Events

April 2025: Join the celebrations for pedestrian safety this month on National Walking Day, Walk to Work Day & National Public Health Week

April 2, 2025

In April 2025, join the movement to advance more equitable, safe and accessible pedestrian safety for all! Learn more about the opportunities to get involved and support healthy communities and the many benefits of walking for people of all ages and abilities for the events below!

National Walking Day on Wednesday, April 2, 2025...

Registration open for the 2025 California Active Transportation Program Symposium

March 19, 2025
2025 CA Active Transportation Program Symposium

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2025 California Active Transportation Program Symposium (Photo credit: Active Transporation Resource Center)

October 22 - 23, 2025 | UC Davis Conference Center |...

Caltrans releases 2024-25 Complete Streets Action Plan

October 22, 2024
Created by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), the 2024-25 Complete Streets Action Plan identifies high-priority efforts to implement complete streets projects in the next two calendar years.

Cover page for the 2024-25 Complete Streets Action Plan

Cover page of 2024-25 Complete Streets Action Plan

The California Department of Transportation (...

Participate in Walk and Roll to School Day 2024!

October 8, 2024
Walk and Roll to School Day encourages children and their guardians to walk or roll to school and regularly incorporate physical activity into their commute.

October 9, 2024 marks the 28th annual Walk and Roll to School Day! Led by the National Center for Safe Routes to School, children and their guardians are encouraged to walk or roll to school to increase the awareness for the need of walkable...

Participate in a Week Without Driving!

October 2, 2024
The Week Without Driving challenge encourages all to not drive for a week and consider how our roads often do not accommodate for nondrivers.

September 30 to October 6, 2024 marks the second year of the national Week Without Driving! Organized by America Walks and Disability Rights Washington, Week Without Driving challenges all who drive cars regularly — including elected officials, public officials...

November 19, 2023: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR)

November 13, 2023
Logo for the WDoR in the U.S. with "World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims in the U.S. in black text on two lines, with icons of people traveling via multiple modes

Every third Sunday in November, the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) is held to honor those who have lost their lives or been impacted by roadway...

Webinar: "I have the data, now what?" A closer look at data collection, collaboration, and planning between community and governmental agencies

May 9, 2022
"I have the data, now what?" A closer look at data collection, collaboration, and planning between community and governmental agencies

UC Berkeley SafeTREC hosted a webinar on May 17, "I have the data, now what?" as part of the Street Story program. Street Story(link is external) is a community engagement tool that allows residents, community groups and agencies to collect information about transportation collisions, near-...

Celebrate Walking and Rolling to School today, next week & all year long!

October 5, 2022
Join the celebration on #WalkRollToSchoolDay 2022!

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 and rolling to school. October 5th is International Walk to School Day, and many schools and organizations like Walk San Francisco will be holding activities to encourage safer routes to school that day and all week long. The...

National Walk to School Day is around the corner!

September 29, 2021
Join the celebration and walk to school on National Walk to School Day.

On Wednesday, October 6, schools across the United States will celebrate National Walk to School Day. Registration is now open and anyone is welcome to join! You can register schools, neighborhoods or families to pledge to walk to school so you can celebrate in the safest way possible under your current public health guidelines. ...

Celebrating pedestrian safety in April 2024: National Public Health Week, National Walking Day & Walk to Work Day

April 3, 2024

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!

National Walking Day on Wednesday, April 3, 2024...