Explore our new Safety Stories with Ariel Williams-Lewis, Haleema Bharoocha, Tanya Love

New Safety Stories highlight how communities are prioritizing safer, more accessible streets for all people

June 26, 2024
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo

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. Their stories highlight their work in active transportation safety, including the key elements and valuable takeaways that they learned while creating successful transportation projects.

A headshot of Ariel. She is smiling at the camera and standing in front of a grey textured wall.

Safety Story with Ariel Williams-Lewis

Ariel Williams-Lewis, program manager of the Community and Youth Engagement program at the National Health Foundation (NHF) emphasizes the importance of creating and supporting communities that center individuals who walk, bike, and roll in order to have safer streets for all.

Haleema, Carroll, and Tonya smile at the camera with arms around each other

Safety Story with Haleema Bharoocha and Tonya Love

Haleema Bharoocha, transportation safety consultant at the Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP), and Tanya Love, chief of staff to Oakland councilmember Carroll Fife, share how traffic fatalities in Oakland catalyzed their work to create a pilot Community Traffic Safety Program, where community centers can apply to create traffic safety treatments and calming zones on their streets.

Explore More Stories from the Field!

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, bike or roll? Would you like to be featured in a Safety Story and share your success with others? Berkeley SafeTREC wants to hear about it! Send an e-mail to safetrec@berkeley.edu

These Safety Stories interviews were conducted in collaboration with UC Berkeley SafeTREC. The opinions and perspectives expressed are those of the interviewees and not necessarily those of SafeTREC.

A headshot of Ariel. She is smiling at the camera and standing in front of a white textured wall.

Ariel Williams-Lewis

Program Manager, Community and Youth Engagement

National Health Foundation

Haleema, Carroll, and Tonya smile at the camera with arms around each other

Haleema Bharoocha

Transportation Safety Consultant

Anti Police-Terror Project

Tonya Love

Chief of Staff

Oakland Councilmember Carroll Fife, District 3