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July 1, 2024

Welcome back to the SafeTREC Spotlight Series where we highlight a SafeTREC team member and share their stories, work and interest in transportation and safety research. In today's post, meet Research Data Analyst Liza Lutzker.

Can you share a little bit about yourself and your role at SafeTREC?

June 28, 2024

Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) releases first annual report for 2023

June 27, 2024

Funding and the Importance of Public Involvement in Implementing Suggestions

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT | Register for the Peer Exchange

June 26, 2024

Join us in welcoming our new staff member to the SafeTREC team! 

Krista Nordback
Research Data Analyst

Krista Nordback smiling, facing the camera in a dark red top with a teal blue box with white tessellation design to her left.

New research brief highlights mobility safety needs for California’s affordable housing residents and provides recommendations to better connect mobility safety improvements with anticipated affordable housing developments.

June 25, 2024

June 18, 2024

Join program partners UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks for these upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops in the following communities:

June 5, 2024

Upcoming forum to highlight the importance of traffic safety throughout CaliforniaCalifornia Office of Traffic Safety Logo

June 4, 2024

Join us in welcoming our new staff member to the SafeTREC team! 

Karen Nguyen Vo
Communications Coordinator

Karen stands smiling facing the camera wearing her UCB graduation sash, with Sather Gate behind her and a blue box with a white tessellation pattern to her left

May 17, 2024

Work with Us!

The Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is a program of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health and the Institute of Transportation Studies. The Center’s objective is to prevent injuries from traffic crashes through projects encompassing research, training, public service, and policy. We currently have one position open. Please see the details below and upcoming review date.


Traffic Safety Researcher

The Traffic Safety Researcher will:

May 16, 2024

Join program partners UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks for these upcoming Comunidades Activas y Seguras (CAyS) and Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops in the following communities:

May 6, 2024

Welcome back to the SafeTREC Spotlight Series where we highlight a SafeTREC team member and share their stories, work and interest in transportation safety. In today's post, meet Program and Policy Analyst Lucia Ornelas.

Can you share a little bit about yourself and your role at SafeTREC?

April 29, 2024

April 24, 2024

This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) will partner with eight communities throughout California to discuss, plan, and implement active transportation safety improvements. We’re excited to announce the start of our site visits this week!


April 10, 2024

Join us in welcoming our new staff member to the SafeTREC team! 

Noelani Fixler
Policy and Program Analyst

Noelani Fixler faces the camera smiling, in a black and white portrait to the right, with a branded blue box to the left with white tessallation design overlaid

April 2, 2024

UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to announce the launch of our new California Traffic Safety Dashboard, a series of tools designed to allow users to visualize crash data and traffic safety activities in conjunction with demographics in California. 

California Traffic Safety Dashboard - do your own analysis or visualize traffic safety at a glance

The following Tools are currently available: 

March 29, 2024

This year as part of SafeTREC's Complete Streets Safety Assessment Program (CSSA) we are excited to share that we will be partnering with 16 communities throughout California to identify and implement traffic safety solutions that lead to improved safety for all users.

Participants at the Santa Cruz Complete Streets Safety Assessment conducting a walk audit

March 26, 2024

I have the data, now what? Part 2Eight people conducting a walk assessment on a neighborhood sidewalk during a Street Story training in Boyle Heights

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 | 1pm - 2pm PT | Register now