StreetSmarts

STREET SMARTS in the News

STREET SMARTS has generated a lot of buzz in the local community.

News Releases

august 28, 2008 San Jose Urges Caution in School Zones to Keep Kids Safe
august 24, 2007 Back to School Traffic Safety San Jose to Launch New Efforts to Keep Kids Safe
September 05, 2006 San Jose to Improve Pedestrian Safety Near Schools With State Grant for Countdown Signals
september 06, 2005 New Traffic Signal to Improve Access to Bagby School
january 27, 2005 New SJ Program Teaches Kids to be Street Smart
october 29, 2004 Halloween Safety Tips from Street Smarts
september 27, 2004 SJ Launches Back-to-School Safety Campaign
July 01, 2004 SJ Traffic Safety Program for Schools and Neighborhoods Wins National Award
august 29, 2003 San Jose Launches Back-to-School Traffic Safety Campaign
february 21, 2003 San Jose Steps Up Enforcement to Improve Pedestrian Safety
december 17, 2002 AAA Teams Up with New San Jose “Street Smarts” Program to Calm Traffic
august 26, 2002 Drivers Urged to Use Caution as Kids Go Back to School

Radio Spots

Only Bulls Run on Red (mp3 file)
Red Light, Green Light (mp3 file)

Public Service Announcements

Awards

2005

America's Crown Communities Award In the area of Public Safety for the City of San José Street Smarts traffic safety education program, presented by American City and County Magazine at the National League of Cities conference in Charlotte. This national award competition recognizes excellence in public programs and services. (December 2005)
Award of Distinction In the category of Public Safety, presented to the City of San José Street Smarts Program by the California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO). This statewide awards competition recognizes public sector programs and services from throughout California. (April 2005)
WesternITE Editorial Award Presented to the City of San José from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (District 6) for the paper titled, "San José Gets Street Smarts," published on the cover of the April 2005 issue of WesternITE Magazine. (July 2005)

2004

Award of ExcellenceIn the category of Marketing (Population Group 470,000 – 1,400,000), given by the City-County Communications and Marketing Association (3CMA) to the City of San José Street Smarts Program. This national awards competition — one of the most prestigious in the U.S. for public sector programs — was created to encourage city and county employees to produce top-notch marketing and communications programs for their citizens. Nearly 700 award applications were submitted nationwide for the overall awards competition. (Sept. 2004)
Pedestrian Project AwardThe top award in the U.S. for Safety from the Institute for Transportation Engineers (ITE) and the Partnership for a Walkable America, with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to the City of San José Street Smarts Program. (July 2004)
"Tranny" AwardThe top transportation award in the state, in the area of community awareness, from the California Transportation Foundation for the City of San José Street Smarts Program. The award was presented in Sacramento at a luncheon of over 500 transportation officials and legislators from throughout the state. (May 2004)

2003

Innovation in Traffic Safety AwardPresented by the Northern California Offices of AAA to the City of San José for the Street Smarts Program, for innovation and dedication to the field of traffic safety. (June 2003)