2024, A Year in Photos
The beginning of a new year always offers a chance to reflect on the year that just passed, and at SAFE, we wanted to use our first blog of 2025 to share some photos, memories, and accomplishments from a fantastic 2024!
Finish the Ride and Run: Griffith Park
Our original and largest annual event, Finish the Ride and Run Griffith Park, only got bigger in 2024. Over 2,000 people helped raise over $128,000 to support SAFE’s fight to make roads safe for all users.
More than 1,300 participants registered for Finish the Run Griffith Park, a new high for the event.
Nearly 700 riders registered for Finish the Ride Griffith Park, a slight increase from last year.
Finish the Ride and Run Santa Clarita
In its fifth year, Finish the Ride and Run Santa Clarita is only becoming more popular. More than 800 participants raised more than $58,000 for safe streets!
We were so inspired by the 328 of you who registered for Finish The Run Santa Clarita!
And by the 477 supporters who registered for Finish The Ride Santa Clarita!
Policy and Legislation
This past legislative session, the policy and legislation team at Streets Are For Everyone was tracking 99 bills, 15 of which we ultimately supported or opposed.
Seven of the bills SAFE supported were signed into law, including three:
SB 1297, which implemented a speed-camera pilot program in Malibu
SB 961, which requires an Intelligent Speed Assistance system for all new California cars
and SB 1509, which increases penalties for egregious speeding violations.
Want to learn more about SAFE’s legislative successes in 2023-24? Check out our final legislative tally from last year.
As we look ahead toward the upcoming California state legislative session, SAFE is already hard at work on our top policy priorities for the 2024-25 session:
red-light camera reform,
continuing education about new laws for drivers,
bringing illegal electric motorcycles back under the law,
bicycle highway designation,
tackling street racing and street takeovers, and
slowing down dangerous state highways — to name a few.
Southern California Advocacy
2024 saw a record number of advocacy projects happening across LA County and beyond. This included 18 projects initiated by SAFE or by volunteer advocates who want to see safer roads in the communities where they live, work, or play. There were 11 additional outreach and engagement projects executed at the request of local government agencies, including the LA County Department of Public Works, LA Metro, and LA Department of Transportation.
2024 LOCAL ADVOCACY PROJECTS
Speed Cameras for High-Injury Roads in LA City
Angelino Heights/Marion Park Street Racing Mitigation
Bike Path Report Card
Caltrans District 7 Complete Streets Advisory Committee
Connecting the gaps in the LA River Bike Path
Everette Park Safety Improvements
Fix PCH – Malibu PCH Safety
Griffith Park – Crystal Springs Dr.
Griffith Park – Forest Lawn Dr.
Griffith Park – Mt Hollywood Dr
Mission Mile Project
Pear Blossom Highway Safe Routes to School
Pine Mountain Club Active Transportation Project
Safe Routes for Equestrians
Safe Routes to School Paramount City
Safe Routes to School Historic South Central
Street Takeovers in South LA County
Windsor Hills/Ladera Heights Traffic Safety Plan
LA County Bike Master Plan Update – LA Co DPW
DASH Safety and Security – LA DOT
Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridor Outreach – Metro
I605 Corridor – Metro
LB-ELA I710 Corridor – Metro
Eastside Transit Corridor – Metro
I105 Express Lanes – Metro
I405 Express Lanes – Metro
Rails to River Segment B – Metro
MLK/Avalon/Gage Active Transportation Upgrades – Metro
Metro Coordinated Plan Update – Metro
In 2024, SAFE produced 27 events — webinars, protests, rides, etc. — and had a booth at, attended, or helped at an additional 53 events. In total, SAFE staff or volunteers reached an estimated 58,000 individuals at events in 2024.
Clean Ride Crew Has Strongest Year Yet
Clean Ride Crew meets each month to bring volunteers from across the Los Angeles area together to clean our bike lanes to keep them safe for cyclists — and it’s an excellent opportunity to advocate for safer streets for all road users.
Thanks to the more than 150 volunteers who cleaned nearly two tons of trash across 13 miles of bike lanes!
Streets, Art, SAFE 2023/2024
The Streets, Art, SAFE Film & Poster Competition grew in 2024. In total, 29 schools from seven counties, including our first schools in Arizona and Florida, competed in the competition.
The winning traffic-safety PSAs were featured on social media, YouTube, local cinemas, local TV stations, and even gas pumps across the US, thanks to a partnership with GSTV, which resulted in a combined total of 6.213 million views.
And the top three winners were…
Watch: Best PSA Gold Award!
Watch: Best PSA Silver Award!
Watch: Best PSA Bronze Award!
SAFE Support
SAFE Support provides families affected by traffic violence with the support, resources, and help they need to manage the aftermath of a deadly crash. This year, SAFE Support supported nearly 70 new cases — twice as many as the year before.
We also formed SAFE Families to help connect those affected by traffic violence and provide therapeutic, healing opportunities for families to heal, grieve, and grow, like our first “Sip ‘n’ Sculpt” event at MoDo Studios.
The SAFE Word is Spreading
We’re so excited to see our message spread as more people join the fight to make our streets safer across the United States and the world.
Congratulations to SAFE’s new Inland Empire chapter
And our partners at Save Lives Gambia!
And volunteers working on safe roads all over the US, including organizations like South Los Angeles’ Faith for SAFEr Streets.
