HOW TO IMPLEMENT A TRAFFIC SAFETY DEMONSTRATION IN 5 STEPS
USING THE KIT OF PARTS PLAYBOOK
Curious how communities can temporarily redesign streets and advocate for safety improvements? Go Human’s Activations Playbook simplifies this process in 5 steps, using materials from the Go Human Kit of Parts Lending Library.
Go Human 2022 Year In Review
In 2022, Go Human provided resources to communities across the SCAG region, prioritizing those that have been disproportionately impacted by traffic violence. Emphasizing community-led storytelling, Go Human funded and amplified local groups and agencies working to improve safety in their neighborhoods. Throughout 2022, the Go Human program engaged more than 800,000 people and 46 jurisdictions in 26 Mini-Grant Projects, 20 Kit of Parts safety demonstrations, and the distribution of more than 11,000 safety messaging materials.
Honoring Walktober & Pedestrian Safety Months
Celebrating the 2022 Go Human Mini-Grant Projects
To recognize California Pedestrian Safety Month (September), National Pedestrian Safety Month (October) and Walktober (October), SCAG celebrates Go Human’s local traffic safety efforts through its 2022 Go Human Mini-Grants Program.
SCAG AND PARTNERS RECEIVE AWARDS FROM AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION (APA) SECTIONS & CHAPTERS
SCAG’s Go Human program is thrilled to highlight four (4) projects that the American Planning Association has awarded at the section and state levels! The following Go Human partner projects have been recognized for positively impacting traffic safety and community engagement across the region.
SCAG Go Human Awards More Than $350,000 to 26 Community-Driven Projects
Go Human is excited to announce that 26 Mini-Grants have been conditionally awarded to fund creative, community-identified and community-led strategies to improve traffic safety and address mobility justice across the region. Mini-Grant projects aim to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety for those most harmed by traffic injuries and fatalities, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; people with disabilities; and frontline workers.
Go Human Partners With The ATRC & CalWalks To Expand The Kit Of Parts Statewide
Apply today!
Go Human has partnered with the Active Transportation Resource Center (ATRC) from Caltrans to expand the Go Human Kit of Parts and make it accessible to partners across the state of California!
A Conversation on Biking While Black with Yolanda Davis-Overstreet
As SCAG’s Go Human campaign prepares to launch another year of traffic safety strategies, we reflect on the people and projects that we’ve partnered with to make an impact in the Southern California region. At the forefront of this work is a partner and project that works at the intersection of social and environmental justice issues: Yolanda Davis-Overstreet and her short documentary “Biking While Black.”
GO HUMAN MINI-GRANTS ARE BACK!
APPLY FOR UP TO $15K BY 4/29/22
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is now accepting applications for the 2022 Go Human Mini-Grants Program.
Go Human Mini-Grants are Returning!
Help us shape the 2022 program!
We’re looking for your feedback!
This month, SCAG’s Go Human program is preparing to kick off a new round of Mini-Grant funding to support community-led projects that help people move safely in their neighborhoods. Mini-Grants provide up to $10,000 in funding for awardees to carry out safety and engagement strategies.
2021 Year In Review
As 2021 comes to a close, Go Human hopes to continue to provide helpful resources during these challenging times. With the goal of supporting communities during the ongoing pandemic, Go Human partnered with community members, nonprofit organizations, agencies, and elected officials throughout the region to create safer and healthier places through education, advocacy, resource sharing and projects.
Mini-Grant Awardee Spotlight
Public Matters Creates a Call for Action for Safer Streets in Los Angeles County
Prioritizing those most harmed by traffic injuries and fatalities, Public Matters University Park Slow Jams (UPSJ) is a creative call to action for safer streets with a messaging campaign.
Mini-Grant Awardee Spotlight
Music Changing Lives Uses Art & Pop-Up Demonstrations to Create Safer Streets in San Bernardino County
Expanding on the City of Rancho Cucamonga’s CommUNITY Paint Day in 2018, in which community residents came together to transform an intersection, the Los Amigos Community Streets project by Music Changing Lives (MCL) uses art to encourage slower vehicle speeds and create a safer and more enjoyable street.
Mini-Grant Awardee Spotlight
Day One is Creating Safer Streets in El Monte, Pasadena, and Pomona
Working with community members to identify intersections that are unsafe, unwalkable, and in need of interventions to address community concerns, Day One is working in two phases to implement projects in Vamos El Monte, Vamos Pasadena, and Vamos Pomona. Both phases include community engagement activities and participation.
Go Human’s Traffic Safety Peer Exchange Summer Series is in Full Swing!
SCAG is halfway through our twelve-part Go Human Traffic Safety Peer Exchange series. These virtual sessions bring together partners and practitioners from public agencies, non-profit organizations, and the community to share their experiences and insight on addressing some of our region’s most pressing traffic safety issues.
SCAG’S GO HUMAN AWARDS MORE THAN $275,000 TO 31 COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECTS
MEET THE GRANTEES
SCAG’s Go Human program is thrilled to announce that we have awarded 31 Community Streets Mini-Grants to fund projects that build street-level community resiliency and increase the safety of people most harmed by traffic injuries and fatalities, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color; people with disabilities; and frontline workers, particularly those walking and biking.
Every Month Is Bike Month
Efforts Throughout the Region + Go Human Resources
In celebration of Bike Month, Go Human will be sharing bike safety resources along with safety efforts throughout the region. In May and beyond, Go Human will amplify our partners’ efforts to encourage biking and bike safety across the region.
Go Human Bike Month Resources
Go Human is full of safety resources! We invite you to explore the following offerings:
APPLY TODAY! GO HUMAN MINI-GRANTS ARE BACK!
SCAG’s Go Human campaign, with support from the California Office of Traffic Safety, has launched the Community Streets Mini-Grants Program (Mini-Grants). Now in its third year of funding community-driven traffic safety projects, the Mini-Grants Program will provide up to $10,000 in project support to community-based organizations, nonprofits, and social enterprises.
Go Active Wildomar: Implementing Go Human’s Resilient Streets Toolkit
On March 12-14, the City of Wildomar, with Go Human, demonstrated walking, biking, and rolling improvements at City Hall. Over 100 residents explored street treatments intended to make active transportation safer and more enjoyable throughout the city. Staff at Go Active Wildomar collected feedback on potential bicycle and pedestrian improvements under consideration as part of the Wildomar Mobility Plan.
A Conversation with Tanisha Taylor
In celebration of Women’s History Month, we had the honor of speaking with one woman who is making history in the transportation field: Tanisha Taylor, Chief Deputy Director of the California Transportation Commission. Tanisha’s vital work in transportation affects everything from air quality to sustainable housing standards. For over 15 years, she has positively shaped communities in California. In the interview below, she tells us about her journey, her identity, and her work.
Honoring Black History, Honoring Black Lives
The Go Human campaign is committed to uplifting and amplifying the contributions of Black communities. To celebrate Black voices, joy, advocacy, power, and creativity, we would like to share the following content and resources from leaders, organizations, and movements.
Diving into 2021 with a Safety Resolution & NEW Safety Resources!
SCAG’s Go Human campaign is welcoming 2021 with renewed commitments to equity, mobility, and transportation safety with the adoption of the Toward Zero Deaths resolution by the Regional Council on Feb. 4, 2021. The resolution provides a framework for reducing fatalities and serious injuries across the SCAG region in Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, and Ventura counties.
2020 Year in Review
As 2020 comes to a close, Go Human hopes to continue facilitate helpful resources during these challenging times. With the goal of supporting communities during the ongoing pandemic, Go Human partnered with community members, nonprofit organizations, cities, and local agencies throughout the region to create safer and healthier places through education, advocacy, resource sharing and projects. Thanks to the California Office of Traffic Safety, the Mobile Source Air Pollution Reduction Review Committee and all of our generous funders for supporting meaningful work across the region this year.
Here are some highlights we are particularly proud of from 2020.
Go Human Kicks off $1.25 million Grant with Community Listening Session
The Go Human team is pleased to announce that the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has awarded SCAG $1.25 million in grant funding to continue the Go Human program. This grant will fund continued Go Human activities through September 2021, enabling the program to serve a greater role in recovery and resiliency efforts in response to the pandemic, especially for the people most impacted.
Join the Go Human Community Listening Session to Inform Upcoming Traffic Safety Engagement Strategies
At SCAG, we know that traffic safety remains a critical issue for our region. On average, 1,500 people are killed, 5,200 are seriously injured, and 136,000 are injured in traffic collisions each year across Southern California in Imperial, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Ventura counties. People who walk and bike are at greater risk of fatalities.