The King County Target Zero program is a coalition of partners that aims to achieve zero serious crashes, injuries, and fatalities on our roadways. It was formed in 1998 by Public Health – Seattle and King County with funding from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission and state public health funds. State grants continue to support it.
Work collaboratively with traffic safety and community partners to create equitable traffic safety programs and plans to reduce collisions, injuries, and fatalities in King County, WA.
A future without collisions, injuries and fatalities, and all people can get where they need to safely and securely in King County, WA.
Equity and Social Justice · Climate Change and Sustainability · Shared Responsibility · Connectedness · Harm Reduction · Health and Safety for All
The coalition operates under a three-year strategic plan and is governed by a steering committee that outlines the priority areas of focus for traffic safety work in King County. The coalition also supports the state’s Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Target Zero, a data-driven strategic plan developed by Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
• Providing traffic safety education to the public and high-risk groups
• Educating coalition members on traffic safety trends and issues
• Providing a venue for people interested in traffic safety to network and collaborate
• Tracking traffic crash data and adjusting program activities to address needs
• Coordinating multi-jurisdictional patrols to enforce Washington’s DUI, speed, seatbelt, and other initiatives
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) supports a network of 17 Target Zero Managers (TZMs) throughout the state. TZMs actively manage grant-funded projects such as speed reduction, pedestrian safety and High-Visibility patrols like Click It or Ticket and Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Each WTSC region has at least one traffic safety task force that meets quarterly to review traffic safety issues in their region and make programming decisions.
The regional Target Zero Manager leads these task forces or coalitions, which include law enforcement and other traffic safety stakeholders. WTSC builds behavioral traffic safety programs that contribute to achieving Target Zero, when each and every road user gets home safely every day. WTSC funds Target Zero Managers to guide Target Zero coalitions across the state, and King County sits within Regions 7 (North King County) and 8 (South King County).
King County Target Zero one-pager
Strategic Plan 2024–2027
State Strategic Highway Safety Plan: Target Zero
Washington Traffic Safety Commission
King County-specific traffic safety data sheets