This can't-miss event here in Chapel Hill will explore several #SafeSystem-related topics, presented by a multidisciplinary roster of safe mobility experts. Register by tomorrow! aaa.swoogo.com/2024ftssafemob…

Seeking insights to enhance your community's e-scooter program & safety initiatives? #PBICWebinar March 5 w/ Rebecca Sanders, Chris Cherry, & Dr. Laura Sandt will present tools & research to help, with Federal Highway Admn offering more resources & funding info: pedbikeinfo.org/webinars/webse…

Our research colleague Elyse Keefe UNC Injury Prevention Research Center talked to a preschool class recently about the importance of getting around safely & engaged the kids with designing a safe street. It’s never too early to get kids thinking about safe transportation! NC Vision Zero

A big deal for our town:

Our partners Walk, Bike & Roll to School are busy gearing up for this year's #BikeRolltoSchoolDay, May 8:

Do not miss this awesome opportunity to learn from our Advisory Board member Leah Shahum Vision Zero Network about the #VisionZero approach to safer roads. Town of Chapel Hill | A Place for Everyone

The #SafeMobilityConference starts today here in Chapel Hill. So excited to partner with AAA Foundation on this first-of-its-kind event aimed toward safer mobility for all road users. #SMC2024

Looks like an interesting and important learning opportunity, featuring our partner David Yang AAA Foundation:

Last week our director Laura Sandt presented on “Concrete Practices for Safe System Implementation” at the NC_GHSP 2024 NC Traffic Safety Conference #NCTSC2024 #SafetyFirst UNC HSRC

“Roadway crashes are preventable,” said our co-director Laura Sandt yesterday at a U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, & Transportation subcommittee hearing on the roadway safety crisis.

Scenes from day 1 of the 2024 #NCVisionZero Leadership Institute here at UNC-Chapel Hill incl. opening panel “Building a Traffic Safety Culture” with our own Wes Kumfer … NC Vision Zero 1/2

Yesterday afternoon activities at the 2024 #NCVisionZero Leadership Institute: presentations by some of our researchers, small group interactions. Now for Day 2! NC Vision Zero

Some CSCRS colleagues attended #NaTMEC2024; in 2021, CSCRS hosted NaTMEC as a virtual event roadsafety.unc.edu/home/prof-dev-…

Excellent piece showcasing examples of a public health approach to road safety. “If you think about traffic safety, it’s a lot more than just transportation,” Mark Ezzell NC_GHSP. We urge more transp. leaders to work this way: northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/06/17/ped… Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety VisionZeroNC

CSCRS researcher @SethLaJ307 discusses his research to learn what people in NC most value in their personal transportation in this UNC-Chapel Hill Research Endeavors profile:

UNC IPRC Road Safety Project Coordinator, Elyse Keefe, was quoted in “Pedestrian Bike Deaths are up in NC, and Public Health Advocates are Calling for Change.” Keefe cited the NC Vision Zero approach to eliminating transportation fatalities. northcarolinahealthnews.org/2024/06/17/ped…

Cannabis-impaired driving data is hard to track, said our own Katie Harmon in this The News & Observer article: newsobserver.com/news/local/cri…

Starting small can lead to big changes! Plan your community’s Oct. 2024 #WalkRolltoSchoolDay, then think ahead to leveraging the event for more lasting safety improvements walkbiketoschool.org

"If we want to get serious about pedestrian safety, we need to begin directing safety improvements to the areas that will most benefit from them," Florida Atlantic University Eric Dumbaugh phys.org/news/2024-09-e… via Phys.org #PedestrianSafetyMonth #Equity Collaborative Sciences Center for Road Safety #AmazingUTCs

Read our latest newsletter outlining how we are continuing the work of building a safer roadway system for all roadsafety.unc.edu/newsletters/vo…