HomeMy WebLinkAbout2_01-1 Safety Action PlanFebruary 20, 2026
Ellen Talbo, Public Works – Transportation
Safety Action Plan
Building a culture of safety in Renton
Safety Action Plan (SAP) = Developing a
citywide traffic safety strategy
PurposeTo create an actionable roadmap toward a safer, more equitable, and more accessible environment for all roadway users with options to implement short and longer-term safety projects
Need
The City seeks to reduce the number of and risk of crashes, especially involving a serious injury or fatality, through an approach that focuses on systemic improvements to the transportation network and mitigating risk factors.
SAP Study Area
•Local Roads Safety Plan (2022) looked at data from 2016-2020
•SAP will look at crash data from 2019 to 2025
•All crashes in Renton excluding mainline freeways (I-405 and SR-167 south of I-405)
•Other state facilities (arterials)
are included
Why Renton needs a SAP
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All Crash Types Pedestrian Crashes
All Crashes
Heat Map
•6,620 total crashes
•Primarily focused within
downtown core and areas
adjacent to I-405
Severe Crashes
Heat Map
•237 fatal and serious injury crashes
•Spread across the city, with
some concentrations along
Rainier, in downtown, and around the Fairwood area
Crash Type
Crashes Percent of Crashes
All Fatal and
Serious Injury All Fatal and
Serious Injury
Angle 2,777 62 41.9%26.2%
Pedestrian 171 59 2.6%24.9%
Fixed Object 613 42 9.3%17.7%
Rear-end 1,463 17 22.1%7.2%
Head-on 56 14 0.8%5.9%
Other 272 11 4.1%4.6%
Bicycle 60 9 0.9%3.8%
Noncollision 48 8 0.7%3.4%
Sideswipe, S-D 752 6 11.4%2.5%
Parked 328 4 5.0%1.7%
Sideswipe, O-D 54 4 0.8%1.7%
Animal 5 1 0.1%0.4%
Other Object 21 0 0.3%0.0%
Total 6,620 237 100.0%100.0%
Crash Types
•Top three crash types as a percentage of fatal and serious injuries:
•Angle crashes
•Pedestrian crashes
•Fixed object crashes
•Pedestrian crashes make up 2.6% of total crashes but 24.9% of fatal and serious injury crashes
Pedestrian
Crashes
•184 pedestrian crashes
•62 fatal and serious injury
crashes
•Commercial Mixed-Use area is
about 11% of land in Renton and contains:
•60% of fatal and serious injury pedestrian crashes
•62% of all pedestrian crashes
Pedestrian Crashes Within
1/4 Miles of Schools
•52 total pedestrian crashes within ¼ mile of Schools
•14 fatal and serious injury
pedestrian crashes within ¼ mile
of Schools
•Pedestrian crashes make up 4.0% of total crashes within ¼ mile of
schools but are 31.7% of fatal and
serious injury crashes within ¼ mile of schools
Draft High-Injury
Network
•HIN includes:
•50 intersections (1% of Renton intersections)
•50% of severe intersection crashes
•50% of total intersection crashes
•15 road miles (4% of Renton road miles)
•76% of severe segment crashes
•47% of total segment crashes
Draft High-Injury
Pedestrian Network
•Pedestrian HIN includes:
•14 intersections (<1% of Renton intersections)
•49% of severe pedestrian intersection crashes
•37% of total pedestrian intersection crashes
•7 road miles (2% of Renton road miles)
•96% of severe pedestrian segment crashes
•96% of total pedestrian segment crashes
What we currently do
Existing Policies, Ordinances & Plans
•Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon and HAWK Signal Policy
•Revised Crosswalk Policy (2021)
•RMC Title X – Speed Limits (ch.11)
•RMC Title X – Traffic Code (ch.12)
•Traffic Barrier and Hazardous Object Removal Policy
•Barrier Free Mobility & ADA Transition Plan (2021)
•Bike & Trails Master Plan (2022)
•Comprehensive Sidewalk Plan (2024)
Existing Projects & Practices
•Two way conversion of Wells & Williams (raised intersections, bulb-outs, lighting upgrades, curb exts)
•Rainier Ave S. (wider sidewalks, HAWK signal, BAT lanes, regional trail upgrade)
•New HAWK signals: Duvall & 12th, Lake WA Blvd
•New ped-countdown signalheads (20 new heads thru Downtown and North Renton)
•Constructed 7th Street Cycle Track for bicycles
•Working with King County to implement the Trails and Bicycle Master plan projects (Eastrail Trail, Lake to Sound Trail)
Current Programs
Traffic Safety
•Crosswalks
•HAWKS & RRFB signals
•Safe Routes to School improvements
Intersection Safety
•Intersection and Level of Service
Improvements
•Signal operations and intersection
detection
Traffic Calming
•Speed Calming Devices (ex. Cushions)
•Speed studies
Walkway Program
•Close sidewalk gaps
•ADA-friendly pathways
•Complete street projects
Barrier Free (ADA) Program
•ADA ramps & push buttons
•Requests for ADA signage & markings
Where were going and Next Steps
•Continue our Safety Task Force meetings and Focus Group outreach
•Seek Council support to establish targets & goals for reducing fatalities (i.e. “zero fatalities” or percentage reduction based goals)
•RPD & City Attorney continue to work on traffic safety camera ordinance to install additional enforcement cameras
•Program Transportation Benefit District revenues toward new sidewalks, ADA ramps, ped improvements
•Begin to implement our Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) plan to upgrade detection-based technology at intersections and upgrade EMS-to-signal communications
Thank you!!