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The city of Culver City is in the process of updating their Bicycle & Pedestrian Action Plan and is inviting residents and visitors to help plan for important traffic safety improvements. This is a great opportunity for you to provide ideas and feedback on how to make biking and walking safer and more enjoyable in Culver City!

On January 18th, 2018 America Walks will present the second episode in their new Walking Toward Justice Webinar Series, "The Criminal Justice System's Impact on Walking and Walkability in Low-Income and Communities of Color." This quarterly event provides an opportunity to discuss and identify solutions for improving walkability for all with an interactive panel of leading scholars, activists, practitioners, America Walks Board members, and policymakers. 

The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) has released a new guide, Designing for All Ages and Abilities: Contextual Guidance for High-Comfort Bicycle Facilities that will help cities determine what types of bike infrastructure help in achieving the goal to build bike networks that are safe and comfortable for riders of all ages and abilities. 

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) will be hosting a free webinar on Thursday, December 14, 2017 to discuss safety performance measures for bicyclists and pedestrians involved in crashes with motor vehicles.

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) will be hosting a free webinar on Monday, December 11, 2017 to discuss the safety effectiveness of contermeasures and the value of crash modification factors for bicycle and pedestrian safety:

The Alameda County Transportation Commission is in the process (Fall 2017 - Fall 2018) of developing a long term vision for the San Pablo Avenue corridor, which carries thousands of people every day along north-south connections throughout the East Bay. They are seeking your input to help them identify short-term projects that will improve the safety and experience of all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users.

The Active Transportation Resource Center (ATRC) will be hosting a free webinar on Thursday, November 28, to discuss and reflect on the early California Active Transportation Program (ATP) project outcomes and achievements:

The National Complete Streets Coalition is presenting a monthly webinar series, Implementation & Equity 201: The Path Forward to Complete Streets, which is designed to help professionals from a variety of disciplines put Complete Streets principles into action.

Caltrans District 4 will be hosting a series of community workshops to discuss proposed priority bicycle improvements for the Bay Area! Attend one of the following workshops or webinar to provide your input on how to help create a more connected, comfortable, and safer bicycle network for the Bay Area and in your local community.

More information available here.

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) is hosting a free webinar that will highlight diverse efforts to reduce traffic speed and promote safe walking and biking for children:

TITLE: Addressing Speed-Related Crashes with a Focus on Protecting Children
DATE/TIME:Wednesday,November 8, 2017; 12pm-130pm Pacific Time
REGISTRATION: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/6213928833266999299

Since 2004, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Adminstration (FHWA) Safety Office has been working to aggressively reduce pedestrian deaths by focusing extra resources on the cities and states with the highest pedestrian fatalities and/or fatality rates. Part of this effort has included development of the guide, "How to Develop a Pedestrian Safety Action Plan", which helps state and local officials know where to begin to address pedestrian safety issues.

America Walks, partners of the Every Body Walk! Collaborative and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, have announced the opening of the 2017 round of their Community Change Grants!

Vision Zero and the Safe Routes to School National Partnership have published a new 2017 report highlighting the potential benefits from closer alignment between Safe Routes to School and Vision Zero - Vision Zero and Safe Routes to School: Partners in Safety.

As traffic fatalities are up across the board, bicyclist deaths rose 12.2% in 2015, the largest percentage increase of any other roadway user group that year.

To provide an open platform for discussion and aid in identifying potential solutions to improve walkability for ALL, America Walks has launched a new social equity-inspired online discussion series titled: Walking Towards Justice.

This year, the 6th annual International Cycling Safety Conference will be held for the first time outside of Europe in Davis, California, USA from September 20 - 23!

The Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) is hosting a free webinar series on August 16, 2017 and August 31, 2017 that will explore the ways in which automated and connected vehicles may impact pedestrian and bicyclist safety and mobility, and how cities can remain or become safe and vibrant places for walking and bicycling as the revolution in vehicle automation continues.

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), in partnership with the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS) at University of California, Berkeley will co-host the 2017 California Transportation Planning Conference, Partnering for Sustainable Transportation on May 3 - 5, 2017.