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It’s Officially National Bike Month 2024!

May 1, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie
Join us as we gear up for National Bike Month the entire month of May! Whether you’re a regular bike commuter or you need to dust off your bike before rolling, we’re highlighting several events throughout the entire month to celebrate. Below you’ll see several opportunities to get out and bike safely anywhere you live, work and play.

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Safety Story with Haleema Bharoocha and Tonya Love

For this installment of Stories from the Field, Berkeley SafeTREC’s Kris Leckie chatted with Haleema Bharoocha and Tonya Love. In this installment, they talk to us about their recent work to introduce legislation in Oakland to pilot a Community Traffic Safety Program. Read their Safety Story below!

Could you both share a little about your backgrounds and what inspired you to work in active transportation?

Tonya Love (TL): I currently work for ...

Explore these upcoming funding opportunities and resources from the US DOT, Caltrans, and more!

April 10, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie
Looking for funding opportunities for active transportation projects? Look below for the latest funding opportunities! Active Transportation Program (Cycle 7)Caltrans logo

Caltrans has officially launched the seventh cycle of their ...

Funding Opportunities

Regional Opportunities - Local funding sources and programming opportunities are generally administered by Metropolitan Planning Organizations, Congestion Management Agencies, Transportation Improvement Authorities, or other regional agencies. Counties or cities may administer some funding sources. These funding sources are supported by federal, state, or local revenue streams. Statewide Opportunities- State-level funding sources and programming opportunities are generally administered by Departments of Transportation, state...

Crash Data Tools and Resources

According to early estimates of traffic fatalities for the first half of 2023 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in September, 2023, an estimated 19,515 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes, a decrease of 3.3% as compared to the 20,190 fatalities in the first half of 2022. "After spiking during the pandemic, traffic deaths are continuing to slowly come...

California Crossing Guard Trainings Now Available

March 25, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

School crossing guards play a crucial role in our communities ensuring that students are able to safely travel to and from school. The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is now hosting a series of online California School Crossing Guard Training Program training sessions to support local agencies. The trainings will be presented in a “Train-the-Trainer” format and participants will learn Crossing Guard roles and responsibilities, relevant laws and traffic regulations, and proper crossing techniques. Explore the upcoming sessions below....

Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Data by County

To support California counties with Pedestrian/Bicycle Master Plans, we have included county-specific pedestrian and bicycle crash data from 2019 - 2023 (SWITRS 2019 - 2023/Provisional 2022-2023 update as of March 9, 2024) below.

The following four interactive maps and accompanying tables aim to give a brief overview of pedestrian and bicycle crash data on a county level across California. All visuals and data from tables can be easily downloaded from this page, simply click the icon at the top right of each visual and select the format of your choice.

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Safety Story with Adrian Cardenas

Adrian Cardenas School Engagement Coordinator San Francisco Bicycle Coalition RESOURCES San Francisco Bicycle Coalition San Francisco Safe Routes to School Youth and Family Workshops

California Bicycle Friendly Communities

The League of American Bicyclists Bicycle-Friendly America program provides resources, hands-on assistance and a roadmap for states, communities, businesses and universities to make bicycling a real transportation and recreation option for all people and it recognizes those doing it well.

The Bicycle Friendly State (BFS) program promotes awareness, best practices, and action by state Departments of Transportation and state legislatures. It...

The Role of Media and Road Safety

According to the latest data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in February, 2022, 31,720 people died nationwide in motor vehicle crashes from January 2021 through September 2021. This is roughly a 12% increase from the same time period in 2020, and the highest number...