Humboldt Residents Log Over 1,500 Street Safety Reports Through UC Berkeley’s Street Story Platform

Press release from CRTP:

Humboldt County residents have used the Street Story platform to make more than 1,500 reports of hazards, near-misses, crashes, and safe places on local streets, roads and highways. Street Story is an online platform developed by UC Berkeley’s Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) with funding from the California O­ffice of Traffic­ Safety. CRTP and SafeTREC introduced the platform to Humboldt County in 2019 and have partnered to promote its use.

Street Story allows anybody to report where they feel safe or unsafe on the street, or where they’ve had a crash or a near-miss. It’s free and easy to use, and it only takes a couple of minutes to make a report. CRTP encourages everyone who lives or travels in Humboldt County to use the tool whenever they have relevant information to report.

To make a report on Street Story, visit https://streetstory.berkeley.edu/county/humboldt and follow the prompts.

Data from Street Story are publicly available and can be used by members of the public as well as agencies, community groups, and the media. CRTP uses Street Story reports to help advocate for safety improvements for people walking and biking on the streets. Many other local agencies refer to Street Story reports too, including Caltrans District 1, the City of Arcata, and the County of Humboldt.

An analysis of the first five years of Street Story reports in Humboldt County was conducted last year by CRTP and can be found here: https://transportationpriorities.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Street-Story-Data-Analysis-Final.pdf. To review all existing reports on Street Story, visit https://streetstory.berkeley.edu/county/humboldt, choose “See Data,” and click the link provided.

For more information about CRTP, visit www.transportationpriorities.org