New Safety Stories focus on complete streets, equity, and prioritizing action transportation safety during COVID-19
Explore our new 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! First up, we have an interview led by Charles T. Brown, Founder and Managing Principal of Equitable Cities LLC with Tracy McMillan, Senior Associate at Nelson\Nygaard about complete streets, equity and COVID-19. Next up, SafeTREC communications manager Lisa Peterson talked with Molly Wagner, Project Manager at WALKSacramento about her organization's work to improve quality of life and health equity through community-centered policy and systems change in land use, transportation, and community development. Click on the links below to learn more about their insights, perspectives and best practices for advancing transportation safety for all users.
Safety Story with Tracy McMillan at Nelson\Nygaard
In this safety story, Tracy McMillan, Senior Associate at Nelson\Nygaard, discusses her insights and perspectives on the meaning and future of complete streets during COVID-19. Read more.
Safety Story with Molly Wagner at WALKSacramento
In this safety story, Molly Wagner, Project Manager at WALKSacramento shares her interest in the built environment and how it influences how people interact, their everyday decisions, how they move, and their overall quality of life. She also discusses key elements for successful active transportation projects like recognizing residents as the experts in their community and centering them as active partners through every phase of a project, and being attentive to the language used so that it is inclusive, builds trust and creates a space that's safe for people to participate. Learn more here.
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Berkeley SafeTREC's safety stories highlight how urban planners, designers, engineers, advocates and others have implemented safe streets programs, employed best practices, or reported successful outcomes in their communities to advance active transportation safety.
Are you an active transportation practitioner who's been successful prioritizing road safety for people that walk or roll? Would you like to be featured on Stories from the Field and share your success with others? Berkeley SafeTREC wants to hear about it! Send an e-mail to safetrec@berkeley.edu.