Vision Zero Texas

Texas leads the nation in traffic deaths. We can lead the nation in ending traffic deaths. Vision Zero Texas is a project of @FarmAndCity, a 501c3 nonprofit.

[TxDOT @TxDOT]

Friday marked 25 years since the last deathless day on Texas roads. To commemorate the lives lost in crashes, TxDOT announced a renewed partnership with Texas DPS and invited families of victims to share their stories, calling on everyone across the state to help #EndTheStreakTX.

[Jay Blazek Crossley @JayCrossley]

The Texas House will vote on SB 1013, the Safe Driveways bill, on Tuesday or Wednesday!

Please write your rep right now!

https://t.co/Y0rxyqAxKv

#txlege

[FarmAndCity @FarmAndCity]

Cities like Fort Worth need help making streets safe.

The Texas House Committee on Transportation is considering HB 5253, the Safe Neighborhood Streets today at #txlege.

https://t.co/wDNTwaepdX

[Vision Zero Texas @VisionZeroTexas]

Every kid in Texas deserves the right to live on a Safe Neighborhood Streets with 20 mph speed limit and design speed.

Tell #txlege you want to end the ban on Safe Neighborhood Streets!

[Jay Blazek Crossley @JayCrossley]

Once again I’ll be at the Texas House Committee on Transportation Thu morning asking #txlege to end the ban keeping cities from providing Safe Neighborhood Streets, like counties can give the kids in unincorporated neighborhoods.

Please contact your reps

https://t.co/tg4AvaPkLc

[FarmAndCity @FarmAndCity]

🚨 Big moment: HB 5253 (Safe Neighborhood Streets) and HB 535 (Safe Passing) will be heard Thursday in the House Transportation Committee! Help us push these life-saving safety bills forward — take 2 minutes to write your rep: https://t.co/2hjvHqS98h

[FarmAndCity @FarmAndCity]

Last minute gift idea!

Donate today to give meaningful hope for change in Texas public policies to give us the freedoms of walking, biking, cars & transit without the daily risk of death & affordable options to live healthy, low-carbon lifestyles.

https://t.co/lj7hOxvxAg

[Houston Chronicle Opinion @ChronOpinion]

Dangerous Crossings: A Chronicle opinion series on trains | Opinion https://t.co/1OTiOKwuYU

[Houston Chronicle Opinion @ChronOpinion]

A 2-year-old was killed in a crosswalk. Why hasn't the driver been charged? | Opinion https://t.co/fmXsmBvZfT

[Vision Zero Texas @VisionZeroTexas]

Thanks everyone who gathered at the Texas State Capitol this evening to honor those we have lost in Texas traffic crashes and elevate solutions to end traffic deaths at #txlege and at our cities and counties.

#WDoR2024 #TxWDOR2024

[Vision Zero Network @Visionzeronet]

"Officials, advocates & people who’ve lost loved ones in crashes are coming together at the local level & showing bipartisan demand for safe streets. We’re seeing major momentum for change at the local level in red & blue communities alike." https://t.co/bkqkzaCjn7

[Vision Zero Texas @VisionZeroTexas]

Send your letter today to ask your representatives in the Texas House and Senate #txlege and Governor Abbott @GregAbbott_TX to pass meaningful legislation this Spring that will reduce the number of people killed in crashes on Texas streets and roads.

https://t.co/TTvoVCs0L8

[Vision Zero Texas @VisionZeroTexas]

Today, Texans remember those killed in traffic crashes. Some gather on the South Steps of the Capitol at 5pm. Others will 4,167 steps to remember those killed in the last year. Some post in honor of those hurt in crashes. Some change policies to end the traffic deaths. #WDoR2024

[Vision Zero Texas @VisionZeroTexas]

Today, Texans remember those killed in traffic crashes. Some gather on the South Steps of the Capitol at 5pm. Others will 4,167 steps to remember those killed in the last year. Some post in honor of those hurt in crashes. Some change policies to end the traffic deaths. #WDoR2024

[Vision Zero Texas @VisionZeroTexas]

Join us this Sunday, November 17th on the south steps of the Texas State Capitol to honor the memory of 4,167 people who lost their lives on Texas streets and roads in the past year. https://t.co/9efcAUsRdt

[Jay Blazek Crossley @JayCrossley]

Next Sunday 11/17 is World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims. @VisionZeroTexas will host the Texas vigil on the South Steps of the Texas Capitol.

After the vigil we will take 4,167 steps around the Capitol honoring each person killed in 12 months of Texas car crashes.

[Vision Zero Texas @VisionZeroTexas]

Thanks @TxDOT & @HoustonPlanning & @HouPublicWorks for all the great work in the last several years to improve Houston street design w/ safety improvements like this roundabout improving more Houstonians’ lives.

Hopefully local & state leaders will continue caring about safety.

[Federal Highway Admn @USDOTFHWA]

Everyone deserves safe roads. The Safe System approach puts a special focus on pedestrians and bicyclists, who are more vulnerable in crashes. Find out how this approach enhances safety for pedestrians and bicyclists: https://t.co/FYKbmiGC33
#PedestrianSafetyMonth

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

Primer on Safe System Approach for Pedestrians and Bicyclists 🔖 by @VHBnow @USDOTFHWA

https://t.co/jiYZtCB78q

[Andy Boenau @Boenau]

Driver speed is one of the fundamental problems that modern culture isn't ready to break free from.

Chances of life-altering crash increase with speed, and it's especially dangerous for young & old people.

[FarmAndCity @FarmAndCity]

Meaningful progress is happening in Dallas w/ @TxDOTDallas @NCTCOGtrans & @DDOTransport working together to make the city’s most dangerous street safe.

We support community leaders calling for immediate changes. The dangerous design speed can be fixed w/ interim improvements.

[Vision Zero Texas @VisionZeroTexas]

Sadly, it appears more people died in City of Houston traffic crashes in the first 6 months of the year than in any previous year.

The people of Houston deserve a better transportation system. Leaders at all levels have options to reduce these preventable tragic deaths.

[Jay @jayrjordan]

New: The number of people dead in Houston traffic crashes outnumbered the city’s homicides in the first half of 2024.

Houston homicides are on track to reach a five-year low while fatal crashes could reach a five-year high by year’s end

https://t.co/dn6xztgyes