City partners with UC Berkeley SafeTREC for street safety assessments

Published on March 18, 2024

The City of Menlo Park is partnering with UC Berkeley's Safe Transportation Research and Education Center to conduct Complete Streets Safety Assessments for Santa Cruz Avenue and Sand Hill Road.

The City has been selected to receive assistance from traffic safety experts at the University of California, Berkeley's Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) to conduct Complete Streets Safety Assessments for Santa Cruz Avenue and Sand Hill Road. These streets are part of the City's High Collision Corridor Network, the 20% of City streets accounting for 93% of fatal and serious injury collisions.

In collaboration with City staff and community members, UC Berkeley SafeTREC will analyze collision data on these streets and conduct a field assessment in April that will produce tailored safety recommendations. These recommendations will help implement the Vision Zero Action Plan recommendations for these streets. Several intersections on these two streets were identified as high priority for short term improvements by the Vision Zero Action Plan.

For more information on the City's recently adopted Vision Zero Action Plan, please visit the City's Vision Zero Action Plan page. This assessment expands on the eight ongoing safety projects in progress across the City, including Belle Haven Traffic Calming, Middle Avenue Complete Streets and Caltrain Crossing projects, Middlefield Road Safe Streets and the Willow Road Pedestrian and Bicycle Safety project. Updates on these and other vision zero projects are provided via the City's website.

Learn more about UC Berkeley SafeTREC's Complete Streets Safety Assessment (CSSA) program here.