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Go Human 2023 Year In Review

In 2023, Go Human directed resources to community-led safety and engagement strategies, particularly in communities disproportionately affected by traffic violence and that have been historically excluded from transportation investments. Go Human collaborated with community leaders, nonprofit organizations, cities, and local agencies throughout the region to help build safer and healthier places by: 

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Go Human Community Oral Histories

In response to rising and unacceptable rates of traffic collisions in the region, SCAG’s Go Human campaign promotes the safety of people walking and biking via community engagement, communications, storytelling and direct resource investment. In other words, Go Human actively offers a variety of resources and tools to make communities across Southern California safer for people walking, biking and rolling.  

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SCAG Go Human Awards $360,000 to 11 Community Driven Projects

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SCAG’s Go Human program is thrilled to announce that 11 community organizations have been conditionally awarded funding for local projects that leverage community gathering and resource sites to implement equity-centered, traffic safety and community engagement strategies.   

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May is National Bike Month

Celebrate with Go Human this Month and Every Month!

In recognition of Bike Month, Go Human will be sharing bike safety resources with communities across the region. Although Bike Month is nationally recognized in May, Go Human encourages biking and bike safety this month and every month and aims to make biking safer and more enjoyable all year round, through events, infrastructure improvements, safety messaging and materials, and resource distribution. Learn more below!

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SCAG’s 2023 Go Human Community Hubs Grants Program: Call for Projects Now Open

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The call for projects for SCAG’s 2023 Go Human Community Hubs Program is open now through April 21. The program facilitates an equity-centered approach to meeting local and regional safety goals by providing funding opportunities for community organizations to implement traffic safety and community engagement strategies. Interested applicants are invited to review the Program Guidelines.  

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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.

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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.  

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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.

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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.

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A Conversation on Biking While Black with Yolanda Davis-Overstreet

Bike Shop OwnerAs 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.”

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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.   

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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SCAG’S GO HUMAN AWARDS MORE THAN $275,000 TO 31 COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROJECTS

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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.

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Every Month Is Bike Month

Efforts Throughout the Region + Go Human Resources

Every Month Is Bike Month

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: 

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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.  

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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.