Pedestrian Safety

California Traffic Safety Survey 2024

Ewald, Katrin
Wasserman, Lisa
2024

Overview of 2024 Study

The 2024 California Traffic Safety Public Opinion Study was conducted by Ewald & Wasserman Research (E&W) on behalf of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center of UC Berkeley (SafeTREC), using an online self-administered survey. Similar to previous years of the study, the survey panelists were provided through Marketing Services Group, a commercial sample and panel vendor.

To ensure a comparable sample disposition to previous years of data collection, six quota...

Complete Streets Safety Assessments (CSSA)

SafeTREC is offering free Complete Streets Safety Assessments (CSSA) to 16 California communities, including cities and public schools/colleges with a population greater than 2,500, all counties, and all Federally Recognized Tribes.

CSSAs are comprehensive transportation safety assessments that focus on pedestrian and bicycle safety. They help eligible communities identify and implement traffic safety solutions that lead to improved safety for all users of California’s roadways.

The CSSA program is...

CPBST Peer Exchange Series

Participants on a walk assessment at the CPBST in Planada, CA

We are excited to once again host our virtual three-part Peer Exchange Series in 2024! The series supports communities as they work to implement pedestrian and bicycle transportation safety programming and improvements.

Over the course of the three webinars, we will facilitate conversations on how former...

Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) releases first annual report for 2023

June 28, 2024
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo
Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) releases first annual report for 2023

The Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP), created in collaboration with UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks, has released its first annual report for the 2023 calendar...

Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training Program (CPBST)

The Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) program is a joint project of UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks (Cal Walks). Funding for this program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The CPBST program works with local neighborhood residents and health, transportation and safety advocates...

Peer Exchange Series 2024: My community is eager to collaborate and grow! Where do we go from here?

Areli Ariana Balderrama
2024

Peer Exchange Overview

The Peer Exchange Program is a three-part webinar series for individuals, community agencies, and governmental agencies interested in furthering ideas and actions that surfaced in the past Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Trainings (CPBST) or Comunidades Activas y Seguras (Active and Safe Communities) (CAyS) program trainings. As of 2023, SafeTREC and California Walks have conducted 126 Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) workshops statewide.

Impact of the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training: Program Insights from the 2024 Follow-Up Survey

Kyler Blodgett
Chen, Katherine L.
2024

The Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training Program (CPBST) is a collaborative effort between the Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) at the University of California Berkeley and California Walks (Cal Walks) with funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety. Its main objective is to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety by educating residents and safety advocates, empowering community partners to advocate for safety improvements in their neighborhoods, and fostering collaborations with local officials and agency staff....

2023 CPBSP Annual Report

Chen, Katherine L.
2024

UC Berkeley SafeTREC, in collaboration with California Walks, launched the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) to reduce pedestrian and bicyclist fatalities and serious injuries in California. We partner with communities across California to discuss, plan, and implement safety improvements and projects. 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.

This report provides highlights from the...

7/16 CSSA Peer Exchange: Funding and the Importance of Public Involvement in Implementing Suggestions

June 27, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
Funding and the Importance of Public Involvement in Implementing Suggestions

Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | 10:00 am - 11:00 am PT | Register for the Peer Exchange

UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to announce our 2024 online peer exchange session as part of the Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA) program on how local agencies are successfully...

Research Brief: Mobility Safety for California’s Affordable Housing Residents: Co-locating Improvements

June 26, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie
New research brief highlights mobility safety needs for California’s affordable housing residents and provides recommendations to better connect mobility safety improvements with anticipated affordable housing developments.

A new research brief, Mobility Safety for California’s Affordable Housing Residents: Co-locating Improvements, authored by UC Berkeley SafeTREC's Kyler Blodgett explores how California is rapidly building affordable housing, yet...