Comunidades Activas y Seguras (Active and Safe Communities)

Cherryland, Alameda County

The Comunidades Activas y Seguras (CAyS) program is a joint project of California Walks and the UC Berkeley Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC), funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 


The CAyS program uses a tailored, culturally and linguistically appropriate walking and biking safety curriculum to meet the needs of Spanish-speaking communities. The program works with each community to identify, address, and sustain conversations about pedestrian and bicyclist safety. The Project Team collaborates with a local Planning Committee to customize the community workshop to meet the unique needs of each community. 

Comunidades Activas y Seguras collaborates with communities to:

  • Improve safety for pedestrians and bicyclists in Spanish-speaking communities in California;

  • Engage communities in active transportation safety discussions and be a part of decision-making processes;

  • Connect community members and stakeholders within participating communities to each other and create opportunities for collaboration;

  • Partner with stakeholders working on issues adjacent to transportation safety, e.g: environmental justice, housing, food security; and

  • Create shareable educational content for social media and other virtual outlets.

For questions about the program, please contact Karen Rodriguez at karen@calwalks.org.

2026 Comunidades Activas y Seguras trainings

Applications are now open for the 2026 CAyS program, which will partner with up to three communities throughout California to discuss, plan, and implement active transportation safety improvements. Applications are available in both English and Spanish. For early consideration, please apply by Friday, December 19, 2025. Applications will remain open until all slots are filled. Reach out to our team at karen@calwalks.org or cpbsp@berkeley.edu with any questions about the process.

Learn more about the program by reviewing the 2026 CPBSP flier: English / Spanish


Follow-up support

Has your community hosted either a CPBST or CAyS workshop and would like more support? We offer follow-up technical assistance for former CPBST and CAyS communities to support their community’s implementation of programs, projects, and recommendations outlined in their community action plan. We are currently seeking up to three communities to partner with us. To inquire about follow-up technical assistance, please contact us at karen@calwalks.org.