CANCELLED – we apologize for the late notice, but due to our team being exposed to COVID, for the sake of public health, and to let our team isolate and recover, we have cancelled the Oct 13th Policy Hacking. We will be back next Month on the first Thursday – November 3rd – as usual. We think every kid in …
Category: VisionZeroTexas
El Paso City, County and MPO commit to Vision Zero
Every year dozens of people are injured or killed on El Paso area roadways, with around 40% of them being pedestrians – such as Rodolfo Hernandez (pictured below, photo by Omar Ornelas of the El Paso Times) who was struck by a motorist in downtown El Paso, and left with lasting physical and emotional scars. But all that could change …
Too Many Texas Cities are Dangerous by Design
Today Smart Growth America released their annual Dangerous by Design report, noting that “the number of people struck and killed while walking reached yet another new high in 2020” and the numbers for 2021 are looking worse. This is because while driving decreased in 2020, drivers continued to use our streets and roads exactly as they were designed… Dangerously. The …