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"I have the data, now what?" A closer look at data collection, collaboration, and planning between community and governmental agencies

DATE: Tuesday, May 17, 2022
TIME: 11am - 12pm PT

On April 21, 2022, the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) San Diego Chapter held their virtual April 2022 Luncheon, "Setting Speed Limits for Safety." The event included presentations with SafeTREC Co-Director Offer Grembek, "The Safe System Approach: Considerations for Speed Limits and Management" and

CSCRS Vision Zero & Safe System Research Highlighted in UTC Spotlight

On March 31, 2022 SafeTREC Researcher Julia Griswold commented on the steady rise of hit-and-run deaths in the last 15 years as a share of traffic deaths in an article, "Traffic safety crisis marked by spike in hit-and-run deaths" with CNN Business journalist M

On Monday March 28th, 2022 the California State Assembly Committee on Transportation held a hearing to discuss fourteen bills addressing transportation legislation around pedestrian and bicycle safety, speed safety systems, transportation planning and funding, and more.

UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) and California Walks are excited to announce a new 3-part training series, the “Strengthening Partnerships: A Peer Exchange Series for former CPBST sites” which will start on March 15, 2022.

Creating safer streets for walking & biking: apply for a CPBST in your community!

UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks are excited to announce applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) Program! 

CSCRS Collaborator Profile features SafeTREC's David Ragland

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Course Description:

The Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC), a program of the UC Berkeley School of Public Health, is a center involving academics, governmental officials, and community-based organizations in California. With sponsored funding, the Center’s objective is to prevent injuries from traffic collisions through projects encompassing research, training, public service, and/or policy. Please see the details below and upcoming review date for our open position.

UC Berkeley SafeTREC researchers, faculty and graduate students are excited to participate in the upcoming Transportation Research Board (TRB) 101st Annual Meeting, held in person this year January 9–13, 2022 in Washington, D.C.