Registration Now Open: The Streets, Art, SAFE Competition Returns for 2025–2026
New Year, New Challenges, Same Creative Energy
The wait is over—Streets, Art, SAFE is officially back for the 2025–2026 school year!
This free, high school educational program blends art, storytelling, and real-world road safety messages.
Alongside the flagship film and poster competitions, this year brings fresh challenges, expanded learning opportunities, special award categories, new sponsors, and of course, some amazing prizes.
Why the arts? Because when students create film, posters, or Public Service Announcements (PSAs), they’re not just learning about road safety—they’re practicing communication, problem solving, teamwork, and critical thinking. Visual storytelling challenges students to analyze information, distill a message, and express it in a way that connects with others. For teachers, it’s a chance to see students apply their creativity to a real-world issue, building skills in research, writing, media literacy, and the visual arts all at once.
Spotlight on the Main Competition
In its 10th year, at the heart of Streets, Art, SAFE is the traditional film and poster competition, where students create their own Public Service Announcements (PSAs)—30 second films or posters/billboards designed to raise awareness about road safety. These projects combine research, storytelling, and visual arts skills to communicate powerful messages. The goal is simple: give young people the tools to express their creativity while sparking meaningful conversations about road safety.
Two Brand-New Challenges
This year also introduces two themed challenges for students ready to take on something new.
The SAFE Around Trains Challenge – Sponsored by Metrolink, this high-energy challenge gives students 10 days to create a 30-second vertical PSA about train safety, with the rare opportunity to film by real train tracks under full safety supervision. Winning videos will air during See Tracks? Think Train Week. Registration is open now, closes August 20, and spots are first-come, first-served.
Details at: streetsareforeveryone.org/safe-around-trains-challenge.
The Week Without Driving Challenge – Students commit to create a PSA in 3 weeks for the Week Without Driving—30 seconds, 60 seconds, or a short film up to 7 minutes—capturing the benefits of using public transportation, or encouraging people to walk or bike. From cleaner air to unexpected travel challenges, the stories will show how transportation choices shape our lives.
Learning That Goes Beyond the Classroom
To help students produce their best work, Streets, Art, SAFE is collaborating with AAA on Dare to Prepare workshops on safe driving, as well as webinars led by industry professionals and street safety experts on creating impactful PSAs.
We’ve also introduced Office Hours, where participants and teachers can receive direct feedback or get their questions answered by the Streets, Art, SAFE Program Coordinator.
These opportunities make it easier to turn a great idea into a polished, portfolio-ready piece.
Prizes Worth Competing For
Prizes include cash awards and recognition for both students and their schools. The new SAFE Around Trains and Week Without Driving challenges also have their own prizes—so there’s more than one way to win.
Winning entries will be showcased publicly, giving students a real-world platform for their work.
Powered by Partnerships
We’re excited to welcome returning sponsors, including Honda, AAA, and Waymo whose involvement has brought additional resources and visibility to student work.
Tranzito Vector, LA DOT, Street Food Cinema, GSTV, and DMV have also come to the table to assist in distributing student’s winning PSAs across the state!
Free to Enter, Ready to Begin
Registration for the 2025-2026 Streets, Art, SAFE Competition opened August 18th. Whether entering the main PSA competition or one of the new themed challenges, high school students can create work that informs, connects, and shapes how people think about road safety.
Follow @streetsartsafe for updates, resources, and a peek behind the scenes at the creative process. For questions or more information about Streets, Art, SAFE you can contact Constanza@StreetsAreForEveryone.org
