Pedestrian

Now in effect: 2022 Transportation Bills

January 14, 2022
Submitted by Kristen Leckie
Learn about the latest legislation around active transportation safety

With the new year, California has three new transportation bills signed by the Governor that will reimagine our streets and the safety of our most vulnerable road users. Below, you will find more information on each bill and what it means for cities across the state.

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SWITRS Update! County data updated for pedestrian and bicycle collisions in California

September 24, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Accessing crash data plays an important role in assessing the safety needs and concerns for people walking and biking in our communities. To support those working to advance pedestirian and bicycle safety, we have recently updated our County Data: Pedestrian & Bike Collisions webpage with the latest crash data, including county-specific pedestrian and bicycle collision data from 2016 - 2020 (SWITRS 2016 - 2020/Provisional 2019 - 2020 update as of September, 2021).


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Caltrans Releases New Pedestrian Plan for the Bay Area

July 21, 2021
Submitted by Kristen Leckie
Improving Walking in the Bay Area

Earlier this month, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) announced the release of the California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) “District 4 Pedestrian Plan for the Bay Area.” For transportation officials, this plan acts as a reference guide for how to make road projects more pedestrian friendly. It also acts as a...

GHSA Releases New Report on Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State

June 3, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) recently released a new report, "Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2020 Preliminary Data" that provides an indepth overview of state and national trends in pedestrian traffic fatalities for January - December, 2020. Based on preliminary data provided by State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs), the GHSA projects that there were 6,721 pedestrian deaths in 2020, a 4.8% increase...

It's National Walking Day 2021!

April 7, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

Each year on the first Wednesday in April, traffic safety professionals and advocates celebrate National Walking Day and the many benefits of walking, and the importance of creating streets that are safe for walking for all people, ages and abilities. Explore our selection of pedestrian safety resources, tools, and ways to get involved to help improve walking in your community!

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New Report: Dangerous by Design 2021

March 29, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

For over a decade, Smart Growth America and the National Complete Streets Coalition have released an annual report documenting the state of pedestrian safety in the United States, and ranking how deadly it is to walk in a state or metropolitan area. The data in the latest release, "Dangerous by Design 2021" is stark and alarming.

Pedestrian fatalities are up 45 percent from 2010-2019

Between 2010...

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...

New Funding Opportunities in Safety and Micromobility

February 26, 2021
Mary Elghani
Explore our selection of upcoming funding opportunities for advancing safety and micromobility in California! Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) SCAG Smart Cities and Mobility Innovations

On February 8, 2021, the Southerin California Association of Governments (SCAG) released a call for applications with a focus on...

New Funding Opportunities for Active Transportation from OTS, Caltrans & SACOG

December 17, 2020
SUBMITTED BY LISA PETERSON
Explore our selection of upcoming funding opportunities for advancing safe, active travel in California! California Office of Traffic Safety 2022 Grant ApplicationsOTS Logo

Each year, through grant funding made available to California by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) provides funding for...

Safe Routes Partnership: New Fact Sheets on Supporting Active Transportation Advocacy

November 17, 2020
Mary Elghani
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.

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