EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization (EPMPO) wants to reduce traffic fatalities across the Borderland region.
The EPMPO held a media event on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Gallegos Park in Canutillo to announce that it is developing a Borderplex Safe Mobility Plan, a comprehensive plan to reduce traffic-related fatalities and crashes in the region.
White flags signify deaths on the El Paso and Las Cruces region roads Photos by Edith Montero/KTSM
The plan will cover all municipalities within El Paso County, as well as neighboring areas in Dona Ana and Otero counties in New Mexico.
In 2023, over 200 people were killed on the region’s roads and more than 23,500 crashes occurred across the Borderplex region, EPMPO said.
An open house will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at MacArthur PK-8 School, 8101 Whitus Dr., in El Paso.
During the open house, community members will have the opportunity to be involved in the planning process, learn about the data that is being collected and share their opinion on how safety can be improved in the region whether someone is driving, walking, biking or using public transportation, the EPMPO said.
Community members will also have an opportunity to learn about and weigh in on the City of El Paso`s Climate Action Plan during the same open house, the EPMPO said.
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