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March 25, 2024

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has released their latest annual spotlight report, "Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2023 Preliminary Data (January-June)", that provides an indepth overview of state and national trends in pedestrian traffic fatalities for the first half of 2023.

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.

March 4, 2024

Interested in applying for the 2024 Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant period? The US Department of Transportation (US DOT) is hosting three informational webinars starting on Thursday to prepare you for the application process. Explore the upcoming sessions below and click to register now!

February 22, 2024

The fiscal year (FY) 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Safe Streets and Roads for All grants is open.

February 21, 2024

Funding for Active Transportation: What You Need to Know

February 6, 2024

The California Highway Patrol released a new set of transportation laws that were signed and went into effect on January 1, 2024. 

Check out the selected laws regarding motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians listed below:

January 31, 2024

January 16, 2024

Looking for funding opportunities to support active transportation projects in Southern California? Apply today for The Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) Go Human Community Streets Grant Program!


January 9, 2024

December 20, 2023

On Tuesday, December 19, 2023 the U.S.

December 18, 2023

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 talked with Adrian Cardenas with the San Franscisco Bicycle Coalition, Megan Wier with the Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT), and Paul Van Dyk with the City of Long Beach.

December 13, 2023

December 5, 2023

This upcoming Thursday, December 7th at 11:30am PT, Pedal Love launches their second training in a year-long series on the tools and tips of successful media outreach strategies.

November 22, 2023

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


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November 13, 2023

October 18, 2023

Every October, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites us to celebrate National Pedestrian Month.

October 5, 2023

To support California counties with Pedestrian/Bicycle Master Plans, we have included county-specific pedestrian and bicycle crash data from 2018 - 2022 (SWITRS 2018 - 2022/Provisional 2022 update as of September 8, 2023) for our Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Data by County webpage.

October 3, 2023

Join the 27th annual celebration of #WalkRollToSchoolDay all week long!

September 25, 2023

Looking for funding opportunities to support active transportation projects in your community? See below for two opportunities from America Walks and the U.S. Department of Transportation!


 Community Change Grants open September 18."

September 8, 2023