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December 8, 2025

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Spring 2026: Traffic Safety and Injury Control

Civil and Environmental Engineering C265 | Cross-Listed with Public Health C285

3 Units | Class #29661 | Tu - Th | 3:30-5 p.m.

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Join UC Berkeley SafeTREC's director Julia Griswold and guest presenters on Tuesday, December 16th from 11:10 am - 12:30 pm PT for the webinar "Land Use as a Fundamental Safety Strategy." This session is hosted by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). 

December 2, 2025

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 visiting student researcher Weijing Wang.

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

December 1, 2025

November 25, 2025

November 21, 2025

Apply now for our 2026 programs!

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November 18, 2025

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November 14, 2025

People who live or travel in Humboldt County have used the Street Story platform to make more than 1,500 reports of hazards, near-misses, crashes, and safe places on local streets, roads and highways as of November 5, 2025.

November 3, 2025

Join us in welcoming new members to the SafeTREC team! 


Phoebe Chiu

Student Assistant

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October 27, 2025

The 2025 SafeTREC Traffic Safety Facts series features the latest trends and data on various traffic safety topics, including pedestrian and bicyclist safety, drug and alcohol-impaired driving, and emergency medical services.

October 13, 2025

The Safe System Approach (SSA) is central to U.S. transportation safety. While progress is underway, it is often siloed and reactive. On October 28, 2025 SafeTREC director Julia Griswold will present a poster at the 2025 AASHTO Safety Summit and Peer Exchange in New Orleans, LA that proposes a Unified Safe System Implementation Framework combining concepts from public health, context-sensitive design, and kinetic energy risk management to address this.

Former SafeTREC visiting student researcher and current doctoral student at UC Davis School of Medicine and Institute of Transportation Studies Katarina Cook will be presenting the poster "At the Intersection of Hit-and-Runs and Homelessness: Pilot Risk Analysis and Postmortem Case Series" at the American Medical Association (AMA) Research Challenge virtual symposim.

October 8, 2025

On October 23, 2025 SafeTREC director Julia Griswold will present in the "Telling Your Story: Crafting a Compelling Grant Narrative" breakout session as part of the 2025 California Active Transportation Program Symposium in Davis, California.

October 6, 2025

Work with Us!

The Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is a multidisciplinary group affiliated with the School of Public Health and the Institute of Transportation Studies. Our mission is to inform decision-making and empower communities to improve roadway safety for all, with an emphasis on vulnerable road users in California. We achieve this by working with academics, government agencies, and community-based organizations. We currently have one position open. Please see the details below and upcoming review date.

October 2, 2025

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month! Get inspired to advance safer walking for all in your community and explore the final reports from our Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP). This year, we partnered with 13 communities to help advance their pedestrian and bicycle safety goals. 

On Wednesday, October 8, 2025, SafeTREC postdoctoral researcher Sujin Lee will present "Evaluate the effects of speed camera installation using telematics data in San Francisco" in the upcoming Metrolab Student Showcase as part of the Talk with the Experts Series. The webinar will showcase the groundbreaking research from the 2025 INRIX x MetroLab Challenge winners.

September 30, 2025

Needs Assessment: California Safe System Institute for Road Safety

UC Berkeley’s Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) has released the California Safe System Institute for Road Safety Executive Summary, highlighting findings from a statewide Needs Assessment conducted in partnership with Vision Zero Network and Fehr & Peers. Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.