Bicycle safety

Moving the Needle on Vision Zero: Offer Grembek presents at Vision Zero SF Workshop

December 14, 2017
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

In early November, 2017, San Francisco's Vision Zero Task Force hosted a one-day workshop to identify bold ideas and action steps for achieving the City's Vision Zero goal to eliminate traffic fatalities by 2024.

SafeTREC co-director Offer Grembek joined Vision Zero SF, city officials and agencies, community leaders, traffic safety experts, and advocates to explore what...

New Interactive Map of CPBST Program Now Available

December 13, 2017
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Since 2009, UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks (Cal Walks) have partnered together on the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) program to train local neighborhood residents and safety advocates on how to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and strengthen their collaboration with local officials and agency staff to make their communities safer and more pleasant to walk and bike.

As of 2017, SafeTREC and Cal Walks have...

Free Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Workshops in Pomona, Long Beach and San Gabriel

September 14, 2017

CPBST Workshops in Pomona and Long Beach

SafeTREC and California Walks are happy to announce that we are offering free Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops in Pomona, Long Beach and San Gabriel! The goal is to make communities safer and more pleasant for walking and bicycling. And stay tuned for details on upcoming workshops! We are still recruiting sites to host CPBST...

Free Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Workshops Coming Up

August 23, 2017

SafeTREC and California Walks are happy to announce that we are offering free Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops across the state this fall. The goal is to make communities safer and more pleasant for walking and bicycling. Join us for the upcoming workshops in Azusa, Sanger, and Fresno. And stay tuned for details on upcoming workshops! We are still recruiting sites to host CPBST workshops. If you...

Community Outreach & Walk/Bike Workshop in San Jose: Thursday, Aug. 31

August 29, 2017
Lisa Peterson

Please join us on Thursday, August 31 for the Vision Zero San Jose Community Outreach and Walk + Bike Workshop at the Cambrian Branch Library in San Jose!

TRAINING INFORMATION

DATE/TIME: Thursday, August 31; 6:00PM - 8:30PM
LOCATION: Cambrian Branch Library, Community Room - 1780 Hillsdale Avenue, San Jose, CA
EVENT DETAILS: www.sanjoseca.gov/VisionZero/newVZcorridors

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Report Pedestrian and Bike Safety Issues in the Bay Area

August 24, 2017

Crowdsourced data of bike and safety issues

As a bicyclist or pedestrian, have you been hit or almost hit by a car, truck, motorcycle or bicycle? Do you generally feel unsafe when biking/walking in The Bay Area? Report pedestrian and bike safety issues for one month for a chance to win a gift card and help city officials and researchers understand how to use crowdsourced data to address safety...

Course Announcement: Fall 2017 Injury Prevention and Control

July 25, 2017
SafeTREC

Free Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Workshops

June 6, 2017

SafeTREC and California Walks are happy to announce that we are offering free Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops across the state this summer. The goal is to make communities safer and more pleasant for walking and bicycling. Join us this month in Oakland, Merced, El Dorado County, and Palermo. We are still...

Bicycle Infrastructure that Extends beyond the Door: Examining Investments in Bicycle-oriented Design through a Qualitative Survey of Commercial Building Owners and Tenants

Orrick, Phyllis
Frick, Karen Trapenberg
Ragland, David R.
2011

This paper presents the results of a qualitative survey of commercial owners, managers, and occupants in the City of Berkeley who have invested in on-site bicycle facilities such as secure parking, showers, changing rooms, and clothing lockers, what we are calling “bicycle-oriented design” (BOD). The sites represent a selection of building types common in the commercial building stock in U.S. cities. The research is designed to answer three questions about the use of BOD: (1) what were motivations behind the decision to invest in BOD (2) what are the challenges and rewards for...

Physical Environments Influencing Bicyclists’ Perception of Comfort on Separated and On-Street Bicycle Facilities

Li, Zhibin
Wang, Wei
Liu, Pan
Ragland, David R.
2012

This study investigates the impacts of physical environments on bicyclists’ perceptions of comfort on separated and on-street bicycle facilities. Based on a field investigation conducted in Nanjing, China, we find that physical environmental factors significantly influencing bicyclists’ perception of comfort on the two types of facility. Cyclists’ comfort is mainly influenced by the road geometry and surrounding conditions on physically separated paths while they pay attention to the effective riding space and traffic situations on on-street bicycle lanes.