Velo Paso

Our friends in Velo Cruces would like us to chime in

This is an important planning effort to make roads safer for all users, with an emphasis for bicyclists and pedestrians. The study is for all areas outside Las Cruces city limits and the interstate roads. Our Velo Paso friends should also take a look as many of them ride inside Doña Ana county. The link to the project website is https://engage.bhinc.com/DACCRSAP and the link to the interactive map is https://engage.bhinc.com/DACCRSAP/interactive-map This planning effort can lead to additional implementation grants to make a safer bicycling community.

Want to learn more about the City of El Paso's School Zone Action Plan, and how to make it easier for children to walk and bike to school?

Safe Routes to School
Open House: 5:30-7:30pm Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Center for Civic Engagement - 304 Texas, Ave, 17th Floor

Whether it's for commuting or exploring, bikes are an important element of American transportation. Bicycle Safety Month reminds us that safe bike infrastructure boosts local economies and connects neighborhoods.

Which would you prefer:
Safe, protected bike lanes, or a pledge from drivers not to hit cyclists?

City Proposes 'Cyclist Oath' in Bid to Eliminate Bike Lanes The concept behind the "Cyclist Oath" is simple yet provocative: by asking drivers to take a solemn vow to avoid collisions with cyclists.

Is your bicycle built for two? ❤️❤️
..cause seriously, the law says if you're both gonna ride on that bike together, each rider has to have their own saddle. It's all about being safe, legal and having fun out there. 😊 ☺️

"A new study reveals how unconscious bias leads us to neglect negative externalities of driving. You may call it ‘car brain,’ but this research team calls it ‘motonormativity.’"

Cars are rewiring our brains to ignore all the bad stuff about driving We tend to turn a blind eye to the social ills of driving.

It turns out slower speeds are good for our safety, our air quality, the climate and our health -

In a win for the climate, urban speed limits are dropping » Yale Climate Connections Slower traffic speeds protect pedestrians and cyclists, helping more people access climate-friendly transportation.

Back in the 1960's, when freeways were being built all across the nation, they were seen as progress and economic development...

Problem is, they came at a high cost to the mostly minority neighborhoods they were built through - and the costs to these communities are still racking up.

A New Orleans neighborhood confronts the racist legacy of a toxic stretch of highway There's a new federal fund to address highways that cut through minority and low-income neighborhoods, like New Orleans' Claiborne Expressway. But should the noisy highway be upgraded, or moved away?

You can do everything right, but...
It's time for better infrastructure, and better driver behavior that starts with paying attention to vulnerable road users to end serious and fatal traffic crashes. And that includes lower speeds and Complete Streets that provide safe comfortable routes for people to walk, bike, roll and to access transit.

Opinion: Reflective Gear Won’t Stop Cyclists from Being Hit by Cars – Better Bike Lanes Will Joseph Crandall was hit while biking despite "doing all the right things." The solution to better cycling safety isn't more hi-viz gear.

Congress could make vehicles more dangerous for pedestrians–tell them NO!

Congress could make vehicles more dangerous for pedestrians–tell them NO! Congress is voting TOMORROW on stopping requirements for live-saving technologies in vehicles. Over 42,000 people were killed last year in traffic crashes and some members of Congress want to do nothing to save lives. Tell them we need safer vehicles: https://p2a.co/gf76rlj

Amsterdam wasn't always Amsterdam...

How this city became bicycle friendly

Hi Guys, you should add this to your calendars

EL PASO DISTRICT BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN PROJECTS PUBLIC MEETING
Thursday, Sept. 28

Burges High School Blackbox Theater
7800 Edgemere Blvd.​
El Paso, TX 79925

From 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm (MDT)

Our own Policy Director, Scott White has been working for for us here in El Paso, as well as across the state with Farm&City to make our streets and roads safer for us all

Policy Successes in Texas - America Walks Learn about the remarkable achievements and impactful walking action plan from Scott White, a 2021 Walking College Fellow.

El Paso's new Complete Streets policy has been rated as 3rd best in the NATION! Great job to our El Paso Complete Streets team for doing such a great job.

Best Complete Streets Policies 2023   Evaluate your policy: The Coalition’s framework we use to score policies is open-source. Anyone can use our Complete Streets Policy Evaluation tool to evaluate existing policies or an in-progress one being drafted. Identify strengths and weaknesses by downloading the tool here. Thank you, Stant...

The folks working on the I-10 widening - yes, they're still working on the Environmental Impact Statement - are part of the Road Expansion Lobby, and wherever you go, these are things they don't want you to know...

The Road Expansion Lobby Doesn’t Want You to Read This Let’s bust five myths on this highway expansion project.

We have the chance to help make our streets safer, please take a moment to send your State Representative a message asking for their support on HB 2224, the Safe Neighborhood Streets bill

Support Safe Neighborhood Streets - HB 2224. Write your letter TODAY Please support the Texas Safe Neighborhood Streets bill, HB 2224. Write your letter TODAY to your representative in the Texas House, before the vote on the House floor on Wednesday, April 19th:

We're constantly told we have to address "congestion" on our roads before we can address other issues (like bike lanes, sidewalks, or ending traffic violence), but as the author notes, "It is irresponsible for transportation agencies to expand highways in ways that contradict other community goals." including our health, safety, and ability to walk, bike or take transit...

A Serious Critique of Congestion Costs and Induced Vehicle Travel Impacts Some highway advocates continue to claim that roadway expansions are justified to reduce traffic congestion. That's not what the research shows. It's time to stop obsessing over congestion and instead strive for efficient accessibility. 6 minute read March 14, 2023, 7:00 AM PDT By Todd Litman Mr Doo...

LAST DAY TO APPLY - MAR 10

The Walking College is an online educational program and is geared toward early-to-middle-stage advocates eager to organize in communities to expand access to walkable, vibrant, safe, and accessible places. Fellows hone in on a problem in their community they wish to address, develop the knowledge and skills they need to help bring about positive change, with feedback from mentors and peers create a plan for getting the work done, and in the process become some of America Walks’ most valuable grassroots partners.

Walking College - America Walks Now Accepting 2023 Applications! The Walking College is an online educational program and is geared toward early-to-middle-stage advocates eager to organize in communities to expand access to walkable, vibrant, safe, and accessible places. Fellows hone in on a problem in their community they wish to...

"It’s like putting a lid on the freeway. So, the freeway will be allowed to continue moving east and west traffic underneath. But then, they have space on top to do something really cool and really transformational"

What would be really be transformational is not building or widening more roads just for cars, or promoting infrastructure that deflects from the harm that will come from widening I-10. We should be talking about making it easier and safer for people to walk, roll or take transit everywhere in El Paso. Will the deck park do that? Nope.

If you can, please attend these meetings to tell the powers that be is the deck park might be cool, but we really need safer streets - all across the city - that everyone, of all ages and abilities can use

Talk of ‘Deck Plaza’ in Downtown raise questions EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – The Deck Plaza Project would connect the Downtown area with neighborhoods across the interstate by also providing additional space above the highway to add amenities. …

"No amount of new roads will ever eliminate congestion because the more roads get built, the more people drive."

https://www.dezeen.com/2023/01/11/congestion-roads-cities-traffic-sustainable-transport-phineas-harper/ #

"Cities should not just build green transport but actively dismantle car infrastructure" Instead of desperately trying to reduce road congestion in the short term, politicians should be using traffic as a tool for making urban transport more sustainable, writes Phineas Harper.

You can move lots of vehicles with freeways, but you can move lots more people when you design your community for people.

“A bucket is a useful tool, but at lunch it’s no substitute for a spoon.

Efforts to build cities around cars fail because like buckets, cars are useful tools that can’t serve all needs well.

The pursuit of drive-everywhere cities serves no one well—not even drivers.” - Peter Norton, author of Fighting Traffic

No, our streets are not just for cars...

Las Cruces bicyclist shot in cheek speaks out after road rage incident leaves scar An El Paso man is facing charges after police believe he shot a bicyclist on University Avenue in Las Cruces. Here's what happened