Every two days on average three people die on the streets of the Houston region - 667 people died in 2014. Nearly every single day another Houston area family forever loses a loved one, all too often due to a traffic collision that could have been avoided.

We must treat traffic deaths in the Houston region as the public health crisis it is. This crisis will not be fixed overnight, but with the proper leadership, we can begin making progress immediately. All traveling Houstonians, whether it be via bicycle, car, bus, or their own two feet, deserve to move safely through the streets of Houston.