Pedestrian Safety

2025 Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program: Apply for a free pedestrian and bicycle safety training in your community!

November 27, 2024
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo

The UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for our 2025 Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP), in partnership with California Walks! This year, we will partner with communities across California...

2025 Complete Streets Safety Assessments: Apply for free technical assistance!

November 27, 2024
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo

The UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is excited to announce that applications are now being accepted for our 2025 Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA) programs, in partnership with California Walks! This year, we will partner with communities across California to discuss, plan...

2024 CPBSP Highlights

UC Berkeley SafeTREC
2024

The Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) was launched by the UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) in collaboration with California Walks to reduce pedestrian and bicycle fatalities and serious injuries in California communities. The CPBSP prioritizes working in communities at disproportionate risk for road traffc injuries and addressing the safety needs of people who are underserved by traditional transportation resources and planning.

The CPBSP engages participants in active transportation planning and strengthens the capacity...

2023 California Traffic Safety Study Summary

Jill F. Cooper
UC Berkeley SafeTREC
2023

2023 marked the fourteenth year of the California Office of Traffic Safety’s (OTS) Annual Traffic Safety Study. The study is intended to create a better understanding of trends in traffic safety behaviors and help focus traffic safety programs, which include enforcement efforts along with public education campaigns to ensure they are effective in targeting areas with disproportionate traffic safety injuries. The survey is sponsored by the OTS and administered by Ewald and Wasserman Research Consultants, along with University of California Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and...

12/18 webinar - University Transportation Centers 101: An overview of the UTC Program and exploring how practitioners can engage the process

December 4, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Registration is now open for the December 18, 2024 webinar, "University Transportation Centers 101: An overview of the UTC Program and exploring how practitioners can engage the process" hosted by the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP). This webinar will provide an overview of the U.S. Department of Transportation University Transportation Centers (UTC) Program and will be presented by directors of the Tier-1 UTC...

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...

SafeTREC releases California Traffic Safety Survey 2024

July 17, 2024
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo

The Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) at the University of California, Berkeley has released the California Traffic Safety Survey 2024. The study was led by Ewald & Wasserman Research Consultants (E&W) and conducted on behalf of the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and UC Berkeley SafeTREC.

The...

UC Berkeley SafeTREC receives $6.1 million in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety

November 22, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
Logo of UC Berkeley SafeTREC California Office of Traffic Safety Logo For immediate release

UC Berkeley SafeTREC receives $6.1 million in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety

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2024 series of SafeTREC Traffic Safety Facts released!

November 6, 2024
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo
The 2024 SafeTREC Traffic Safety Facts series features the latest trends and data on various levels of traffic safety, including pedestrian and bicyclist safety, drug and alcohol-impaired driving, and emergency medical services.

UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is excited to announce the release of the 2024 series of Traffic Safety Fact Sheets, which feature traffic safety data and trends at the national and state level on twelve...

CPBS 10/21 Webinar - From Heartbreak to Hope: Advocating for Safer Streets Through Storytelling

October 21, 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 the conversation with CPBS and get inspired for taking action in National Pedestrian Safety Month 2024

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month and an opportunity to elevate the actions for making walking safer, easier and more enjoyable for people of all ages and...