Recent Streetsblog CALIFORNIA posts about SafeTREC

CPBST participants in Fowler in 2022. Image: SafeTREC

Applications Open: Customized Training on Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety

By Melanie Curry | Feb 24, 2023 | No Comments

CalWalks and UC's SafeTREC are once again offering community groups of all kinds free training in assessing current conditions and identifying ways to improve safety

Complete Streets Safety Assessment in Suisun City. Image: Office of Traffic Safety

UC Berkeley’s SafeTREC Offers Complete Streets Safety Assessments for Cities

By Melanie Curry | Mar 19, 2020 | No Comments

Applications due soon for this free program to help cities identify and plan traffic safety improvements

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How Some Groups Use Street Story to Improve Their Communities

By Melanie Curry | Aug 8, 2019 | No Comments

Yesterday's webinar highlighted how two areas, Bakersfield and Humboldt County, are already using and benefiting from this online reporting tool.

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Listen and Learn: A Tool for California Residents to Track Street Safety

By Melanie Curry | Jul 16, 2019 | 1 Comment

Webinar tomorrow, Wednesday, will introduce UC Berkeley SafeTREC's Street Story and show people how to report safety hazards

One of Sacramento's poorest neighborhoods doesn't have enough crosswalks. It also has a high rate of jaywalking arrests. Image: KXTV

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State Awards Bicycle and Pedestrian Education Grants

By Melanie Curry | Nov 2, 2018 | 2 Comments

These grants focus on education and enforcement, which are only two parts of the safety equation

As data begins to come in, Bakersfield data already includes collisions (in red), near-misses (orange), unsafe areas (yellow) and safe areas (green). Image from Street Story.

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Street Story: A New Way to Collect and Share Data about Street Safety

By Melanie Curry | Oct 17, 2018 | No Comments

Street Story, launching today, aims make it easy for advocacy groups and planning agencies to collect and analyze information about pedestrian and bicyclist safety, while improving community engagement.