The city of North Bend has been chosen for one of 78 federal grants to improve traffic safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists.

The grant comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All, a program that was authored by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D) of Washington. The projects funded by the program are “critical to stem the rise of pedestrian fatalities in the state,” a news release states.

North Bend’s grant for $200,000 will go toward a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan. The plan will prioritize Proven Safety Countermeasures, a collection of 28 countermeasures defined by the Federal Highway Administration.

“Deliverables include a Safety Priority Index System analysis, project list, implementation phasing, oversight approach, performance targets and measurement methods to reduce fatalities and serious injuries, which will inform future implementation,” the news release said.

According to the Washington State Department of Transportation, North Bend had 60 crashes in 2025, two of which resulted in serious injury. In the last five years, the city had eight crashes that involved pedestrians, one of which resulted in a fatality.

Pedestrian deaths in Washington are on the rise, according to the Washington State Patrol. In October, a pedestrian died in a hit-and-run on SE. North Bend Way in Snoqualmie.