SCAG's Go Human campaignlaunches new Traffic Safety Peer Exchange Summer Series
The Go Human campaignfrom the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has launched a new summer series of Traffic Safety Peer Exchanges that aim to convene traffic safety practitioners from throughout the six county region. The 12 virtual sessions will be conducted from June 9 through August 10, 2021 and held between 11am and 2:30pm PDT.
SafeTREC is excited to share that Senior Policy & Program Analyst, Katherine Chen and Co-Director Jill Cooper will be presenting in the series on June 9th and June 22! Registration is now open for the first five events in the series, and you can register for one or more of the events here.
Register Now for the June 9th Session!
Using Data to Craft a Safety Narrative: High Injury Networks
Wednesday, June 9, 2021 | 1pm-2:30pm PDT
A high injury network (HIN) provides a compelling data-driven story about where and how safety improvements can save the most lives. It also provides opportunities to get the public involved in proactively promoting traffic safety. An HIN helps communities locate where traffic safety problems exist and where efforts can be focused in the future. Join Go Human to learn innovative ways to incorporate crash and equity data to focus traffic safety efforts. Topics include varying approaches to HINs, strategies to incorporate equity into your HIN, prioritizing, and advancing improvements with a Vision Zero or Local Road Safety Plan. Register here for the session.
Speakers:
- Eric Dunlap, Civil Engineer, Los Angeles County Public Works
- Jesse Mint-Roth, Vision Zero Program Manager, City of San Jose
- Katherine Chen, Senior Policy Analyst, UC Berkeley SafeTREC
- Kevin Shin, Senior Director, Policy and Partnerships, Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition
Upcoming Session Topics
- June 16: Making Traffic Safety a Reality: Funding Strategies
- June 22: More Than a Checkbox: Better Community Engagement
- June 24: Traffic Safety is a Public Health Issue: Collaborating to Save Lives
- June 29: Repairing and Investing: Addressing Equity in the Built Environment
- June 23: Reimagining Community Safety
Visit the Traffic Safety Peer Exchange website for session descriptions, speaker information and registration links, and details on additional sessions occuring later in the series.