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Join Safe Routes to School on January 14, 2016 to learn about the new federal transportation bill and its impact on Safe Routes to School, Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP). 

New Transportation and Health Tool (THT)

SafeTREC and Fehr & Peers conducted two Community Bicycle Safety Trainings (CPBST) at Huntington Park (August 15) and City of Stockton (September 12). Modeled off of SafeTREC’s Community Pedestrian Safety Training (CPST), the CBST training includes expert presentation on safe bicycling, an interactive training session, walking assessment of bicycling conditions, and small group discussion and priority setting.
 

Caltrans New Website: California Bike and Pedestrian Plan

Smart Growth America Webinar: The Economic & Fiscal Benefits of Walkable, Bikeable City and Town Centers
Friday, October 30, 2015 2:00 pm EDT

The Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) new Separated Bike Lane Planning and Design Guide is an important resource for communities across the United States to use in building safe and connected bicycle networks that meet the needs of people of all ages and abilities.

Each year, using American Community Survey (ACS) data, the League of American Bicyclists reports on the state of bicycle commuting in cities across the country — and gives us a glimpse into how our community stacks up.

The 4th annual Sunday Streets Berkeley will convene on Sunday, October 18 between 11am and 4pm,  with a focus on strolling, dancing and playing on Shattuck Avenue. Sunday Streets Berkeley travels along Shattuck Avenue for 17 blocks from Rose Street to Haste Street, filled with free activities for pedestrians of all ages!

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Regular physical activity can improve our health and quality of life. However, many people across the United States do not get enough physical activity to realize these benefits. Promoting walking offers a powerful public health strategy to increase physical activity.

Sunday, October 11

10am - 3pm

Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) and California Walks released the Vision Zero toolkit, a new resource for cities and counties interested in adopting and implementing Vision Zero policies.

The next Sunday Streets SF event will take place on September 13 between 11am and 4pm.

The Active Transportation Equity: A Scan of Existing Master Plans report examines explicit mentions of equity within existing 38 current bicycle and pedestrian master plans.

The new GHSA Report: Everyone Walks.

Access Across America: Walking 2014 is a study published by the University of Minnesota Center of Transportation Studies that estimates the accessibility of walking to jobs in the 50 most populous metropolitan areas in the U.S.