Jan. 8, 2026 — Redmond, WA Redmond has secured $300,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program to fund quick-build traffic calming measures, lane reductions, midblock pedestrian crossings with flashing beacons, and two roundabouts in downtown and the city’s southeast side.
The funding, announced late December 2025, aims to address road safety following one fatality and 13 serious injuries on Redmond’s roads in 2025, according to Seattle Times reporting.
Redmond is sharing a larger $2.06 million allocation with neighboring King County cities Des Moines and North Bend as part of $5.4 million awarded to six communities across King and Snohomish counties.
The initiative supports Washington state’s “Target Zero” goal of eliminating traffic deaths and serious injuries. U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., authored the program, which is included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Everett, the top Democrat on the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, applauded the funding, saying it “stops preventable tragedies and supports efforts to keep people safe and the economy moving.”
Local coverage in a Jan. 6 Patch newsletter highlighted the $2.06 million shared grant amid declining serious crashes statewide in 2025.
Broader context shows Washington communities have received $88.8 million for 78 projects since the program’s inception. Statewide, 733 people died on roads in 2024, down from 810 in 2023 but above pre-pandemic levels.
For more on local impacts, see the Washington Traffic Safety Commission dashboard.
