Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | 9:30 am - 11:00 am PT |
Join the Active Transportation Resource Center (ATRC) on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 for an engaging online discussion on community engagement and public awareness best practices.
Looking for funding opportunities to support active transportation projects in Southern California? Apply today for The Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) Sustainable Communities Program (SCP)!
On May 2024, Smart Growth America released their Dangerous by Design 2024 report, revealing worrying downward trends in the lack of prioritizing pedestrian safety. The report compares the latest federal data in traffic fatalities from 2018 to 2022 to analyze which metropolitan cities, income groups, and racial groups have the highest rates of pedestrian fatalities.
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 Ariel Williams-Lewis from the National Health Foundation, Haleema Bharoocha from the Anti Police-Terror Project, and Tonya Love from the office of Oakland councilmember Carroll Fife.
This year, from April 1-7th, there are several ways to celebrate the important role that equitable, safe and accessible pedestrian safety plays for healthy and thriving communities. Learn more about the opportunities to get involved and support safe spaces to walk for people of all ages and abilities for the events below!
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.
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!
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:
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.
