Safety On Our Streets: Traffic Safety in San Jose

In 2020, 49 community members were killed in traffic-related incidents in San José. Despite fewer cars on the road due to shelter-in-place orders, San José residents saw an increase in driver speeds and overall traffic deaths did not decrease. Now, halfway through 2021, the rise in traffic deaths has not slowed down.
Join UC Berkeley SafeTREC, California Walks, the City of San José’s Department of Transportation, and Los Angeles Walks to learn about traffic safety trends in San José over the past 5 years and how COVID-19 and Shelter-in-Place affected traffic safety. This presentation will also take a look at resource guides created by Los Angeles Walks and Walk San José for crash survivors and those who have lost a loved one to a traffic crash.
Presenters:
Theresa Do, Program Coordinator, Walk San José
Jesse Mintz-Roth, Vision Zero Program Manager, SJ DOT
John Yi, Executive Director, Los Angeles Walks
Hosted by UC Berkeley SafeTREC & California Walks, as part of the Focus Cities program.
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Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.