Our Plan
Vision Zero Webb Laredo is dedicated to all those who have been impacted by traffic violence. One death on our road is too many.
The Vision Zero Webb Laredo Safety Action Plan is the first step towards safer streets for everyone in our community. This plan is grounded in the Safe System Approach which aims to eliminate fatal and severe injuries by:
Anticipating human mistakes to prevent crashes before they occur.
Designing a transportation system that accommodates human vulnerabilities
This
Plan
Will be:
Equitable
It will address the disproportionate impacts of traffic fatalities on people, including those of color, low income households, older adults, and children.
Data Driven
Strategies in the plan will be built on actions that are proven to reduce fatal and severe injury crashes.
Accountable
The Plan will track and share progress with clear measures of success.
Partners within the Community
The Vision Zero Webb Laredo Safety Action Plan is a community plan drawing from perspectives and people’s experiences throughout the entire city and county.
Vision Zero Working Group (VZWG)
The group is charged with providing guidance and expertise in the development and implementation of the Vision Zero Webb Laredo Safety Action Plan that will provide specific actions and milestones to achieve zero fatalities and severe injuries on local roadways. They will ensure that actions proposed through the Vision Zero Webb Laredo Safety Action Plan (Plan) are grounded in local operational needs and are realistically implementable by the respective departments and authorities committed to achieving the Vision Zero goal.
- City of Laredo
- Webb County
- Laredo Webb County Area Metropolitan Planning Organization
- Other Government Organizations
- Local, county and state law enforcement and first responders
- Texas Department of Transportation
- Urban and Rural transit system authorities
Safe Transportation Advisory Council (STAC)
The council group is established to ensure the active involvement of community advocates and stakeholders representing various aspects of road safety including cycling, pedestrian safety, safe routes to schools, and general traffic safety and awareness. The STAC is meant to bring together diverse perspectives, align community needs, and prioritize investment in new, safer infrastructure for the traveling public within the City of Laredo and Webb County. Members of the STAC will offer guidance to inform development of a safety action plan for Vision Zero Webb Laredo that will provide specific actions and milestones to achieve zero fatalities and severe injuries on local roadways.
- Community based organizations
- Transportation safety advocates
- Interested individual stakeholders