Explore links to articles, news, podcasts and more featuring SafeTREC research, education, and public service, as well as quotes from researchers, staff and students!
April 16, 2024
Opinion: Distracted drivers should put down cell phones
Mercury News
April 12, 2024
Colorado, are you ready for motorcyclists to legally ride between lanes?
Coloradoan
March 19, 2024
Menlo Park partners with UC Berkeley SafeTREC for street safety assessments
InMenlo
February 22, 2024
Is the SMART Train Easing Highway 101 Traffic in Marin and Sonoma?
Bay Curious, KQED
February 6, 2024
Lawmakers propose bill to install speed controllers on vehicles
Daily Trojan
January 31, 2024
If Drivers Won't Slow Down, Proposed New Law Requires Cars Do It for Them
California Local
January 30, 2024
14th Street safety redesign is breaking ground
The Oaklandside
January 2024
California Annual Report 2023
California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
2023
December 8, 2023
Tesla Cybertruck's stiff structure, sharp design raise safety concerns - experts
Reuters
November 20, 2023
Map: Speed cameras are likely to be placed on these San Jose streets
East Bay Times
November 10, 2023
Deadly hit-and-run crashes on the rise in California
CBS13 News Sacramento
November, 2023
Podcast: The Future of Transportation Safety
UC Berkeley SafeTREC
October 2, 2023
Office of Traffic Safety Awards Historic Amount of Grant Funding to Make Roads Safer in California
California Office of Traffic Safety
September 12, 2023
Teenage Driver Targeted Cyclists, Killing one, California Police Say
The New York Times
August 29, 2023
'Outdated and dangerous': Collisions on Ashby Avenue raise safety concerns
The Daily Californian
June 17, 2023
Left to die: Sacramento hit-and-runs have killed 140 people since 2018
Sacramento Bee
May 22, 2023
Honoring public health and traffic safety leader David R. Ragland
Berkeley Public Health
May 17, 2023
Sharing our reporting on traffic safety and systems with high schoolers
Oaklandside
April 4, 2023
NHTSA Recognizes Traffic Safety Advocates at Annual Lifesavers Conference
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
February 24, 2023
Applications Open: Customized Training on Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety
Streetsblog California
February 9, 2023
Search continues for killer in Modesto deadly hit-and-run
CBS News
January, 2023
2022 Grant Program Highlights
California Office of Traffic Safety
2022
October 26, 2022
Do you travel one of Bakersfield's most dangerous intersections?
KGET News
October 4, 2022
'Freedom to Walk Act' to decriminalize jaywalking in California
The Daily Californian
September 8, 2022
Active Transportation Tools, Resources, and Technical Assistance for California Native American Tribes
The Active Transportation Messenger, Summer/Fall 2022. ATRC.
August 19, 2022
Unsafe speeds and reckless driving: Deadly Windsor Hills wreck 'is the tip of the iceberg'
Los Angeles Times
July 5, 2022
The Roads of the Future
Via Magazine, AAA Northern California, Nevada & Utah
May 23, 2022
SHSP Crash Data Dashboard Now Includes Tribal Data
California Safe Roads: The Traffic Safety Navigator. Spring 2022. Caltrans.
April 20, 2022
Walk to school for Earth Day? Not until roads are safer, says one Petaluma family
Argus Courier
March 31, 2022
Traffic safety crisis marked by spike in hit-and-run deaths
CNN Business
March 29, 2022
Bike and Pedestrian Safety Bills Pass First Hearing
Streetsblog California
February 15, 2022
Do-It-Yourself Walk Audit: Identify Ways to Improve Walking Where You Live
Streetsblog California
February 13, 2022
CHP: Marin County highway deaths drop sharply
Marin Independent Journal
February 11, 2022
These May Be the 4 Most Dangerous Intersections in San Francisco
San Francisco Standard
January 24, 2022
Applications Now Open for Community and Pedestrian Safety Training
Streetsblog California
January 13, 2022
2021 Grant Program Highlights
California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
January 1, 2022
Safe Streets: An accident that took the life of a crossing guard in Lafayette has drawn more attention to perilous traffic around East Bay schools
Diablo Magazine
2021
December 17, 2021
Fatal crashes persisted on Bay Area roadways during pandemic even as traffic dramatically declined
San Francisco Chronicle
December 13, 2021
San Jose traffic fatalities near record levels for 2021
San José Spotlight
November 4, 2021
Alameda County Supervisor Wilma Chan killed by motorist while on morning walk
Oaklandside
October 25, 2021
Oakland could soon reduce speed limits on dangerous streets. Will that make them safer?
Oaklandside
October 15, 2021
Why Cars Don't Deserve the Right of Way
The Atlantic
October 12, 2021
How to Make Streets Safer for Pedestrians as Fatalities Rise
KQED Forum
October 2, 2021
Making Cycling Safer in Cali-Recent California Initiatives That Put Bicyclist Safety First
San Francisco Examiner
September 21, 2021
Oakland's roadways are among the deadliest in California. Help us investigate why
Oaklandside
June 22,2021
Traffic deaths increased during the pandemic. The toll fell more heavily on Black residents, report shows.
Washington Post
June 3, 2021
A new proposed warning label for cars could protect pedestrians
Scripps National News
May 24, 2021
Should SUVs Get a Pedestrian Warning Label?
Bloomberg CityLab
April 20, 2021
Speed safety cameras would make school zones safer
Cal Matters
April 14, 2021
Roadway Safety Townhall: Equitable Solutions for Traffic Safety
Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland Vice Mayor
March 18, 2021
Fewer jobs, more wine: California's deadly COVID year in charts
The Mercury News
March 9, 2021
The Emptier Roads of 2020 Were More Lethal
Bloomberg CityLab
March 7, 2021
Bike Lane Data Science with Offer Grembek
BikeTalk
March, 2021
2020 Grant Program Highlights: University of California, Berkeley SafeTREC Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS)
California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS)
February 5, 2021
Active Transportation Safety Data Tools
Active Transportation Resource Center
2020
December 17, 2020
What makes a street complete?
Transportation Research Board
December 16, 2020
Pandemic Paradox
BikeTalk
November 25, 2020
What do we know about Slow Streets and Safety? Here's what data and residents have to say
Oaklandside
November 20, 2020
Pandemic road conditions lead to deadly traffic-related collisions
The Press-Enterprise
November 18, 2020
Don't Speed, Please!
Streetsblog California
September 1, 2020
The Transportation Safety Pandemic
ITE Journal
July 4, 2020
Talking with Offer Grembek, Transportation Researcher, about Safe Systems & Speed
Vision Zero Network
March 19, 2020
UC Berkeley's SafeTREC Offers Complete Streets Safety Assessments for Cities
Streetsblog California
January 29, 2020
Bike Fatalities Are On the Rise
Kaiser Health News
January 28, 2020
Berkeleyside interactive maps: Cyclist and pedestrian injury crashes in 2019
Berkeleyside
January 28, 2020
Bike Fatalities Hit 25-Year High in California, Rise Nationwide
U.S. News and World Reports
January 21, 2020
'I just dropped to my knees and cried.' San Diego still plagued by pedestrian deaths despite progress in 2019.
San Diego Union Tribune
2019
December 2, 2019
Caltrans asks Sonoma cyclists for worst roads
Sonoma Index-Tribune
August 13, 2019
Help Make Some of San Francisco's Busiest Streets Safer for Pedestrians
Streetsblog California
August 8, 2019
How Some Groups Use Street Story to Improve Their Communities
Streetsblog California
June 20, 2019
New Road Safety Tool Lets Humboldt Cyclists and Pedestrians Report Where They Feel Safe and Unsafe
Lost Coast Outpost
June 20, 2019
What Areas of Humboldt Roadways Do You Think Are Unsafe?
Redheaded Blackbelt
June 14, 2019
Using Street Story, a Platform for Community Engagement
GoHumanSoCal
May 31, 2019
The CPBST at work in Florence-Firestone
California Active Transportation Safety Information Pages (CATSIP)
April 21, 2019
San Diego communities have urged officials to keep speed limits low in conflict with state law. Now officers can't use radar guns on those stretches of road.
The San Diego Union-Tribune
March 20, 2019
Someone is tracking e-scooter injuries, and it's getting ugly
NPR Marketplace
February 18, 2019
UC Berkeley transportation research center releases interactive website for reporting road safety issues
The Daily Californian
February 13, 2019
New interactive website puts street safety data at your fingertips
Berkeley News
2018
November 27, 2018
Forget Uber: Some People are Biking to Airports
Travel Pulse
November 26, 2018
Intrepid Business Travelers Are Finding Another Way to the Airport: Bike
The New York Times
November 15, 2018
Using Crowdsourcing to address Disparities in Police Reported Data: Addressing Challenges in Technology and Community Engagement
Citizen Technologist
November 2, 2018
State Awards Bicycle and Pedestrian Education Grants
Streetsblog California
October 17, 2018
Street Story: A New Way to Collect and Share Data about Street Safety
Streetsblog California
October 15, 2018
2018-19 Bike and Pedestrian Safety Grant Awarded to SCOE
Sacramento County Office of Education
June 4, 2018
New website designed to help pinpoint unsafe areas for bicyclists goes live
Bakersfield Now Eyewitness News
May 6, 2018
Where Southern California's many deadly vehicle crashes occur
The Orange County Register