Training and education

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...

Upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Workshops in Los Angeles County

April 19, 2019
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Register now for one of our upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops! These workshops are presented throughout the state of California by UC Berkeley SafeTREC in partnership with California Walks. The CPBST program trains 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.

Join us in the following communities to identify priorities to...

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

Register Today!

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...

Apply now for a Safe Routes to School Launch Program in your community!

March 13, 2019
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership and UC Berkeley SafeTREC are accepting applications for the next round of the Safe Routes to School Launch Program in 2019! We are looking for three California communities eager to move to a new level of safety and support for students walking and rolling to school.

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March 27: Upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training in Foothill Farms

March 11, 2019
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Interested in learning how to make walking and biking safer for the Foothill Farms community? Join UC Berkeley SafeTREC and California Walks, in partnership with Safe Kids Greater Sacramento, WALKSacramento and Safety Center Incorporated for the first...

New Publication: How effective are community pedestrian safety training workshops?

January 29, 2019
by Ali von Klan

We are proud to announce that SafeTREC researchers and staff co-authored a study for the March 2019 Journal of Transport and Health titled, “How effective are community pedestrian safety training workshops? Short-term findings from a program in California”. The paper, written by Jesus Barajas, Kate Beck, Jill Cooper, Ana Lopez and Amanda Reynosa, assesses the efficacy of SafeTREC’s Community Pedestrian Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) program using a process and outcome...

Register Now for Street Story Webinar on February 5th

January 28, 2019
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Registration Now Open for a Free Webinar from the Active Transportation Resource Center (ATRC):

Walk Assessment in Willowbrook

Street Story: A Platform for Community Engagement
Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 10am - 11am PT
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Course Announcement: Spring 2019 Traffic Safety and Injury Control

December 11, 2018
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

Spring 2019 C265 Flyer

Applications open for free Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA)

December 7, 2018
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON

SafeTREC is offering free Complete Streets Safety Assessments (CSSA) to California local agencies with a population of over 25,000 people. CSSAs are comprehensive transportation safety assessments that focus on pedestrian and bicycle safety. They help local agencies identify and implement traffic safety solutions that lead to improved safety for all users of California’s roadways.

The Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA)

When a local agency applies for a CSSA and is approved for a study, a team of two safety experts in the fields of traffic engineering and planning are assigned...

Save the Date for the CSCRS Safe Systems Summit, Sept. 13-14

April 9, 2018
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON
Save the date for the Safe Systems Summit on September 13-14, 2018!

Interested in learning more about what the Safe Systems approach is to road safety? Mark your calendars for the Safe Systems Summit: Redefining Transportation Safety, which will be held in Durham, North Carolina, from September 13-14, 2018. This event is presented by the Collaborative Sciences Center...