As the summer rolls on, our Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training Program (CPBST) continues to work with communities across the state of California to advance their pedestrian and bicycle safety goals. In 2023, the CPBST program is partnering with 7 new communities to:
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review pedestrian and bicycle crash data and safety strategies;
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facilitate a walking and biking assessment;
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strategize with participants to define specific community pedestrian and bicycle safety goals and actionable next steps; and
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empower participants to strengthen collaborations to implement specific walking and biking safety recommendations.
As of 2022, SafeTREC and California Walks have conducted 119 pedestrian and bicycle safety trainings throughout California.
Each training results in a final report that summarizes the outcomes of the workshop and provides community and Project Team recommendations based on observed pedestrian and bicycle safety concerns, Safe System strategies, and workshop participants’ priorities.
The program is also partnering with 5 former CPBST sites to provide follow-up technical assistance to support the community’s implementation of programs, projects, and recommendations outlined in their community’s CPBST Summary and Recommendations Report.
Explore the latest CPBST Reports to inform efforts to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety in your community!
Cover of the Arlanza Elementary School, Riverside Summary and Recommendations Report.
Arlanza Elementary School in Riverside, California
The City of Riverside requested a CPBST for Arlanza Elementary School to:
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Increase walking and biking safety around campus and the surrounding community in order to encourage more people to walk, bike, and use public transportation; and
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Develop momentum and support for Safe Routes to School programming at Arlanza Elementary School, including the development of a Safe Routes To School Action Plan and Study.
The Arlanza Elementary School CPBST workshop convened the larger local community on March 8, 2023 at the school campus. Seventeen community members participated in the workshop, including Arlanza Elementary School staff and parent volunteers, the City of Riverside, Riverside Police Department, and neighbors.
Read the full report to learn more about the outcomes of the workshop and community and Project Team recommendations for the community.
El Cerrito and Richmond Annex
In August of 2022, Cal Walks and SafeTREC (Project Team) hosted a CPBST with residents and representatives of the City of El Cerrito, the City of Richmond, West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee, El Cerrito Trail Trekkers, and others. The 2022 CPBST highlighted safety concerns on Central Avenue, the primary route between the El Cerrito Plaza Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Station and the San Francisco Bay Trail (Bay Trail), and identified community walking and biking safety infrastructure needs and improvements to provide a safe, comfortable alternative path.
After the workshop, the Planning Committee focused its efforts on formalizing an alternative route from the El Cerrito Plaza BART Station to the Bay Trail, which became the main focus of this follow-up technical assistance training. With the aid of local city planners, the training aimed to identify key projects to implement in the near term that can improve the safety of those walking and biking along the proposed BART to Bay Trail while also encouraging more neighbors to use the route. Read the full report to learn more about the discussions and outcomes of the technical assistance training.
South Stockton
In August of 2022, Cal Walks and SafeTREC (Project Team) hosted a CPBST with South Stockton residents, Reinvent South Stockton Coalition, Community Partnership For Families Of San Joaquin, San Joaquin County Public Health Services, and Safe Kids San Joaquin County. The 2022 CPBST identified walking and biking safety infrastructure needs existing in the Williams Brotherhood Park community, including a lack of bicycling infrastructure and limited bus routes with schedules that do not serve commuters well.
Since the CPBST, the Stockton Electric Bike Share Program (Bike Stockton Program) launched, with plans to establish a hub at Williams Brotherhood Park in the summer of 2023. Along with the new hub, the program will also establish new bike infrastructure in the city, which became the main focus of the follow-up technical assistance conversations between the Planning Committee and the Project Team. Read the full report to learn more about the discussions and outcomes of the technical assistance training.
Explore our interactive map of the CPBST Program to view summary reports where available of each workshop proceeding, including ideas identified during the process and recommendations for pedestrian/bicycle safety projects, policies, and programs.
View a web accessible, text version of the CPBST Interactive Map
The Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) program is a joint project of UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks. Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The CPBST program works with local neighborhood residents and health, transportation and safety advocates to understand a community’s walking and biking safety concerns and advance their pedestrian and bicycle safety goals. We work to strengthen collaboration between all safety partners, discuss transportation safety information and local crash data, and collectively develop a community-driven safety action plan. Our team works with a local Planning Committee to customize the workshop to fit the unique needs of each community.