On December 26, 2025 the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced a series of new transportation safety laws signed by Governor Newsom that will take effect on January 1, 2026. The below laws aim to improve safety for all road users in communities throughout California.
The Vision Zero Network (VZN) is hosting an upcoming webinar on January 29, 2026 highlighting speed management tools to improve people's safety on the road. Learn more below and register for the webinar here.
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has released their latest annual spotlight report, "Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2024 Preliminary Data (January - December)" that provides an indepth overview of state and national trends in pedestrian traffic fatalities for 2024.
Ava Community Energy, an energy company that services Alameda County in California, has launched an e-bike rebate program where all Alameda County residents are eligible for up to $1,500 off an e-bike purchase at specified vendors.
Held on the third Sunday of every November, World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims pays tribute to the millions of people hurt and killed in traffic crashes each year worldwide.
Street Story is a community engagement platform provided by UC Berkeley SafeTREC in English and Spanish that allows residents, community groups, and agencies to collect information about transportation crashes, near-misses, general hazards, and safe locations to travel. The tool is free to use, anonymous, and publicly accessible.
Explore our newest installments in the Stories From the Field Series to learn how people on the frontline are improving road safety for people who walk, bike, and roll in their communities! In our latest Safety Stories, the SafeTREC team spoke with Pedro Naranjo with the city of San Leandro, Mike King with Pear Street Consulting, Marianne Hernandez with the California Department of Public Health, and Kari Finley with Montana State University.
The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) is hosting an upcoming webinar series highlighting the newly updated American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) fifth edition of its Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities.
