Building Programs in Spanish: The Importance of Culturally Relevant Pedestrian & Bicyclist Safety Programming
The recorded presentation of Building Programs in Spanish: The Importance of Culturally Relevant Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Programming from July 28, 2022 may be found at the UC Berkeley SafeTREC YouTube channel.
Join UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks as we welcome pedestrian and bicyclist safety champions from the primarily Spanish-speaking communities of Wilmington and Bakersfield. Gaby Segovia and Nancy Cid Gomez from Los Angeles Walks and Gema Perez from the Greenfield Walking Group will discuss the importance of language-accessible and culturally relevant programming and how such programs help build up the leadership of community members. Ana Lopez from SafeTREC will also share lessons learned and resources developed by our Comunidades Activas y Seguras program such as Lotería, a game to demonstrate the Safe System Approach in a culturally relevant way. This webinar will be conducted in Spanish, with simultaneous English interpretation.
Presenters
- Ana Lopez, Policy & Program Analyst, UC Berkeley SafeTREC
- Gaby Segovia, Safe Street Promotora Educator, Los Angeles Walks
- Gema Perez, Executive Director, Greenfield Walking Group
- Nancy Cid Gomez, Safe Streets Promotora Educator, Los Angeles Walks
Hosted by UC Berkeley SafeTREC & California Walks, as part of the Focus Cities program.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.