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Our mission is to provide resources, technical assistance, and training to transportation partners across California to increase opportunity for the success of active transportation projects.
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October 16, 2026
Join the ATRC for a webinar exploring how traffic gardens can support Safe Routes to School initiatives and non-infrastructure activities funded through California’s Active Transportation Program. Presenters will discuss the role of traffic gardens in bicycle and pedestrian safety education, share lessons learned from planning and designing traffic gardens, and describe how schools in California and across the nation use these facilities to help students put pedestrian and bicycle safety skills to practice.
October 16, 2026
If a destination is close enough to walk to, what keeps people from walking there? A 2025 CDC study asked U.S. adults what prevented them from regularly walking to places within a 10-minute walk of home. Nearly 8 in 10 reported at least one barrier. Hot or humid conditions were the most common reason at 36 percent, followed by having no places they wanted or needed to walk to at 25 percent, preferring to drive or be driven at 22 percent, and finding walking inconvenient at 22 percent. Missing or poorly maintained sidewalks and feeling unsafe were also reported barriers.
September 14, 2026
October 27-28, 2027, UC Davis Conference Center. We’re excited to announce that the Active Transportation Program Symposium will be back in 2027! This two-day event is co-hosted by the California Transportation Commission and Caltrans with support from the ATRC. The Symposium brings together local, regional, state, and Tribal governments from around California to learn, share knowledge, and network with other agency staff, planners, engineers, public health professionals, and active transportation champions developing and implementing active transportation projects. This event will include inspiring speakers, mobile workshops, breakout sessions, and opportunities to connect with partners to further your work.