Pedestrian

Funding Opportunity: Safe Routes to Parks Grants and Technical Assistance

October 22, 2019
Save the Date! Applications Open November 4, 2019 for Safe Routes to Parks Activating Communities

Many communities are working hard to make routes to local parks and green spaces easier and safer for walking and bicycling. And as the Safe Routes Partnership notes, it's often the case that the communities that could benefit from these Safe Routes to Parks the most also have high levels of traffic injuries and fatalities coupled with low levels of safe access to these...

Upcoming: October 2nd is Walk to School Day

September 18, 2019

Get ready to get moving! Students, parents, school and local officials, and public health and transportation representatives in communities across the U.S. will be celebrating National Walk to School Day on Wednesday, October 2, 2019.

Why Walking and Biking Safety Matters

Walking for transportation is an excellent way to increase physical activity for kids and adults and foster healthy, livable communities. Walk to School Day raises awareness about the importance of walking and biking safety around schools and provides an...

Register for an upcoming Community Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Training in September!

September 12, 2019

Registration is open for upcoming Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) workshops in September! These workshops are presented throughout the state of California by UC Berkeley SafeTREC in partnership with California Walks. The CPBST program trains neighborhood residents and health, transportation and safety advocates on how to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety to make...

Laws

This section covers the California legislation and vehicle codes related to improving roadway safety for people that walk, bike, or roll for transportation.

Upcoming Active Transportation Webinars in June!

June 2, 2019

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Stay up to date with the latest road safety trends and best practices in active transportation by attending upcoming webinars happening in June 2019!

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New NACTO Design Guide: Don’t Give Up at the Intersection

June 17, 2019

Last month, the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) released a new design guide summarizing best practices to enhance safety at intersections, “Don’t Give Up at the Intersection: Designing All Ages and Abilities Bicycle Crossings.” Since NACTO released its innovative Urban Bikeway Design Guide in 2011, North American cities have expanded protected bikeway...

Upcoming Pedestrian and Bike Safety Webinars in May

May 12, 2019

Stay up to date with the latest road safety trends and best practices in active transportation with webinars happening in May 2019!

This month, learn about ways to improve safety for people walking and rolling for transportation with webinars from the Transportation Research Board (TRB), the Eno Center for Transportation, the Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals (APBP), Vision Zero Network, Safe Routes Partnership, the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) and Portland State University’s Transportation Research and Education Center (TREC...

Safe Streets for All Ages: Reflections on the Urban95 Expert Assembly

February 7, 2019
Original blog post appeared on the Bernard van Leer Foundation Blog on February 4, 2019

Last autumn the Bernard van Leer Foundation gathered a group of experts in the fields of early childhood development, mobility, transportation safety, public space, urban form, recreation, and air quality at the Urban95 Expert...

Upcoming Active Transportation Webinars in February

January 25, 2019

Stay up to date with the latest road safety trends and best practices in active transportation with webinars happening in February 2019!

This month, explore a variety of topics related to pedestrian, bicycle, and non-motorized travel safety with some of the nation's leading active transportation experts. Topics include: approaches to pedestrian safety analysis, fresh tools for community engagement and empowerment, building resilient transportation infrastructure, fostering equity, and aligning with human-centered mobility principles.

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It's National Walking Day!

April 3, 2019

Everyone starts their trip as a pedestrian, whether by walking to their car, heading to a transit station, an e-bike corral, or pushing a stroller down the sidewalk. Some folks, either out of choice or pure necessity, complete entire trips by walking, while others might walk for exercise or to de-stress. The benefits of walking (or rolling) are manifold: reduced air pollution, decreased risk of chronic health conditions, stronger ties to the community, and boosts to the local economy. Simply put, when we plan and design healthy, safe, livable walking communities everybody benefits....