Funding and the Importance of Public Involvement in Implementing Suggestions
Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT | Register for the Peer Exchange
UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to announce our 2024 online peer exchange session as part of the Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA) program on how local agencies are successfully implementing complete streets safety improvements to make walking, biking and rolling safer in their communities. This peer exchange is designed to support agencies as they work to implement safety improvements as suggested in their CSSA final reports.
Join us on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 10:00 am for “Funding and the Importance of Public Involvement in Implementing Suggestions'' with Philip Soares, Traffic Engineer with the City of Modesto. In this session, he will share his agency’s experiences implementing safety improvements as suggested in their CSSA report, the challenges they faced and how they overcame them, and how they used the final report to gain funding and engage the public.
Based on the results of a prior survey of former CSSA participants, agencies shared some challenges they face implementing the suggested improvements. Reasons provided include community/political opposition, funding, and time constraint.
We hope that this peer exchange session helps your agency to come up with ideas for overcoming some of the challenges that you have faced and to move forward with implementing the suggestions in your CSSA report. Register now for the 7/16 Peer Exchange.
Presenter:
- Philip Soares, Traffic Engineer, City of Modesto
If you require an accommodation for effective communication (ASL interpreting/CART captioning, alternative media formats, etc.) to fully participate in this event, please contact Lisa Peterson at lisapeterson@berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
If you have any questions, please contact us at safetrec@berkeley.edu.
About the CSSA
SafeTREC is offering free Complete Streets Safety Assessments (CSSA) to 16 California communities, including cities and public schools/colleges with a population greater than 2,500, all counties, and all Federally Recognized Tribes.
CSSAs are comprehensive transportation safety assessments that focus on pedestrian and bicycle safety. They help eligible communities identify and implement traffic safety solutions that lead to improved safety for all users of California’s roadways.
The CSSA peer exchange is supported by funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
