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The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has released their latest annual spotlight report, "Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2022 Preliminary Data" that provides an indepth overview of state and national trends in pedestrian traffic fatalities for the first half of 2022. Based on preliminary data provided by State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs), the GHSA projects that "U.S.

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Today we're excited to share a guest news story from SafeTREC's Kristen Leckie, Program & Policy Analyst. This post was originally published on February 27, 2023.

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ITS Davis postdoctoral researcher Prashanth S. Venkataram will present  “Disability, Transportation, and Accessibility: New Trends and Longstanding Challenges in the US”at the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at UC BerkeleyTransportation Seminar on February 24, 2023.

Check out the funding opportunities below to help reach your active transportation goals! 

Check out this free session that explores the impact of media framing crashes can have on the public's view of who is responsible, the motivation for making change, and beliefs about potential solutions.

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Today's guest post is from Lisa Peterson, Communications Manager for UC Berkeley's Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC). This post was originally posted on December 16, 2022.

As you head into the new year, take advantage of these funding opportunities to advance safe, active travel in California! 

Office of Traffic Safety Federal Fiscal Year 2024 

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The UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is offering free Complete Streets Safety Assessments (CSSAs) to 16 California communities, including cities, counties, and school campuses with a population of over 2,500 people. CSSAs are comprehensive transportation safety assessments that focus on pedestrian and bicycle safety.

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 submit your event here.

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Interested in learning more about the practical application of the Safe System approach to road safety? The Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety (CSCRS) is hosting two upcoming webinars as part of their CSCRS Research to Practice Bytes series that will explore real-life Safe System scenarios:

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 submit your event here.

Join the celebration on #WalkRollToSchoolDay 2022!

Looking for an opportunity to learn how to advocate for safe walking infrastructure in your community?

Join the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) all month long this October - National Pedestrian Safety Month - for their free Walkinar series! All webinars will take place Thursdays from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. PST. 

Recent reports have continued to document the crisis of traffic deaths for people on our roadways. Data estimates from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that traffic fatalities reached a 16 year high in 2021, with an estimated 42,915 motor vehicle fatalities, a 10.5% increase from the 38,824 fatalities in 2020.

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