UC Berkeley SafeTREC

Please join us in welcoming our new Communications Coordinator Karen Nguyen Vo!! ✨ https://lnkd.in/gmn7Zm8Y

🚨 Dangerous by Design 2024 is here 🚨 Our streets are designed to move vehicles as quickly as possible, at the expense of safety for everyone. As a result, the number of people hit and killed while walking continues to rise. Smart Growth America’s signature report, Dangerous by Design 2024, combines the latest federal data with lived experiences to unpack the connection between road design and the ever-increasing, record number of people struck and killed while walking. To change this trend, agencies and decision makers must abandon the deeply embedded, invisible yet powerful emphasis on speed, and make safety for all people a top priority of every dollar spent. Read more in the #DangerousByDesign report: https://lnkd.in/gCyysva

Join the SafeTREC Team! We have an open position for a Traffic Safety Researcher. The first review date is May 30, 2024 and the position is open until filled. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dwkf5WvG Thank you for helping us to spread the word about this #JobOpportunity! #TrafficSafety #Research #DataAnalysis #ActiveTransportation #Pedestrian #Bicyclist

RESEARCH ALERT: A new CPBS paper by Dr. Chris Cherry exploring cyclist discomfort in shared spaces finds that female cyclists generally perceive less comfort compared to their male counterparts and that passing events have a more negative impact on older adults' comfort levels. The work has important implications for understanding how to build bicycle networks that work for all ages and abilities. 50 days free access at the link below. https://lnkd.in/ePt8fsCE

Please join us in welcoming our new Policy and Program Analyst Noelani Fixler to the SafeTREC Team!! https://lnkd.in/gckv6wHv

Excited to kickoff our CPBS webinar series on May 1st (1:00pm ET/10:00am PT) with "Advocating for bicycle safety: Strategies for success at local, state, and national levels". We're aiming to engage all levels of the bike advocacy community into our CPBS research. Registration is free: https://lnkd.in/eHDhFNQi

Explore our new California Traffic Safety Dashboard, a series of tools designed to allow users to visualize crash data and traffic safety activities in conjunction with demographics in California. The dashboard includes the Traffic Safety and Equity Overview, the Safety Heat Map, and the OTS Grants Clearinghouse tools. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gvZrwUUM #CrashData #California #TrafficSafety #Equity #GIS #DataMapping #Analysis

Join the SafeTREC Team! We currently have a #Communications Coordinator position open to support communications efforts for SafeTREC’s #TransportationSafety research, tools, programs and education: https://lnkd.in/dH39s-vn Please help us spread the word

How to bring a more effective, equitable & upstream approach to solving mobility safety problems in the U.S.? Join us, ITE - A Community of Transportation Professionals, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Fehr & Peers to discuss new research & thinking. Feb. 22 webinar: https://lnkd.in/gpJ3e7RF

Explore our new #California #SafeSpeeds Toolkit! This online resource is intended to help local jurisdictions across California set safer #SpeedLimits that accommodate all road users using #SafeSystem principles: https://lnkd.in/gAwzN6FA