Vision Zero

SCAG’s 2024 Sustainable Communities Program is now accepting applications!

July 19, 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) Sustainable Communities Program (SCP)!

Earlier this week, SCAG launched their 2024 Sustainable Communities Program to fund...

Smart Growth America Releases 2022 Dangerous By Design Report

July 20, 2022
Submitted by Kristen Leckie

Earlier this month, Smart Growth America released their “Dangerous By Design 2022” report, which includes the most up-to-date look at how dangerous state and metro areas are for people walking and identifies the deadliest places in the United States based on traffic fatalities between 2016 and 2020. Their report found that more than 6,500...

November 19, 2023: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR)

November 13, 2023
Lisa Peterson
Logo for the WDoR in the U.S. with "World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims in the U.S. in black text on two lines, with icons of people traveling via multiple modes

Every third Sunday in November, the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) is held to honor those who have lost their lives or been impacted by roadway...

Explore new Stories from the Field with Circulate San Diego, Ecology Action & the City of Richmond!

September 22, 2021
Submitted by Lisa Peterson
New Safety Stories highlight how communities are prioritizing action transportation safety

Explore our new installments in the Stories From the Field Series to learn how people on the frontline are improving road safety for people who walk, bike and roll in their communities! In the three latest Safety Stories, the SafeTREC team talked with Patrick Phelan with the City of Richmond, Colin Parent of Circulate San Diego, and Amelia Conlen with Ecology Action. Click on the links below to learn...

New Funding Opportunities for Active Transportation from America Walks, OakDOT and NCMM

September 16, 2021
Submitted by Kristen Leckie
Looking for opportunities to advance safe, active travel in California? Check out these upcoming funding opportunities to power your work!

America Walks Community Change Grant 2021 America Walks logo

America Walk’s Community Change Grant program aims to support the growing...

The Best Complete Streets Policies 2023 Report has arrived!

June 30, 2023
Submitted by Jarah Crowner

Smart Growth America released their long-awaited Best Completed Streets Policies Report. This new report evaluates and ranks the 157 Complete Streets policies adopted in the U.S. from 2019 to 2022; highlighting national trends and spotlighting the strongest policies and offering real-world examples of how these policies get passed. Also, it spotlights...

Resource: Vision Zero Toolkit from California Walks & Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition

September 21, 2015
SUBMITTED BY LISA TRAN

vision zero toolkitSilicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC) and California Walks released the Vision Zero toolkit, a new resource for cities and counties interested in adopting and implementing Vision Zero policies. At its core, this toolkit is designed to serve as a helping guide for communities to prioritize traffic safety, build...

Tribal Transportation Safety Plans

Tribalsafety.org, an online community working to reduce injuries and fatalities from transportation incidents in Tribal areas, has created a webpage highlighting a collection of Transportation Safety Plans developed by Tribes. The collection of plans in the state of California are featured below. Visit the Safety Plans Library to view plans for Tribal Governments organized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) region....

October is National Pedestrian Safety Month!

October 18, 2023
Submitted by Kristen Leckie
Every October, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) invites us to celebrate National Pedestrian Month.

NHTSA reminds us that we must work together to create a transportation system that is safe and comfortable for all people of all ages and abilities to walk. The ...

September 2023 is Pedestrian Safety Month in California!

September 6, 2023
Submitted by Kristen Leckie
Pedestrian Safety Month is celebrated each September in California and the event is spearheaded by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).

Each year, OTS and its partners raise awareness about the safety risks pedestrians face on the road and the roles each road user can take to ensure those walking can do so safely and comfortably. Based on data projections from the Governors Highway Safety Association, 7,508 pedestrians were killed in traffic crashes...