Training and education

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

November 27, 2024

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...

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

December 4, 2024

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
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...

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

November 22, 2024
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UC Berkeley SafeTREC receives $6.1 million in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety

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

October 21, 2024
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...

Explore the latest 2024 CPBSP reports from communities across California!

October 9, 2024

This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) partnered with 13 communities to help advance their pedestrian and bicycle safety goals. The team’s year just ended and their last round of reports are now publicly available!

Since 2009, the Program has conducted 126 pedestrian and bicycle safety trainings throughout California.

Each training resulted in a final...

UC Berkeley SafeTREC contributes bicycle simulator to Self-eSTEM summer camp

September 30, 2024

In August 2024, the UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) demonstrated our bicycle simulator — originally created to gather data on cyclists' perceptions of safety in different road environments — to Self-eSTEM to complement their summer camp program for girls who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color (BIPOC) and are interested in science,...

Explore the newest 2024 CPBSP reports from communities across California!

September 27, 2024

This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) partnered 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. As we near the end of our fiscal year, another round of reports are now publicly available...

CPBS 10/7 Webinar - Tales of Traffic Violence: Turning Tragedy into Safer Streets

September 18, 2024
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 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...