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Community-Based Traffic Safety Projects

The Department of Public Health provides mini-grants to community-based organizations in order to conduct pedestrian and traffic safety projects in their neighborhoods.  Program staff from the Department of Public Health provide ongoing education, training, and technical assistance to all participating community-based organizations and community residents.

Click on the following links to read about the community-based organizations, descriptions of the local traffic safety projects, and contact information for all groups.

2001 Pedestrian Safety Projects

In May 2001, the Department of Public Health funded four community-based organizations to do pedestrian safety projects in their neighborhoods:

1. Chinatown Transportation Research and Improvement Project
2. Oceanview, Merced Heights, Ingleside - Neighbors in Action
3. Walk San Francisco
4. William R. De Avila Elementary School Parent Teacher Association

2002 Traffic Safety Projects

In February 2002, the Department of Public Health funded eleven community-based organizations to do traffic safety projects in their neighborhoods from March through December 2002.

1. Chinatown Community Development Center
2. Greater West Portal Neighborhood Center
3. International Institute of San Francisco
4. Network for Elders
5. Park Presidio Neighbors
6. Rose Resnick LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
7. San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
8. Self-Help for the Elderly
9. Senior Action Network
10. Walk San Francisco
11. Wu Yee Children's Services

2003 Traffic Safety Projects

In January 2003, the Department of Public Health funded ten community-based organizations to do traffic safety projects in their neighborhoods from February through November 2003.

1. Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco - Columbia Park Clubhouse
2. Chinatown Community Development Center
3. Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth
4. Haight Ashbury Free Clinics, Inc.
5. International Institute of San Francisco
6. Real Alternatives Program Collaborative
7. San Francisco Bicycle Coalition
8. Senior Action Network

9. Tenderloin Housing Clinic

10. Walk San Francisco

2004 DUI Prevention Projects

In February 2004, the Department of Public Health funded four community-based organizations to do DUI prevention projects in their neighborhoods from March through December 2004.

1. Boys and Girls Club of San Francisco - Columbia Park Clubhouse
2. Good Samaritan Family Resource Center
3. Potrero Hill Neighborhood House
4. Real Alternatives Program Collaborative

2005 DUI Prevention Projects

In December 2004, the Department of Public Health funded four community-based organizations to do DUI prevention projects in their neighborhoods from January through October 2005.

1. Asian Women Resource Center
2. Community Youth Center
3. International Institute of San Francisco
4. San Francisco State University

2005 Pedestrian Safety Projects

In January 2005, the Department of Public Health funded four community-based organizations to do pedestrian safety projects in their neighborhoods from January through November 2005.

1. Monroe Elementary School PTA
2. Russian Community Health Programs
3. San Jose/Guerrero Coalition to Save our Streets
4. Sunset District Neighborhood Coalition

2006 Pedestrian Safety Projects

In September 2005, the Department of Public Health funded four community-based organizations to do pedestrian safety projects in their neighborhoods from October 2005 through July 2006.

1. Bernal Heights Neighborhood Center
2. Chinatown Community Development Center
3. Japantown Task Force, Inc.
4. Walk San Francisco

2006 Child Passenger Safety Projects

In January 2006, the Department of Public Health funded four community-based organizations to do child passenger safety projects in their neighborhoods from February 2006 through November 2006.

1. Kai Ming Head Start
2. Native American Health Center
3. Southeast Health Center
4. Women's Health Center

2007 Child Passenger Safety Projects

In December 2006, the Department of Public Health funded four community-based organizations to do child passenger safety projects in their neighborhoods from December 2006 through September 2007.

1. Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
2. Mission Neighborhood Health Center
3. Visitacion Valley Community Center
4. Women's Health Center