Bicycle safety

Final week of Street Story pilot

July 2, 2018
Submitted by Frances Fu

Street Story Outreach

SafeTREC's newest data analysis tool, Street Story, is in its final pilot week. To quickly recap, Street Story is an online data tool that allows people to self-report incidents, near-misses and transportation safety issues. It was...

Street Story in Bakersfield

August 29, 2018
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

This summer, the Street Story team worked with local agencies in Bakersfield and the organization, Bike Bakersfield, to collect community feedback about street safety issues and opportunities in the area.

Demonstration of Street Story in Bakersfield

Community members had the opportunity to get hands-on experience...

Upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Workshops in September

September 11, 2018
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Register now for one of our upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops in September! These workshops are presented throughout the state of California by UC Berkeley's SafeTREC in partnership with California Walks. The CPBST program trains neighborhood residents and health, transportation and safety advocates on how to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety to make California communities safer and more pleasant to walk and bike.

Join us in the following communities to identify priorities to make walking and biking safer for seniors, students, parents,...

Upcoming Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Workshops In August

August 14, 2018
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Register now for our upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops in Fresno, Modesto, and Arcata. The goal for these workshops is to identify priorities to make walking and biking safer in the community for seniors, students, parents, and people with disabilities. Stay tuned for details on workshops in September!

Participants at Fresno CPBST site visit

UPCOMING...

Course Announcement: Fall 2018 Injury Prevention and Control

July 17, 2018
SafeTREC

Fall 2018 Injury Prevention and Control Flyer

CPBST: Safe Streets Workshop in Lemon Grove

July 10, 2018
Submitted by Frances Fu

Lemon Grove CPBST

Join us in identifying priorities to make walking and biking safer for seniors, youth, parents and people using assisted mobility devices in Lemon Grove! Please wear comfortable shoes; a community walk is a part of this event for those able to participate.

Spanish interpretation will be available upon request. Last date to...

A behavioral modeling approach to bicycle level of service

Griswold, Julia B.
Yu, Mengqiao
Victoria Filingeri
Grembek, Offer
Joan Walker
2018

Bicycle level of service (LOS) measures are essential tools for transportation agencies to monitor and prioritize improvements to infrastructure for cyclists. While it is apparent that different types of cyclists have varying preferences for the facilities on which they ride, in current research and practice, measures are used that are either insufficiently quantitative and empirical or lack cyclist segmentation. In this study, we conducted a detailed survey on cyclist habits, preferences, and user experience, capturing responses to videos of a bicycle traveling on road segments in the San...

Safe Routes to School Launch Workshop in Modesto: Friday, April 27

April 12, 2018
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Join SafeTREC and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership on Friday, April 27 to learn about how to make walking and rolling safer for kids in Modesto's Airport Neighborhood! This will be the first Safe Routes to School Launch Workshop of 2018. Registration now open!

TRAINING INFORMATION

DATE/TIME: Friday, April 27, 2018; 9:00am-1:30pm
LOCATION: Airport Neighborhood Community Center, 805 Empire Ave., Modesto, CA 95354
Register online at bit.ly/...

Safe Routes to School Workshops coming up in Fresno and Pomona

May 25, 2018
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Interested in learning how to make walking and biking to and from school safer for kids and residents? We have two Safe Routes to School Workshops coming up in Southeast Fresno and Pomona. Registration now open!

TRAINING INFORMATION

Walking and Bike Summit

Bike Train at School

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 30, 2018; 8:30am-2:00pm
LOCATION: Piccadilly Inn Airport, 5115 E....

Safe Routes to School Launch Workshop in Delhi: Wednesday, May 23

May 7, 2018
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Join SafeTREC and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership on Wednesday, May 23 to learn about how to make walking and rolling safer for kids in the Delhi community! Dinner, childcare, and interpretation will be available. Registration now open!

TRAINING INFORMATION

DATE/TIME: Wednesday, May 23, 2018; Walkability Assessment 2:00pm-4:00pm and Workshop 5:00pm-8:00pm
LOCATION: Schendel Elementary Cafeteria, 9716 Hinton Avenue, Delhi, CA 95315
Register online:...