Austin Mayor Steve Adler has proclaimed November 18, 2018 as World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims in Austin. In November of every year Texas marks a grim anniversary. Every single day, for the last 18 years, a family has lost a loved one to traffic violence in Texas. But the losses are even bigger than that, because an average of 10 people die …
On average, ten people die using the Texas transportation system every day. Most of them are riding in cars and trucks. Many die riding motorcycles. Many die walking or riding in a wheelchair. Many die riding bicycles. We can end traffic deaths in Texas. Farm&City is working with a coalition of organizations to host the local World Day of Remembrance …
In the record turnout midterm election, City of Austin voters passed a $160 million transportation bond that included no promises to add car-priority lane capacity or “combat congestion”. Proposition G included $20 million explicitly for sidewalks and $15 million for the Vision Zero program – which aims to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the city to zero by …