Bicycle safety

Speed Management Workshops Planned in California

March 23, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Original post authored by Leah Shahum appeared March 23, 2021 on the Vision Zero Network

Communities Embrace Safe Speeds, Key to Safe System Approach

safe street design, safe speed limits and speed safety cameras

We are pleased to announce that three California communities have been...

Register now for September 15th webinar: Expanding the Bike Network in Kern County

September 10, 2020
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON
Join us for the next Focus Cities webinar!

Graphic of new design for the Friant Kern Canal Multi-Use Path

DATE: Tuesday, September 15, 2020
TIME: 3pm - 4pm PDT

Join Bike Bakersfield and leaders in local active transportation projects for a conversation about cycling and bike infrastructure in Bakersfield and Kern County!

In this webinar, you'll learn about...

Register now for August 26th Connecting Kern County webinar!

August 12, 2020
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON
Join us for the next Focus Cities webinar!

Bicyclist on Kern River Parkway Trail

DATE: Wednesday, August 26, 2020
TIME: 10am - 11am PDT

Join active transportation partners in Kern County and Bakersfield in a virtual tour of the Kern River Parkway Trail, a 30-mile protected multi-use trail that connects residents along the Kern River from the...

Register now for 7/25 Caltrans Research Workshop: Developing an Active Transportation Census Program

July 11, 2022
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
SafeTREC's Julia Griswold to present in Caltrans Research Workshop

Developing an Active Transportation Census Program"

Registration is now open for a virtual workshop hosted by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the National Center for Sustainable Transportation (NCST), "Developing an Active Transportation Census Program" which will be held Monday, July 25, 2022 from 8am - 12:30pm PT....

CPBS 12/11 webinar: Street Livability and Safety

December 3, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
People walking and biking in a crosswalk with "Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety" in dark teal on a white background below

Join our consortium partners at the Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS) and guest speakers on Wednesday, December 11, 2024 at 10am PST for a discussion of street livability and safety through the works of...

Register now for the 2023 Mobility Summit on November 3, 2023

October 25, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Graphic with Haas Transportation & Mobility Club in black text on a yellow background

Join SafeTREC Safety Research Lead and Acting Co-Director Julia Griswold for the panel session, "Vision Zero: Closing the Loop on Safety and Equity" on Friday, November 3, 2023 at the 2023 Mobility Summit, UC Berkeley's flagship annual mobility conference sponsored by the Haas Transportation & Mobility Club...

A Context-Sensitive Street Classification Framework for Speed Limit Setting

A Context-Sensitive Street Classification Framework for Speed Limit Setting
Research Team

Principal Investigators:

Julia Griswold, University of California, Berkeley
Robert J. Schneider, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Funding Organization

Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS)


Summary

Historically, speed limit setting (SLS) procedures in many states have relied on driver-behavior-based approaches such as...

Creating a Data Resource of California Police Stops for Use in Traffic Safety Applications

Creating a Data Resource of California Police Stops for Use in Traffic Safety Applications
Research Team

Principal Investigator:

Julia Griswold, University of California, Berkeley

Funding Organization

Center for Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety (CPBS)


Summary

Traffic stops are one of the most common ways in which the American public interacts with police. Although one of the leading reasons given for police traffic stops...

Understanding Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Trends in the Post-Pandemic Era

Understanding Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Trends in the Post-Pandemic Era
Research Team

Principal Investigators:

SangHyouk Oum, Julia Griswold, Iman Mahdinia, University of California, Berkeley

Funding Organization

Center for Pedestrian and...

SafeTREC at the 2024 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting

December 8, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

UC Berkeley SafeTREC researchers and graduate students were excited to participate in the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 103rd Annual Meeting, held in person this year January 7-11, 2024 in Washington, D.C. The program covered all transportation modes, with sessions and workshops addressing topics of interest to policy makers, administrators, practitioners, researchers, and representatives of government, industry, and academic institutions. The full 2024 program, including details on all sessions and...