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This post was originally published on the SafeTREC website on January 26, 2021.

Share your input on the plan for Bike Highways in the Bay Area

Bikes: Our Vehicle for Change

CHP Highlights New Road Safety Laws for 2021

According to recent news from the California Highway Patrol (CHP), four new road safety laws will go into effect in the New Year.

New Resource for Advancing Local Complete Streets

Explore our selection of upcoming funding opportunities for advancing safe, active travel in California! 

California Office of Traffic Safety 2022 Grant Applications

New Safe Routes Partnership Fact Sheets!

The Safe Routes Partnership has put out three new fact sheets with information on success stories, best practices, and resources for advocates of safety and active transportation at the national and regional level.

World Day of Remembrance 2020

Explore our selection of new, upcoming funding opportunities for advancing safe, active travel in California! Be sure to regularly check our webpage here for funding opportunities for improving walking, biking, and rolling safety throughout the year at the national, state, and local level.

America Walks Community Change Grant Program

This October is National Pedestrian Safety Month! Traffic safety partners encourage everyone to remember that we all are pedestrians and to always be on the lookout for people walking.

New Safety Stories focus on complete streets, equity, and prioritizing action transportation safety during COVID-19

September is Pedestrian Safety Month!

This year's Pedestrian Safety month looks very different during COVID-19, with communities practicing social distancing, essential workers traveling to their work while others work from home, students are returning to school virtually, and in some cases activities are resuming and businesses are reopening as it is safe to do so. In the midst of this, the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) is encouraging all of us to look out for one another.

Sacramento County is in the process of creating its very first Active Transportation Plan and wants your input on how to improve walking, biking and rolling!

How to get involved

In the last decade, micromobility ridership, or the use of personal transportation devices like bicycles, scooters and other small devices, has seen increasing growth. According to the latest data from the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), since 2010 people in the United States have taken 342 million trips on shared bikes and scooters. In 2019 alone, there was a 60% increase in trips from the previous year with 136 million trips on shared bikes, e-bikes and scooters.