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Implementation Defining projects, countermeasures, actions, and strategies is essential, but a coordinated implementation process is crucial to the success of this CSAP. Key considerations for effective implementation that align with SS4A grant requirements include: Oversight and Accountability Continue to meet with Stakeholder Group to help maintain sustained focus and success implementing projects and actions identified in the CSAP. This group could discuss delivery of projects, status of action items, and provide general support to advancing CSAP implementation. Coordination and Partnerships Provide regular updates on action plan progress and coordinating with key stakeholders and agency partners, such as local businesses, WSDOT, King County Metro, the Sheriff’s Department and Washington State Patrol, and the Fire Department. Regular communication with agency partners helps create sustained support, creates opportunities to bundle safety projects or initiatives with other related ongoing efforts, and facilitates CSAP implementation. Communication Continued communication with stakeholders and community members through the advisory committee and regular community outreach builds trust and support for Snoqualmie Pass’s safety goals. Strategies include communication across diverse challenges, publication of fact sheets on action plan progress, and regular public conversation on the topic of safety. Phasing and Sequencing To see meaningful progress in road safety performance, sustained commitment and investment is needed over different time horizons: Near-term implementation efforts may focus on successful completion of ongoing safety efforts and lower-cost improvements that can be constructed within three years. Mid-term implementation efforts may target larger and more comprehensive safety infrastructure and mobility projects and more complex programmatic efforts that require extensive cross- department collaboration from four to seven years. Long-term implementation efforts from eight years on may focus on initiating significant shifts in the Kittitas County’s approach to planning and design incorporating the Safe System Approach and implementation of other capital improvements that enhance access and mobility. Funding Funding can be a major hurdle in CSAP implementation. Staying up to date on relevant grant opportunities and proactively pursuing grant funding for the most competitive projects can help overcome funding hurdles. Kittitas County and plan stakeholders can take advantage of a variety of regional, state, and federal funding sources to finance safety project planning, design, and construction for the Snoqualmie Pass area. Funding, including required matches, and resources generally must be available from the County to provide successful grant application. See Table 11 for potential funding resources to consider. 68Kittitas County | Snoqualmie Pass Comprehensive Safety Plan