Working to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries on Skagit County roads
The Regional Safety Action Plan (RSAP) addresses the critical issue of transportation safety within Skagit County. The region experiences many traffic-related incidents, including fatalities and serious injuries.
The plan seeks to identify and implement effective strategies to eliminate these deaths and serious injuries as well as enhance road safety for all users, creating a safer transportation environment and culture in Skagit County.
Skagit Council of Governments (SCOG) will collect feedback from local communities and entities; leverage safety and crash records and statistics from the region; and review key transportation safety problems in Skagit County. This initiative follows the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) guidance emphasizing a data-driven approach to achieve Vision Zero goals and to identify solutions and projects that will increase safe, healthy, and equitable mobility for all. Additional guidance in the state is provided through Washington’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan, Target Zero.
SCOG is working with local communities and partners to conduct a thorough analysis on the state of transportation safety in Skagit County. The analysis will then inform what tailored strategies, practices and projects could be implemented to meet the specific needs and conditions of the Skagit region. SCOG will then develop recommendations with potential actions to eliminate traffic-related deaths and serious injuries in Skagit County in the RSAP. A draft of the RSAP will be published in late 2025 and will be available for public review and comment before it is adopted.
Identifying solutions to improve safety in Skagit County will begin with a thorough understanding of the specific needs and unique conditions throughout the region. After the data-driven analysis has been conducted and the local community has provided feedback, solutions that emerge may include plans and policies for education and enforcement; corridor and intersection enhancements like roundabouts and improved signal operations; and facility improvements for pedestrians and cyclists to create better separation from vehicles, reduced speeds, enhanced signage and more.
Title VI Notice to the Public
SCOG fully complies with Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex. For more information, or to obtain a Title VI Complaint Form, visit SCOG’s website at scog.net/about/nondiscrimination. Sign language and interpretation services, and communication material in Spanish and alternative formats, can be arranged given sufficient notice by calling (360) 416-7876, TTY Relay 711.
ADA Notice to the Public
SCOG fully complies with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and does not discriminate on the basis of disability. For more information, or to file a grievance contact the ADA Coordinator, Kevin Murphy at 360-416-7871 or kmurphy@scog.net.
