TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor Angela Birney
DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR CONTACT(S):
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Planning and Community Development |
Carol Helland |
425-556-2107 |
DEPARTMENT STAFF:
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Planning and Community Development |
Seraphie Allen |
Deputy Planning Director |
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Police |
Brian Coats |
Deputy Police Chief |
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Planning and Community Development |
Michael Hintze |
Transportation Planning Manager |
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Planning and Community Development |
Francesca Liburdy |
Senior Transportation Planner |
TITLE:
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Adoption of the City of Redmond Safer Streets Action Plan
OVERVIEW STATEMENT:
recommendation
Redmond received USDOT Safe Streets for All (SS4A) funding through an agreement between the City and the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC). With this funding, the City is developing a Safer Streets Action Plan based on the Safe System Approach. Establishing a Safer Streets Action Plan is necessary to apply for additional SS4A funding that can be used to fund a wide range of safety activities. The Safer Streets Action Plan develops safety improvement projects throughout the City and facilitates upcoming applications for safety grant funding. The draft Safer Streets Action Plan was published on February 24, 2025, for community review and feedback. Staff presented the final Safer Streets Action Plan that incorporates community feedback to Council Committee of the Whole on April 1, 2025. Staff anticipates Council’s final approval of the completed Safer Streets Action Plan at the April 15, 2025, Business Meeting.
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☐ Additional Background Information/Description of Proposal Attached
REQUESTED ACTION:
☐ Receive Information ☐ Provide Direction ☒ Approve
REQUEST RATIONALE:
• Relevant Plans/Policies:
o Redmond 2050, FW-TR-1: Plan, design, build, operate, and maintain a safe transportation system that advances an equitable, inclusive, sustainable, and resilient community by providing for the mobility and access needs of all.
§ TR-2: Develop a Vision Zero Action Plan that incorporates a whole-City and whole-community approach to achieving zero deaths and serious injuries.
o Redmond 2050, FW-TR-2: Maintain the transportation system in a state of good repair for all users.
o Redmond 2050, FW-TR-3: Complete the accessible and active transportation, transit, freight, and street networks identified in the Transportation Master Plan in support of an integrated and connected transportation system.
o Redmond 2050, FW-TR-4: Plan, design, build, operate, and maintain a transportation system that supports the City’s sustainability principles.
o Redmond 2050, FW-TR-5: Influence regional transportation decisions and leverage regional transportation investments in support of Redmond’s transportation policy objectives.
o Redmond 2050, FW-EV-2: Support policies that contribute to a high quality of life in Redmond, such as career and education opportunities, housing, transportation, and recreation choices, as well as a healthy natural environment.
o Redmond 2050, FW-LU-2: Ensure that the land use pattern in Redmond meets the following objectives:
§ Reflects the community values of sustainability, resilience, and equity and inclusion;
§ Advances sustainable land development and best management practices and a high-quality natural environment;
§ Promotes development sufficiently away from environmentally critical areas;
§ Encourages a mix of uses that create complete neighborhoods ;
§ Maintains and enhances an extensive system of parks, trails, and open space;
§ Supports and encourages flexible places for a resilient and adaptive economy that includes a mix of research, retail, health, technology, and manufacturing uses;
§ Ensure the siting and delivery of public infrastructure and community services to support preferred land use pattern; and
§ Promotes sufficient density for development pattern and urban design that enable people to readily use a variety of accessible and active forms of travel including but not limited to walking, rolling, bicycling, transit.
o Redmond 2050, FW-CR-1: Develop partnerships and programs to rapidly and equitably reduce greenhouse gas emissions and create a thriving, climate resilient community.
• Required:
N/A
• Council Request:
Adoption of the Safer Streets Action Plan
• Other Key Facts:
N/A
OUTCOMES:
The Safer Streets Action Plan is a road map for policies, programs, and projects that will contribute to improved road safety outcomes and elimination of serious and fatal collisions. With this Action Plan, the City of Redmond will be well prepared to apply for funding from safety grant programs.
COMMUNITY/STAKEHOLDER OUTREACH AND INVOLVEMENT:
• Timeline (previous or planned):
o 5/11/2024: Community Road Safety Assessment (RSA) walk in Education Hill neighborhood
o 5/22/2024: City Staff RSA walk in Education Hill neighborhood
o 6/5/2024: City Staff RSA Debrief Workshop
o 6/25/2024: City Staff Safety Action Plan Task Force Meeting #1
o 12/3/2024: City Staff Safety Action Plan Task Force Meeting #2
o 2/24/2025: Draft Safer Streets Action Plan published for 2-week community review and feedback period
• Outreach Methods and Results:
Field visits, workshops, and focused task force meetings
• Feedback Summary:
Takeaways from the community RSA included safety concerns around crossing the street, vehicle speeds and sidewalk condition. Staff and the consultant team are incorporating these concerns when developing preliminary safety strategies that will be included in the Safer Streets Action Plan and applicable citywide. General feedback included concerns around vehicle speeds, driver distraction and desire for deployment of safety countermeasures such as right turn on red restrictions, separated bike lanes, and more safe opportunities to cross the street.
BUDGET IMPACT:
Total Cost:
The funding to develop the consultant agreement and Safer Streets Action Plan came from the agreement the City of Redmond has with the PSRC. Staff working on this project are funded through the adopted Mobility of People & Goods budget offer.
Approved in current biennial budget: ☒ Yes ☐ No ☐ N/A
Budget Offer Number:
0000310 - Mobility of People & Goods
Budget Priority:
Vibrant and Connected
Other budget impacts or additional costs: ☐ Yes ☐ No ☒ N/A
If yes, explain:
N/A
Funding source(s):
Funding sources include the Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRC) Award of $160,000 (plus a $40,000 City match). The grant was presented for acceptance on September 5, 2023, during the Planning and Public Works Committee of the Whole meeting. The grant was accepted on September 19, 2023, during the Business Meeting. The consultant agreement was presented for acceptance on September 19, 2023, during the Public Safety and Human Services Committee of the Whole meeting, and was approved on the Consent Agenda of the October 3, 2023 Business Meeting.
Budget/Funding Constraints:
N/A
☐ Additional budget details attached
COUNCIL REVIEW:
Previous Contact(s)
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Date |
Meeting |
Requested Action |
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9/5/2023 |
Committee of the Whole - Planning and Public Works |
Provide Direction |
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9/19/2023 |
Business Meeting |
Approve |
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9/19/2023 |
Committee of the Whole - Public Safety and Human Services |
Provide Direction |
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10/3/2023 |
Business Meeting |
Approve |
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6/4/2024 |
Committee of the Whole - Planning and Public Works |
Provide Direction |
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8/13/2024 |
Study Session |
Receive Information |
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12/3/2024 |
Committee of the Whole - Planning and Public Works |
Receive Information |
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1/7/2025 |
Business Meeting |
Receive Information |
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1/28/2025 |
Study Session |
Provide Direction |
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4/1/2025 |
Committee of the Whole - Planning and Public Works |
Provide Direction |
Proposed Upcoming Contact(s)
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Date |
Meeting |
Requested Action |
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N/A |
None proposed at this time |
N/A |
Time Constraints:
Project work began when the consultant team came under contract in fall 2023. Community outreach took place in spring 2024 and the Draft Action Plan was developed in summer and fall 2024. It is anticipated that after Council and community review and feedback in Q1 2025, the Final Safer Streets Action Plan will be presented to Council at the April 1, 2025, Committee of the Whole meeting and staff will request it to be moved for approval on the Consent Agenda at the April 15, 2025, Business Meeting.
ANTICIPATED RESULT IF NOT APPROVED:
Without a Safer Streets Action Plan, the City will lack a key resource in competing for future safety grant funding and will be ineligible for additional SS4A funding.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A - City of Redmond Safer Streets Action Plan