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Located at the boundary of Kittitas and King Counties, Snoqualmie <br />Pass, WA is a small mountain community nestled in the Cascades. <br />Snoqualmie Pass, a place that has many identities: a destination for <br />winter sports , summer hiking, and mountain biking; a desirable resort <br />community that is highly accessible to the Seattle metro area; a center <br />of commerce where truckers and travelers can rest, eat, and access <br />services; and finally, it is home to 354 permanent residents, which <br />include both retirees and employees of Snoqualmie Pass’s bustling <br />recreation industry. <br />These identities shape the experience for people who use the roads and trails—traffic volumes are <br />highly variable, peaking seasonally and around weekends and key holidays, and many travelers are <br />unfamiliar with using the roadway network to reach key recreational destinations. The mix of modes <br />includes personal vehicles, large trucks, recreational vehicles, as well as people on foot, on bike, and <br />traveling via snowmobile. <br />Reviewing crash data is a foundational element <br />of any effective safety action plan. <br />It enables agencies to identify locations along the public roadway to implement safety <br />countermeasures, understand contributing factors to crashes, and prioritize interventions. This <br />plan analyzes patterns in crash frequency, severity, and type—especially those involving vulnerable <br />road users such as pedestrians and cyclists—to make data-driven decisions that maximize safety <br />outcomes along the roadway. Regular crash data review also supports WSDOT, King County, and <br />Kittitas County in performance monitoring, it helps justify funding for improvements, and ensures <br />that resources are allocated where they will have the greatest impact. <br />Between 2014 and 2023, there were 107 reported collisions in Snoqualmie Pass, including three <br />collisions that resulted in serious injuries or death. In response, the Snoqualmie Pass CSAP adopts <br />a Safe System Approach, aimed at proactively reducing and ultimately eliminating transportation- <br />related deaths and serious injuries. <br />What is a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan? <br />Kittitas County is drafting a CSAP for <br />Snoqualmie Pass to improve transportation <br />safety and mobility. A CSAP serves as a <br />strategic roadmap focused on reducing <br />and ultimately eliminating serious injuries <br />and fatalities on the transportation <br />network. This plan is tailored to the unique <br />conditions and challenges of Snoqualmie <br />Pass. <br />This CSAP aims to proactively address the needs of <br />all road users by targeting known safety and mobility <br />hotspots and by anticipating future issues through <br />forward-looking safety and capacity planning. In <br />addition to guiding local safety improvements, the <br />CSAP supports Kittitas County’s long-range capital <br />planning and qualifies as an action plan under the <br />U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Safe <br />Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program and other <br />relevant grant opportunities. <br />12Kittitas County | Snoqualmie Pass Comprehensive Safety Plan