UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks are excited to share news about the communities throughout California that we will be partnering with this year as part of our 2025 Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA) program!
About the programs
SafeTREC offers free technical assistance to communities across California to make safe spaces for people to walk and bike. This year, the Complete Streets Safety Assessment program offers two unique tracks to better support communities’ safety needs.
The CSSA is a comprehensive transportation safety assessment that focuses on pedestrian and bicycle safety. The assessments help eligible communities identify and implement traffic safety solutions that lead to improved safety for all users of California’s roadways. By participating, communities gain expert insights into designing and implementing traffic safety solutions that protect all road users.
The Safe Speed Limits Assessments (Safe Speed Limits) is a pilot program designed to enhance vulnerable road user safety by providing communities with technical assistance for context-sensitive speed limit setting in accordance with new California state laws. Guided by the Safe System Approach, this project builds off SafeTREC’s California Safe Speeds Toolkit, which details speed limit setting flexibilities under the existing California framework.
These programs are free and available to communities across California. Specific eligibility varies by program and includes cities and public schools/colleges with a population greater than 2,500, all counties, and all Federally Recognized Tribes.
Complete Streets Safety Assessment
This year, the CSSA will partner with twelve communities to discuss, plan, and implement active transportation safety improvements. Our team will work with the following communities:
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City of Bishop
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City of Corona
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City of McFarland
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City of Riverside
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City of Sonoma
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City of Tustin
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City of Wildomar
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Contra Costa County
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CSU Monterey Bay
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El Cerrito/Richmond Annex
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Millbrae
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Pit River Tribe
Safe Speed Limits Assessment
This year, Safe Speed Limits will partner with four California City or County implementing agencies (e.g., public works or transportation departments) to identify opportunities to modify speed limits and improve road safety for all road users:
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City of Menifee
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City of Napa
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City of South San Francisco
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City of Westminster
Questions about the CSSA program?
Please contact us at safetrec@berkeley.edu if you would like more information about the CSSA program or have any questions.
Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.