Community Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Training

Vernon, Los Angeles County

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), funded 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, transportation advocates, and other community partners and stakeholders across the state to understand a community’s walking and biking safety concerns and advance their pedestrian and bicycle safety goals.

The CPBST collaborates with communities to:

  • Strengthen collaboration between all safety partners;

  • Discuss transportation safety information, local crash data, and the community’s walking and biking safety experiences;

  • Conduct a walking and biking assessment to identify safety concerns and opportunities for improvements;

  • Provide an educational overview of the Safe System framework and strategies; and

  • Collectively develop a community-driven safety action plan.

For questions about the program, please contact Emilio Hernandez at emilio@calwalks.org. 

2026 CPBST trainings

Applications are now open for the 2026 CPBST program, which will partner with up to four 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 emilio@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 to 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 emilio@calwalks.org.

Past Workshops

Access past CPBST Training Reports using SafeTREC’s interactive CPBST communities map.