Vision Zero

Explore upcoming conferences and funding opportunities from Safe Routes Partnership, Vision Zero Cities, and Ava Community Energy!

August 24, 2026
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo
This fall is full of conferences and funding opportunities for communities, transportation professionals, and individuals to advance active transportation in their communities. Find the right fit for your community below! Safe Routes Conference

Safe Routes Partnership is holding their 20th annual Safe Routes to School National Conference from October 20-22, 2026 in Minneapolis, MN. The conference will bring together practitioners, advocates, researchers, and policymakers to connect and learn from one another how to make walking and biking to school...

Community Connectors program application open until July 14, 2026

June 30, 2026
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo

Applications for Smart Growth America's 2026-2027 Community Connectors program cohort are now open through July 14, 2026! The program helps cities reconnect communities that have been separated or harmed by transportation infrastructure. This year, the program will work with communities focused on redesigning divisive and dangerous arterial roads in order to reconnect their neighborhoods and improve the safety of all road...

Smart Growth America releases 2026 Dangerous by Design Report

June 24, 2026
Kayley Chan

Earlier this month, Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition released their Dangerous by Design 2026 report, which ranks all 50 states and the 101 largest metro areas by...

Funding and Programming Opportunities

What is the Funding and Programming Opportunities page and how do I navigate it?

The updated and refreshed Funding and Programming Opportunities page features funding and programmatic resources for transportation safety professionals, planners, advocates, community members, and others alike who want to create more equitable, walkable, and bikeable communities. Resources are organized into five topic areas:

Regional Opportunities; Statewide Opportunities; Federal Opportunities; ...

Sites chosen for 2026 Complete Streets Safety Assessments program

March 30, 2026
Submitted by Kris Leckie

This post was originally posted on March 23, 2026 on the SafeTREC website.

UC Berkeley SafeTREC and Fehr & Peers are excited to announce the selection of 16 communities throughout California for our 2026 Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA) program! These sites represent a...

It’s Time to Celebrate National Walk and Roll to School Day!

October 3, 2023
Submitted by Kristen Leckie
Join the 27th annual celebration of #WalkRollToSchoolDay all week long!

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and throughout the month, communities across the U.S. will be celebrating and holding events to support safe walking, biking, and rolling to school. October 4th is International Walk and Roll to School Day, and many schools and organizations across California will be holding activities to encourage safer routes to school that day and all week long. 264...

Explore the newest 2024 CPBSP reports from communities across California!

July 24, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie

Today we're excited to share a guest news story from SafeTREC's Kris Leckie, Program & Policy Analyst.

This year, the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) is partnering with 8 new communities and 5 previous communities to help advance their pedestrian...

The Role of Media and Road Safety

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), an estimated 39,345 people in the United States died in traffic crashes in 2024. This represents a decrease of about 3.8% compared to the 40,901 fatalities reported in 2023 and marks the first time since 2020 that the number of fatalities fell below 40,000.

“It’s encouraging to see that traffic fatalities are continuing to fall from their COVID pandemic highs. Total road...

Deadlines approaching: Explore these upcoming funding opportunities and resources from CSGC, SCAG, and more!

March 29, 2023
Submitted by Kristen Leckie
Check out the funding opportunities below to help reach your active transportation goals! 2023 Go Human Community Hubs SCAG Go Human logo

Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) has launched their ...

Creating safer streets for walking & biking: apply for a CPBST in your community!

February 11, 2021
Katherine Chen

Today we're excited to share a guest blog post by Katherine Chen, Senior Policy & Program Analyst at UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) and the lead for the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) program. The CPBST program works with local neighborhood residents and health, transportation and safety advocates to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety through engaging local stakeholders, providing information and data, supporting community...