Stop and smell the golden poppies (or whatever flower you enjoy)! As our state flower has bloomed across the state, our team has been growing and pushing towards a safer, more walkable California. Please help us in welcoming new staff and old staff with new roles! |
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| A Note From our new Co-Executive Director, Kevin Shin |
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With spring upon us, we hope that you are able to get out and enjoy your community along with the warming weather. The arrival of spring also signals the arrival of our CPBST workshops, and the team has a fantastic line-up of communities that we will be serving this year. Even more exciting is that later this year, we will have some new developments to share around policy efforts that we are currently laying the groundwork for. This year will be one of continued exploration for our team, and we’re excited to share our journey with you.
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Welcome our new Program Coordinator, |
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I'm currently based in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California. My favorite place to walk is York Boulevard in Highland Park. I just got my first bike since living in L.A. so I'm looking for bikeable areas now. I'm happy to be on board! |
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Thanks again for joining us as we endeavor for a healthier, safer, more equitable, and sustainable California for walking, biking, and rolling. |
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Community Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Program (CPBSP) |
Our CPBSP program is comprised of two training opportunities - the Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) and the Comunidades Activas y Seguras Training (CAyS, “calles”). |
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Community Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) |
The Community Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety Training (CPBST) program is a joint project of California Walks and UC Berkeley’s Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) with funding provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The CPBST program works with residents, schools, agencies, organizations, local officials, and other community partners all across the state to understand a community’s walking and biking safety concerns and advance their safety goals.
This year, we are working with five new communities across the state: San Bernardino, Jurupa Valley (Riverside), Kingsburg (Fresno), San Diego, and Southeast Bakersfield (Kern). We are working with various planning committee members to customize and implement CPBST trainings that address their communities’ specific safety concerns and needs.
We are also back in three communities offering follow-up technical support: Altadena, El Sereno, and Santa Barbara. In El Sereno, we are supporting the planning of a temporary demonstration training. In Altadena, we are planning a Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS) training. In Santa Barbara, we will be conducting a community engagement training. Ultimately, we customize these follow-up support events to each community with a clear goal to strengthen their capacity as they work towards their safety goals.
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Comunidades Activas y Seguras (CAyS) |
The Comunidades Activas y Seguras (CAyS) program is a joint project of California Walks and UC Berkeley’s Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) with funding provided by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
The program uses a tailored walking and biking safety curriculum to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking communities across California. To that end, CAyS will collaborate with three Spanish-speaking communities this year: Tulare, Knights Landing, and Orange Cove. Our team will work with each community to identify, address, and sustain conversations about pedestrian and bicyclist safety in their community. We’ve already begun planning efforts with Tulare and Orange Cove!
In addition, we will also be offering follow-up technical support to two communities! On March 21, 2024, we made our way back to Lamont, CA, in Kern County. This community in Lamont received a free CAyS training in 2023 (read the report here). This group consisted of active parents and school staff aiming to make their arrival and dismissal procedures safer for the community. As a result, our team hosted a safe routes to school-focused training wherein staff assessed arrival and dismissal time conditions at Lamont Elementary School, conducted a walking assessment, and discussed strategies to mitigate congestion and increase student safety along Segrue Road.
For our second and last follow-up support event, we’ll be working with Oxnard, CA. Planning for this training/event will commence in the Summer. |
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Pico Boulevard Safety Project |
Cal Walks, in partnership with Mark Thomas and KOA, continues to support the City of Santa Monica in its efforts to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety along the eastern stretch of Pico Blvd. In the last quarter, we hosted a second meeting with the Community Advisory Committee and are quickly approaching a 30% plan for the changes that will be proposed for the Community to provide feedback on. Coming up on May 18, make sure to stop by the Kit of Parts demonstration outside Unurban Cafe (3301 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405) where we will gather input from the community about how they feel about some of the different approaches to safety.
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Kern County: Safe Route for Cyclists (SR4C) |
Bike Bakersfield, along with California Walks’ administrative support, was selected to implement Safe Routes for Cyclists in Kern County’s Disadvantaged Communities. This program, which seeks to increase active bicycle transportation through an 18-month program that raises cyclists' confidence and improves safety along bike routes, seeks to increase active bicycle transportation.
The communities selected for the Safe Routes for Cyclists project were identified as “focus communities” in the ATP. These communities include: Arvin, Bakersfield, California City, Delano, McFarland, Shafter, Taft, Wasco and Kern County communities Buttonwillow, Lamont, Lost Hills, Maricopa, Wofford Heights. So far, we’ve hosted the following in all thirteen communities: |
- Initial stakeholder meetings;
- Mid-term stakeholder meetings;
- Walking and Biking assessments; and,
- Final stakeholder meetings.
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Orange Cove CAyS Site Visit |
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- May 16, 2024 from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m.
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Orange Cove Public Library, 815 Park Blvd, Orange Cove, CA 93646
- Flyer here!
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- May 17, 2024 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
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Roosevelt Elementary, 1046 W Sonora Ave, Tulare, CA 93274
- Flyer here!
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Kit of Parts Demonstration in Santa Monica |
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- May 18, 2024
- Unurban Café, 3301 Pico Blvd, Santa Monica, CA 90405
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- May 20, 2024 from 3 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
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Kingsburg Senior Center, 1450 Ellis St, Kingsburg CA 93631
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Jurupa Valley CPBST Site Visit |
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- May 29, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
- Location TBD
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San Bernardino CPBST Workshop |
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- June 23, 2024 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
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Music Changing Lives Community Garden, 261 West 40th Street San Bernardino, CA
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Resources & Opportunities |
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Active Transportation Resource Center Survey |
| The Active Transportation Resource Center needs your input on how it can best support active transportation efforts in communities of all sizes and types in California.
Take the survey! |
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Accessible Streetscape Design Survey |
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You are invited to participate in a research study being conducted by Smart Growth America, supported by the International Parking & Mobility Institute and the Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund. Learn More here.
Take the survey! |
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Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) Toolbox Tuesdays |
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Toolbox Tuesday aims to provide a range of planning knowledge and technical skills for local planners [and organizers], including training on various tools and resources on emerging planning topics such as equity, environmental justice, traffic safety, housing, transportation, sustainability, spatial analytics, programming language, and data literacy.
Sign up for their mailing list to see upcoming trainings! |
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UC Institure of Transportation Studies - Webinar: Early Insights on How Mobility Wallet Programs Are Performing in Four California Cities |
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Cities across California, such as Oakland, Stockton, Bakersfield, and Los Angeles, are experimenting with Universal Basic Mobility (UBM) initiatives that provide residents access to affordable transportation options regardless of where they live or their income level. Read more and register here! |
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California Walks
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Oakland, CA 94612
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