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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

Course Description:

Injuries from traffic crashes are a major cause of death and disability in the United States and around the world. In the United States injury from traffic crashes is the leading cause of death and disability for people ages 1 to 34, and a major cause for all groups.

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. Sessions and workshops will focus on the spotlight theme for the 2022 meeting: Innovating an Equitable, Resilient, Sustainable, and Safe Transportation System. The full 2022 program, including details on all sessions and workshops, is available now via the Online Program.

Tribal Transportation Safety Assessment (TTSA)

Needs assessment for the Karuk Tribe (Happy Camp, 2019)

Within the past year, several new resources have been developed for Street Story, an online community engagement tool that allows residents, community groups and agencies to collect information about transportation collisions, near-misses, general hazards and safe locations to travel.

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