Bicycle safety

Safe Routes to School Workshops coming up in Fresno and Pomona

May 25, 2018

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

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:...

Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Workshop Coming Up in Eureka

May 9, 2018

Join us for the next Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) in Eureka! UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks will be hosting a workshop on how to make walking and biking safer near Zane Middle School on Tuesday, May 22.

TRAINING INFORMATION

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, May 22, 2018; 2:45pm-6:00pm
LOCATION: Zane Middle School, 2155 S. Street, Eureka, CA
Register online at https://tinyurl.com/EurekaCPBST

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Safe Routes for Older Adults Guide

McMillan, Tracy
Cooper, Jill F.
Ana Lopez
2018

Whether rural, suburban or urban dweller, transportation is a critical lifeline to meet the needs of daily living, maintain independence and enable social connection.

Walking and bicycling are important transportation alternatives to motor vehicle travel. They are also important sources of physical activity and social connectedness. Creating and/or enhancing environments to be more supportive of walking and bicycling has been a significant initiative within the transportation and health communities for over a decade, with important progress in many locations. Rates of walking and...

Promoting Safe Routes for Older Adults

April 26, 2018

Whether rural, suburban or urban dweller, transportation for older adults is a critical lifeline to meet the needs of daily living, maintain independence and enable social connection.

Walking and bicycling are important transportation alternatives to motor vehicle travel. They are also important sources of physical activity and social connectedness for older adults.

Making communities age-friendly and transportation systems supportive of walking and bicycling for older adults is incredibly important as we consider the following statistics:

The older adult population in...

Bakersfield Safe Streets Workshop: Thursday, May 10

April 25, 2018

Interested in learning how to make walking and biking safer in Bakersfield? Register now for the latest Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) on Thursday, May 10th!

TRAINING INFORMATION

DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 10, 2018; 4:00pm-7:30pm
LOCATION: Kern County Department of Human Services, Partnership Community Room, 151 Tulare St., Bakersfield, CA 93305
Register online at http://bit.ly/WalkBikeBakersfield2018 or text/call: (714) 742...

Arvin Safe Streets Workshop: Friday, April 20

March 28, 2018

Interested in learning how to make walking and biking safer in Kern County? Register now for the latest Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) in the City of Arvin on Friday, April 20th!

TRAINING INFORMATION

DATE/TIME: Friday, April 20, 2018; 3:00pm-6:30pm
LOCATION: Haven Middle School, 341 Haven Dr., Arvin, CA
REGISTRATION: register online at http://bit.ly/WalkBikeArvin or text/call: (714) 742-2295.

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2017 SWITRS Data Added to Transportation Injury Mapping System

March 21, 2018

The Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) has been updated with 2017 SWITRS data!

ATP Hex Map graphic

Community Hex Map generated in ATP Maps & Summary Data tool

The Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) has been developed by SafeTREC's GIS Program team to provide quick, easy and free access to California crash data that has been geo-coded to make it easy to map out crashes via a variety of...

Arden-Arcade CPBST: Tuesday, March 06

February 26, 2018

Join us on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 for the first Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) at Howe Community Park in Arden-Arcade!

TRAINING INFORMATION

DATE/TIME: Tuesday, March 6, 2018; 12:00pm-4:00pm
LOCATION: Howe Community Park, Richard T. Conzelmann Community Center, 2201 Cottage Way, Sacramento, CA 95825
REGISTRATION: http://bit.ly/Arden-Arcade

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SafeTREC and California Walks offering free Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Trainings

February 22, 2018

It's another exciting year for the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) Program! SafeTREC and California Walks will again be offering free pedestrian and bicycle safety workshops throughout California this spring and summer. The goal of the program is to train local neighborhood residents and safety advocates on how to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and to strengthen their collaboration with local officials and agency staff to make California communities safer and more pleasant to walk and bike.

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