EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) -- The El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization (EPMPO) wants to reduce traffic fatalities across the Borderland region. The EPMPO held a media event on Saturday, Oct. 12 at Gallegos Park in Canutillo to announce that it is developing a Borderplex Safe Mobility Plan, a comprehensive plan to reduce traffic-related fatalities and crashes in the region. White flags signify deaths on the El Paso and Las Cruces region roads Photos by Edith Montero/KTSM The plan will cover all municipalities within El Paso County, as well as neighboring areas in Dona Ana and Otero counties in New Mexico. “The Borderplex Safe Mobility Plan will lay the groundwork for a safer future for our communities, ensuring that every resident can travel safely, whether they are driving, rolling, walking, biking or using public transportation,” said Eduardo Calvo, executive director of the El Paso Metropolitan Planning Organization. “Our first open house will mark an important milestone in our efforts to reduce roadway deaths and crashes in our community. However, we must work together to accomplish this goal. It is critical that the community participates and provides their input to help make our streets safer during the planning process.”   An open house will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, at MacArthur PK-8 School, 8101 Whitus Dr., in El Paso.  During the open house, community members will have the opportunity to be involved in the planning process, learn about the data that is being collected and share their opinion on how safety can be improved in the region, the EPMPO said. Community members will also have an opportunity to learn about and weigh in on the City of El Paso`s Climate Action Plan during the same open house, the EPMPO said. In 2023, over 200 people were killed on the region's roads and more than 23,500 crashes occurred across the Borderplex region, EPMPO said. "With nearly 2.7 million residents spanning El Paso, Las Cruces and Ciudad Juárez, this region faces unique roadway safety challenges. The heavy flow of commercial traffic through its ports of entry further underscores the need for systemic improvements. The plan will emphasize community-focused, data-driven recommendations to address crashes involving driving, walking, biking, rolling and public transportation," the organization said in a news release. The EPMPO will also work with key partners including the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) and agencies from Ciudad Juárez, México, to draft and execute the plan, according to the news release. The EPMPO Borderplex Safe Mobility Plan will consider all roadways within the EPMPO footprint, regardless of which agency or jurisdiction owns or operates the road or highway, the organization said.