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Join the conversation with CPBS about improving transportation systems for nondrivers

There’s a statistic that sticks in the minds of many who work on traffic safety issues: The U.S., among wealthy nations, has the highest rate of road traffic fatalities. People in the U.S. are nearly three times more likely to die in a car crash than people in Australia, and six times more likely than in Sweden.

UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks are excited to share news about the communities throughout California that we will be partnering with this year as part of our 2025 Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA) program!

Join the conversation with CPBS about the latest NACTO and AASHTO bike guides

UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to announce our 2025 online peer exchange series as part of the Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA) program. This two part webinar series aims to support agencies and communities working to advance safer walking and biking throughout California.

New report explores the benefits and limitations of using a VR environment to assess individuals’ bike infrastructure preferences

Join UC Berkeley SafeTREC's transportation safety researcher Matthew Raifman on Tuesday, March 18th from 12:10 pm - 1:00 pm PT for his presentation, "Active Transportation: a climate and health solution." This session is part of the Latest in Public Health Research series from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, a virtual lunchtime series of talks featuring cutting-edge research from Berkeley Publi

Advancing safer walking, biking and rolling across California

Our hearts are with you, families, friends and communities being deeply affected by the wildfires in Los Angeles County. We understand the immense challenges and disruptions caused by the recent wildfires, and we want to do everything we can to support during this difficult time.