Pedestrian

Road Diet Case Studies

August 6, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

Federal Highway Administration Road Diet Case Studies

A road diet is generally described removing vehicle lanes from a road to allocate extra space for other uses such as parking, sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and turn lanes. The main purpose of a road diet is to improve pedestrian and traffic safety, and they can be relatively low cost if planned correctly....

https://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/road_diets/case_studies/roaddiet_cs.pdf

Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations: A How-To Guide

July 28, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

A How-To Guide The Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations: A How-To Guide is a guide that provides tips on how communities...

https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/812059-pedestriansafetyenforceoperah…

Grand Boulevard Initiative: Revitalizing the El Camino Real Corridor

May 5, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN
Grand Boulevard Initiative is a collaboration of 19 cities, counties, local and regional agencies dedicated to the revitalization of the El Camino Real Corridor. The Task Force facilitates planning for revitalizing 43 miles of El Camino Real and its surrounding communities. This effort to improve the El Camino Real Corridor includes leading businesses, non-profit agencies, neighborhoods and community advocates.

SRTS National Partnership Toolkit- Step by Step: Start a Walking School Bus at Your School

November 4, 2016
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

Get on the #WalkingSchoolBus! New Safe Routes to School National Partnership toolkit can help you start or grow a program at your school!
This toolkit is designed to help parents, educators, and community members plan and organize a walking school bus using adult volunteers as leaders.

Visit the site for more information.

GHSA Report: Pedestrian deaths decrease in first half of 2023 but remain above pre-pandemic levels

March 25, 2024
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has released their latest annual spotlight report, "Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2023 Preliminary Data (January-June)", that provides an indepth overview of state and national trends in pedestrian traffic fatalities for the first half of 2023. Based on preliminary data provided by State Highway Safety...

Register Now: 2024 Safe Streets for All Webinars

March 4, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie

Interested in applying for the 2024 Safe Streets for All (SS4A) grant period? The US Department of Transportation (US DOT) is hosting three informational webinars starting on Thursday to prepare you for the application process. Explore the upcoming sessions below and click to register now!

The 2024 Webinar Series: Safe Streets and Roads for All Grants Action Plans Thursday, March 7 | 1:30 pm - 3pm ET

This webinar will...

Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program

February 22, 2024
Submitted by Jarah Crowner
The fiscal year (FY) 2024 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for Safe Streets and Roads for All grants is open.

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) established the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary program with $5 billion in appropriated funds over 5 years, 2022-2026. The SS4A program funds regional, local, and Tribal...

America Walks Webinar 2/27: Funding for Active Transportation

February 21, 2024
Lisa Peterson
Funding for Active Transportation: What You Need to Know

Tuesday, February 27, 2024 | 11am PT, 2pm ET | Register for the webinar...

Register Now: the 2024 Peer Exchange Series is Here!

January 31, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie

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

We are excited to once again host our virtual three-part Peer Exchange Series in 2024! The series supports communities as they work to implement pedestrian and bicycle transportation safety programming and improvements.

Over the course of the three...

2024 Go Human Community Streets Grant Program Now Open!

January 16, 2024
Submitted by Kris Leckie
Looking for funding opportunities to support active transportation projects in Southern California? Apply today for The Southern California Association of Governments’ (SCAG) Go Human Community Streets Grant Program!

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