Pedestrian

Pedestrian and Bicyclist Counts

Pedestrian and bicycle counts are often required for transportation models, to determine capacity and to assess the attractiveness of a streetscape to non-motorized users. By counting them, it is possible to demonstrate their significance as road users in allocating resources for improvements. Counts can also serve as benchmarks for evaluations of safety enhancements.

Counts also allow us to fully understand crash data, because they help us better visualize how common crashes are in our research area. Below, you'll find resources on counts for specific regions in California, guides...

New update: SafeTREC has redesigned the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) website

September 22, 2025
Submitted by Kris Leckie
UC Berkeley SafeTREC is excited to announce the launch of the redesigned Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) website, including the integration of the Safety Heat Map, easier navigation, and more!

For over 20 years, the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) developed by UC Berkeley SafeTREC has enabled quick, easy and free access to California...

September 2025 marks California Pedestrian Safety Month

September 11, 2025
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo
Led by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), California Pedestrian Safety Month urges people to consider how to make our roads safer for all — particularly pedestrians.

Graphic includes the NHTSA logo and states, "74% of fatal pedestrian crashes occur at non-intersections. Safer People Save Lives"

Each year, OTS and its partners raise awareness about the safety risks pedestrians face on the road and the roles...

Caltrans Active Transportation Plans

Caltrans Active Transportation Plans

Caltrans Active Transportation Plans

The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) statewide bicycle and pedestrian plan, "Toward An Active California (2017)"...

GHSA Report: Pedestrian fatalities in 2024 remain nearly 20% above the 2016 level

August 8, 2025
Submitted by Lisa Peterson

The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) has released their latest annual spotlight report, "Pedestrian Traffic Fatalities by State: 2024 Preliminary Data (January - December)" that provides an indepth overview of state and national trends in pedestrian traffic fatalities for 2024. Based on preliminary data provided by State Highway Safety Offices (SHSOs), the GHSA found that drivers struck and killed 7,148 people walking in the United States...

Data tool feature: Street Story

July 31, 2025
Submitted by Karen Nguyen Vo

Street Story is a community engagement platform provided by UC Berkeley SafeTREC in English and Spanish that allows residents, community groups, and agencies to collect information about transportation crashes, near-misses, general hazards, and safe locations to travel. The tool is free to use, anonymous, and publicly accessible. Street...

Safety Story with Kari Finley

For this installment of Stories from the Field, UC Berkeley SafeTREC’s Kris Leckie chatted with Dr. Kari Finley, Director and Research Scholar at Montana State University’s Center for Health and Safety Culture. In this conversation, she talks to us about her work to create a culture that supports and values all road users and meets the needs of everyone. Read her Safety Story below!

Do you mind telling us about your center and the role you play within it?

Dr. Kari Finley: At the Center for...

Safety Story with Haleema Bharoocha and Tonya Love

For this installment of Stories from the Field, Berkeley SafeTREC’s Kris Leckie chatted with Haleema Bharoocha and Tonya Love. In this installment, they talk to us about their recent work to introduce legislation in Oakland to pilot a Community Traffic Safety Program. Read their Safety Story below!

Could you both share a little about your backgrounds and what inspired you to work in active transportation?

Tonya Love (TL): I currently work for ...

Safety Story with Megan Wier

For this installment of Stories from the Field, Berkeley SafeTREC’s Kristen Leckie chatted with Megan Wier, Assistant Director at Oakland’s Department of Transportation (OakDOT). Wier calls out the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration and focusing on the needs of the most vulnerable. Read her Safety Story below!

Do you mind telling us about your agency and then about the role you play within that organization?

Since March 2020, I have worked...

Safety Story with Marianne Hernandez

For this installment of Stories from the Field, UC Berkeley SafeTREC’s Kris Leckie chatted with Marianne Hernandez, from the California Department of Public Health’s Active Transportation Safety Program. In this conversation, she talks to us about her work to improve safety for those who walk, bike, and roll across California as a public health professional. Read her Safety Story below!

Do you mind telling us about your agency and the role you play within it?

Marianne Hernandez: I am a Health Program Specialist for the California...