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The 2024 SafeTREC Traffic Safety Facts series features the latest trends and data on various levels of traffic safety, including pedestrian and bicyclist safety, drug and alcohol-impaired driving, and emergency medical services.

Join the conversation with CPBS and get inspired for taking action in National Pedestrian Safety Month 2024

This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) partnered with 13 communities to help advance their pedestrian and bicycle safety goals. The team’s year just ended and their last round of reports are now publicly available!

This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) partnered with 8 new communities and 5 previous communities to help advance their pedestrian and bicycle safety goals: Altadena, Bakersfield, El Sereno, Jurupa Valley, Kingsburg, Knights Landing, Lamont, Orange Cove, Oxnard, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Tulare.

Public health safety concerns surrounding road use in the United States are prevalent, with the number of fatalities and serious injury crashes for those walking, biking, and rolling continuing to reach all-time highs. These burdens are also disproportionately felt by the most vulnerable road users, especially those in low-income and BIPOC communities. 

Join the conversation with CPBS and get inspired for taking action in Pedestrian Safety Month 2024

ITS Berkeley Awards 7 STRP Projects

In August, 2024 the UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) awarded seven new research proposals, totaling $595,000 through the Statewide Transportation Research Program (STRP) funded by the State of California through the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Senate Bill 1). Two of the proposals were awarded to SafeTREC Director Julia Griswold:

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.

Research Data Analyst

The Research Data Analyst responsibilities include:

Join us in welcoming new staff members to the SafeTREC team! 

Matthew Raifman
Transportation Safety Researcher

UC Berkeley SafeTREC associate director SangHyouk Oum and research data analyst Amalia Stahl will present at the Association of Transportation Safety Information Professionals (ATSIP) 2024 Traffic Records Forum on August 13, 2024 in San Diego, California. The Traffic Records Forum gathers transportation professionals, including data analysts and engineers, to discuss the best practices and newest collection methods of highway safety data and traffic records.

Join program partners UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks (Cal Walks) for the upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshop in East Bakersfield:

The UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) has announced the 2024 ITS awards, where three SafeTREC leadership and staff members and one alum have been recognized for their contributions towards creating a culture of excellence and increasing the research portfolio of SafeTREC and the ITS community.

This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP)(link is external) is partnering with 8 new communities and 5 previous communities to help advance their pedestrian and bicycle safety goals: Altadena, Bakersfield, El Sereno, Jurupa Valley, Kingsburg, Knights Landing, Lamont, Orange Cove, Oxnard, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Tulare.