Comunidades Activas y Seguras

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. To that end, Comunidades Activas y Seguras will collaborate with three Spanish-speaking communities. The program will work with each community to identify, address and sustain conversations about pedestrian and bicyclist safety in their community. Through a series of planning meetings and a culminating report and workshop, the goal is to improve the safety of pedestrians and cyclists and also reduce injuries and crashes.

Comunidades Activas y Seguras will collaborate with communities to:

  1. Identify and address traffic safety concerns in their communities in order to improve pedestrian and bicyclist safety and reduce the incidence of injuries

  2. Facilitate conversations on active transportation safety issues and empower participants to shape their goals and be part of the decision-making process in their communities

  3. Help define security and success

  4. Collaborate with community-based organizations dedicated to intersectional issues (e.g., environmental justice, affordable housing, food security, etc.)

  5. Provide opportunities to create educational content that is easy to share through social media and other virtual media

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Past Workshops

As of 2022, Cal Walks and SafeTREC have worked with six Spanish-speaking communities through Comuniddes Activas y Seguras. Learn more about the program, and access past CAyS Training Reports below: