With four years to go, Seattle Council’s transportation chair calls for ‘performance audit’ of city’s traffic safety goals
A popular choice for leaders unsure of which way to turn when it comes to important policies and programs is an audit. Measurement will be the next step as the Seattle City Council’s transportation chair Rob Saka says he wants to take a hard look at the city’s progress on Vision Zero street and safety initiatives.
Saka says his committee will push forward with an audit of Seattle Department of Transportation efforts rather than focus on new legislative safety thrusts to reach the goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the city by 2030.
“By initiating this comprehensive review now, the City secures a critical multi-year window to implement data-driven adjustments,” a statement from Saka’s office reads, saying the West Seattle representative’s “proactive approach ensures Seattle is best positioned to meet its safety milestones and enhance road safety for all residents well before the 2030 deadline.”
Saka says his effort is beginning with Thursday morning’s transportation committee meeting as SDOT officials provide a review of 2025 traffic safety data and an overview of 2026 Vision Zero projects.
As of Thursday morning, SDOT’s planned presentation had not been posted to the council’s meeting agenda site.
At least 15 people were hit and killed by drivers on Seattle streets in 2025.
Earlier this year, Lilli Moreno was struck by a driver and killed while crossing E Pine.
Meanwhile, Thursday’s session will also include consideration of a proposed resolution to honorarily rename a portion of S Jackson between 28th and 29th Ave as Dr. RL Manaway, Sr. Way
Reverend Dr. Robert L. Manaway, Sr. is the Senior Pastor of Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church in Seattle, Washington, where he has faithfully served for over four decades and is a respected leader and serves in numerous denominational and civic roles. For his 40-year service promoting residential and outreach services throughout the Pacific Northwest and with his ministry extending nationally and internationally through preaching, teaching, missions, and humanitarian outreach, he is recognized though this honorary street designation.
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