Hello all, and welcome, new readers, to the Nov. 20 SafeTREC e-alert. It is coming to you a little early due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

There are a number of upcoming events, all free and available for participants online.

A few highlights can be found below. For more details, either view the message in this email or visit the SafeTREC Home page, www.safetrec.berkeley.edu.

1. Thursday, Nov. 29, take part in the California Safe Routes to School Network meeting, where SafeTREC GIS program manager John Bigham will be presenting on pedestrian collision data analysis.
2. Friday, Nov. 30, attend in person or via the web Bill Satariano's presentation "Toward an integrated mobility agenda" noon-1 pm.
3. Read FHWA's December 2012 Pedestrian Forum for a writeup of the Pedestrian Safety Improvement Program, which Caltrans is implementing with support from SafeTREC.
4. Sign up for the Dec. 4-5 online conference hosted by the NTSB on GIS and Transportation Safety, where John Bigham will be presenting.
5. Listen to and view the slides from Frank Markowitz's presentation on San Francisco's pedestrian safety programs. Recording and Slides.

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Phyllis

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NOVEMBER 20, 2012 E-ALERT- PRE-THANKSGIVING PREVIOUS ALERTS
 
SafeTREC at the California Safe Routes to School State Network Meeting Thursday, 9-10 a.m., Thursday, November 29
  • Safe Routes to School Technical Assistance Resource Center (TARC) – Monthly Update, Victoria Custodio (California Department of Public Health)
  • SafeTREC pedestrian collision data analysis - John Bigham (UC Berkeley SafeTREC)
  • Walking and Biking in California: Analysis of the CA-NHTS - Nancy McGuckin (Travel Behavior Analyst), Free Registration for webinar (required).
 
 "Toward an integrated mobility agenda," noon-1 p.m., Friday, November 30

satarianoPresentation by Bill Satariano, Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health, UC Berkeley

Mobility affects the health and well-being of a growing aging population. Although this is an important area of research, most of the work focuses on one type of mobility at a time, e.g., walking or driving or the use of passenger transport. This presentation outlines an integrated mobility agenda, which is based on the lived experiences of older adults, and examines the health effects of combinations of different modes of mobility as part of everyday life, e.g., walking and driving. The research and practice implications of this integrated approach are addressed.

Dr. Satariano is Professor of Epidemiology and Community Health. His areas of interest include aging and mobility, cancer survival, and the effects of environmental design on health and well-being in older populations.

2nd Floor conference room at SafeTREC, 2614 Dwight Way #7374, Berkeley, CA 94720-7374(map)

Register here to attend the meeting remotely. You will be able to hear the talk and see the slides. When possible, we will post slides and/or a recording.

 

SafeTREC in the News:

 

pedestrian forum logoSafeTREC Pedestrian Safety Improvement Program Featured in FHWA Pedestrian Forum Winter 2012

...California is developing a Pedestrian Safety Improvement Program (PSIP) modeled after the Federal Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP). HSIP was created under the 2005 transportation authorization law, the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEALU), as one of the core Federal-Aid funding sources. HSIP provides funding for safety projects aimed at reducing traffic fatalities and serious injuries. Although pedestrian safety projects are eligible for HSIP funding, it has sometimes been difficult for states and localities to justify spending HSIP funds on projects that will improve safety for these users because the related crashes are so infrequent—California's program is dedicated solely to pedestrians....

 
gis logoSafeTREC's John Bigham presenting at the"Geographic Information Systems in Transportation Safety," December 4-5. Free Web Conference, hosted by the National Transportation Safety Board

Panel #4 : Highway Safety (3:15-5:00pm) Panelists: • Craig Thor, USDOT/FHWA • Mathew Barth, PhD, UC Riverside • John Bigham, UC Berkeley • Captain Woodland Wilson, Baltimore County Police Department

  • integration of vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication and recognition
  • leveraging GIS data and technologies in traffic safety and law enforcement activities
  • use of GIS data in naturalistic and other highway safety research
  • error consideration in georeferencing police-reported crash data and identification of safety countermeasures

The conference is free but registration is required.

 

Link to Recording and Slides for November 16 SafeTREC-UCTC Brownbag Seminar,"Walking in San Francisco: How SF Safety and Walkability Compare to Best Practices"

Presentation by Frank Markowitz, Senior Transportation Planner, San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency

Other resources:

 

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California Active Transportation Safety 
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