Programs

California Safe System Institute for Road Safety
New! UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to announce the launch of the California Safe System Institute for Road Safety, a collaborative effort in partnership with the Vision Zero Network and Fehr & Peers. This new initiative is funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Institute is a Safe System Approach (SSA) training and technical support program. It aims to train participants in the framework, provide collaborative opportunities within the inaugural cohort, and create tangible next steps for institutionalizing the SSA in participants’ organizations.

Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS)
UC Berkeley SafeTREC is consortium member of the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS), a Tier-1 University Transportation Center (UTC) supported by the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and led by the University of New Mexico (UNM). 

CPBS is one of the twenty Tier One UTCs announced in March 2023, and will receive $2 million a year for five years to advance research on pedestrian and bicyclist safety. CPBS’s goal is to eliminate pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and serious injuries. 

Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP)
The Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) was launched by SafeTREC in collaboration with California Walks to reduce pedestrian and bicycle fatalities and serious injuries in communities across California. The CPBSP prioritizes working in communities that are at disproportionate risk for road traffic injuries and addressing the safety needs of people who are underserved by traditional transportation resources and planning, e.g., older adults, people with lower incomes, people with disabilities, immigrant or refugee populations, and more. 

The CPBSP is supported by funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety and includes the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training Program (CPBST) and the Comunidades Activas y Seguras (CAyS) Program.

Complete Streets Safety Assessment Program

SafeTREC is offering Complete Streets Safety Assessments (CSSA), which are free and available to California City, County, or Tribal implementing agencies (e.g., public works or transportation departments) as well as public universities. The CSSA is a comprehensive transportation safety assessment that focuses on pedestrian and bicycle safety. By participating, your community will gain expert insights into designing and implementing traffic safety solutions that protect all road users.

In addition to our standard CSSA programming, SafeTREC will offer a Safe Speed Limits Assessment (SSLA) add-on, which provides technical assistance for context-sensitive speed limit setting. 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.