Pedestrian

The Call for Projects for the 2023 Active Transportation Program is Now Open!

March 23, 2022

Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Caltrans and the California Transportation Commission (CTC) have now opened the Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 6 Call-For-Projects. The 2023 ATP Cycle 6 is expected to include roughly $650M in funding from Federal, State SB1, and State Highway Account (SHA) funding. Project applications are due by June 15, 2022.

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Still time to register for these upcoming active transportation safety events!

March 18, 2022

Submitted by Jarah Crowner

Open laptop screen with an icon of a bicycle showing on a blue background

Explore our round-up of webinars and events coming up highlighting the latest road safety trends and best practices in planning and designing safe spaces for walking, biking, scooting, and rolling! Have an event you'd like us to share? Please...

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Registration now open for the 23rd Annual National Bike Summit!

March 14, 2022

Submitted by Kristen Leckie

Flyer for the 2022 National Bike Summit which reads "Choosing Our Future"

23rd Annual National Bike Summit
March 27 - March 30, 2021 | Online and Washington, DC

Registration is now open for the League of American Bicyclists'...

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SWITRS Update as of Jan. 2022: County data for pedestrian and bicycle collisions in California

March 8, 2022

Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Accessing crash data plays an important role in assessing the safety needs and concerns for people walking and biking in our communities. To support those working to advance pedestrian and bicycle safety, we have recently updated our County Data: Pedestrian & Bike Collisions webpage with the latest crash data, including county-specific pedestrian and bicycle collision data from 2016 - 2020 (SWITRS 2016 - 2020/Provisional 2019 - 2020 update as of January, 2022)....

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Caltrans Releases New SHSP Crash Data Dashboard

February 28, 2022

Submitted by Kristen Leckie

As part of their 2020-2024 California Strategic Highway Safety Plan (SHSP), Caltrans recently launched the California SHSP Crash Data Dashboard. The new dashboard provides SHSP stakeholders such as state, tribal, local and community-based traffic safety partners with direct access to crash data to help them create data-driven plans and strategies for reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries....

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Updated Resource: Guides and Toolkits Page

January 26, 2022

Submitted by Kristen Leckie

The newest addition to CATSIP is our updated and refreshed Guides and Toolkits page, which now features resources by one of three topic areas: Bike and Pedestrian Projects, Outreach and Engagement, and Safe Routes to School. These guides and toolkits come from both agencies and community organizations and were developed to promote safe walking and biking facilities. You can find the updated Guides and Toolkits page under our “Resources” tab....

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Now in effect: 2022 Transportation Bills

January 14, 2022

Submitted by Kristen Leckie

Learn about the latest legislation around active transportation safety

With the new year, California has three new transportation bills signed by the Governor that will reimagine our streets and the safety of our most vulnerable road users. Below, you will find more information on each bill and what it means for cities across the state.

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