Training and education

Register now for Sharing Stories and Strategies: A Collective Discussion About COVID-19 Challenges

May 4, 2020
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON
Join Us for the Next Focus Cities Webinar!

Image of volunteers with donated food bags for KidWorks and congregation families

DATE: Tuesday, May 12, 2020
TIME: 10am - 11am PDT

Join California Walks, KidWorks, and...

Register now for a community pedestrian and bicycle safety workshop in Boyle Heights, 5/17 and Muscoy, 5/22!

May 6, 2019
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Register now for one of our Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops coming up in Boyle Heights and Muscoy to identify priorities to make walking and biking safer for everyone - including seniors, students, parents, and people with disabilities. These workshops train neighborhood residents and health, transportation and safety advocates on how to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety to make California communities safer and more pleasant to walk and bike. Food and refreshments, and...

Bicycle Helmet Use: Workbook and Guide for Evaluating Community-Based Programs

Geyer, Judy
Cooper, Jill F.
Ragland, David R.
2003

Two thirds of bicycle deaths occur as a result of traumatic brain injury; 88% of these injuries can be prevented by a helmet. In 1994, the State of California passed a law requiring all bicyclists under the age of 18 to wear helmets. Despite these legal obligations, many bicyclists still do not wear helmets. The estimates of bicycle helmet use is disparate throughout the state, with some communities reporting up to 80% use and others, especially inner-city areas, reporting less than 10% use.

The California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) provides grants for bicycle helmet education...

Register Now for April 30th webinar: Meeting Communities Where They Are

April 12, 2019
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Meeting Communities Where They Are: Innovative Engagement and Partnerships
Tuesday, April 30, 2019: 11:00AM - 12PM PDT

Join UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks to hear about community engagement strategies that aim to meet the community where they are at, in more culturally competent ways. In this webinar, you’ll hear about transformative community engagement efforts by the City of Oakland and the City of Los Angeles that seek to...

Custom Boundary Instructions for Street Story now available in Spanish!

September 30, 2022
Submitted by Jarah Crowner

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5/14 Peer Exchange offered in Spanish: Building a Collaborative and Equitable Transportation Vision with Decision-Makers

March 29, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
Los Angeles Walks Promotoras Leads Gaby Segovia and Nancy Cid raising their arms celebrating a decorative crosswalk Register now for the next 2024 Peer Exchange!

This year, we're excited to once again offer a series of Peer Exchange sessions...

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...

Register now for March 18th webinar: How to build and strengthen a coalition

February 24, 2025
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
Advancing safer walking, biking and rolling across California

We are excited to launch the pilot of our new follow-up program as part of the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP), aimed at educating and empowering community agencies, organizations and advocates working to advance safer walking, biking and rolling across California! This webinar will allow you to learn how to create and strengthen positive traffic safety culture in your community...

Explore the newest 2024 CPBSP reports from communities across California!

July 25, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie

This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP)(link is external) is partnering with 8 new communities and 5 previous communities to help advance their pedestrian and bicycle safety goals: Altadena, Bakersfield, El Sereno, Jurupa Valley, Kingsburg, Knights Landing, Lamont, Orange Cove, Oxnard, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, and Tulare. After months of hard work, the program published...

CPBS 5/1 webinar - Advocating for bicycle safety: Strategies for success at local, state and national levels

April 29, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
Two people cross Dwight Way in Berkeley as advocates from Walk Bike Berkeley hold a sign to remind drivers to stop for people walking and biking Get inspired for Bike Month 2024

May is National Bike Month and an opportunity to celebrate and showcase the many benefits of making biking safer, easier, and more enjoyable for people of all ages and abilities. Get inspired this...