Pedestrian

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...

General Resources

The California Office of Traffic Safety, the California Department of Transportation and the California Department of Public Health are the three California agencies that are most deeply involved in pedestrian and bicycle safety. There are links to various programs and resources that they offer throughout this site.

Additional resources are listed in this section. We have drawn these items from California state agencies...

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 webinarPromotional graphic for the 2/27 webinar with event details such as title in white text on a green background, and event description in black text on a white background...

Register now for FHWA's Rural Road Safety Webinar Series

February 9, 2026
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

The U.S. DOT Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently announced the launch of their new Rural Road Safety Webinar Series for 2026. This virtual series will feature presentations and panels on innovative and effective practices to save lives on America's rural roads. Transportation professionals "working in State, regional, local, and Tribal transportation agencies as well as their partners will learn how to implement proven and promising strategies, tools, and technologies that accelerate delivery of effective and...

July is Park and Recreation Month!

July 1, 2018
Submitted by Frances Fu

Parks and Rec Month

What comes to mind when you hear "Parks and Rec?"

Some immediately think of National Parks, local playgrounds, recreational centers and summer camps. Some think of the hit NBC TV series, Parks and Recreation. But, parks and recreation is so much more than that. The National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA) is...

What Are Complete Streets?

February 28, 2019
SUBMITTED BY ALI VON KLAN

In communities throughout California, there is a call to make our streets safer for people of all ages and abilities, no matter how they are traveling, whether that is by car, walking, biking or riding a bus. In 2016, 16 pedestrians died every day in traffic collisions, averaging a pedestrian every 1.5 hours. Bicycle fatalities increased by 8.1% from 136 fatalities in 2015 to 147 fatalities in 2016. How might we rethink this focus and design with safety in mind for all modes of travel?

Complete Streets Defined

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Explore these upcoming funding opportunities and resources from AARP, America Walks, and more!

February 3, 2023
Submitted by Kristen Leckie
Check out the funding opportunities below to help reach your active transportation goals! AARP Community Challenge Grants...

GHSA Releases Report on Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2022 Preliminary Data

March 9, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has released their latest annual spotlight report, "Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2022 Preliminary Data" that provides an indepth overview of state and national trends in pedestrian traffic fatalities for the first half of 2022. Based on preliminary data provided by State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs), the GHSA projects that "U.S. drivers struck and killed 3,434...

New GHSA report documents highest number of pedestrian fatalities since 1981

June 27, 2023
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

According to a newly released report from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), 7,508 people walking were killed by drivers in the United States in 2022, the highest number of pedestrian fatalities since 1981.

The report, "Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2022 Preliminary Data (January - December)" provides "pedestrian fatality projections for all of 2022 based...