high‑injury network based on past severe crashes and a high‑risk network that combines crash history with roadway risk factors to anticipate future hazards.
Senior transportation planner Francesca Liberty and Deputy Director Sarah Fee Allen summarized staff responses to council questions from Jan. 7 and described four areas of additional detail: the plan’s land‑use pillar (siting development to reduce conflicts), signal timing and cabinet upgrade needs, enforcement approaches for reduced speed limits and emerging technologies such as “smart signs.” Liberty said lowering posted speeds on local streets is expected to change driver behavior, but that enforcement of lowered limits on local streets would be a low priority and may be supported by traffic‑calming design changes.
Why it matters: The SSAP is meant to support the city’s Vision Zero work and to guide funding and design choices for intersections and corridors with the greatest risk to people walking, bicycling and driving. The inclusion of both a high‑injury (historic) and a high‑risk (proactive) map aims to help Redmond target projects and grant applications.
Maps and tactics: Staff distributed two maps that will be included in the plan. The high‑injury network highlights locations with recent fatal or severe crashes; the high‑risk network layers in risk factors such as higher posted speeds, divided roadways and areas with high pedestrian or bicycle activity. Council members flagged specific corridors — including the 148th Avenue NE corridor — where risk is a concern even if past severe crashes are fewer.
Next steps: Staff will refine the plan, publish a public draft for comment in late February, and return to the council in April with a final plan for adoption.
