EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — The El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization (EPMPO) Policy Board is set to vote on the Borderplex Safe Mobility Plan (BSMP) on Friday.
The plan aims to eliminate fatal and serious injury crashes in the Borderplex region, which saw approximately 213 serious injuries or fatalities and about 23,500 crashes in 2023.
MPO leaders say many of those incidents are preventable.
“As an MPO regional agency, we are trying to help individually all of those smaller communities to achieve this vision,” Eduardo Calvo, Executive Director of EPMPO, said.
The BSMP, funded by the federal Safe Streets and Roads for All program, will use crash data and traffic analysis to identify high-risk areas and guide safety improvements.
If adopted, the plan will initiate the formation of a Vision Zero Committee to oversee its implementation and support local safety projects.
The EPMPO will periodically review and update the plan to address evolving community needs and maintain a commitment to safer streets.
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