EVENT WRAP UP: Vision Zero and Innovation Workshop

Summary

The Vision Zero and Innovation Workshop was held 28-29 November 2018 at the Enrique V. Iglesias Auditorium, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in Washington DC. Hosted by iRAP, the IDB and the World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (WRI), the event attracted nearly 190 delegates, with an additional 105 individuals and groups linking by live webcast globally.

The 2018 event in iRAP’s annual Innovation Workshop series, focused on Global action to achieve the UN Road Safety Targets. Over 1.3 million people are killed on the world’s roads every year. More than 30 million suffer life-changing injuries. Based on current trauma levels an estimated 400 million people will be killed or injured between now and 2030. To the individuals, friends and families involved there is only one acceptable vision – Vision Zero – where no one is killed or injured.

As part of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the global community established Goal 3.6 to halve the number of deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes by 2020. Twelve new Global Road Safety Performance Targets have been agreed by UN Member States. The Sustainable Mobility for All initiative includes a global tracking framework to ensure equitable, efficient, safe and green mobility of goods and people. The metrics for success have been established and catalytic action and impact is now called for as part of the establishment of the UN Road Safety Trust Fund.

The Vision Zero and Innovation Workshop brought together leading partners from around the world to showcase ambitious innovations shaping the present and future and to discuss how we can work together to achieve the UN Road Safety Targets and measure success. From Street View to big data and the internet of things, safer city streets to strategic highway safety, impact investment to insurance models for a safer future – the latest global innovations in road safety technology, financing, design, planning and transport delivery to save lives were showcased.

Event Communique

Reflections on the event can be viewed in the Event Communique here.

Programme and Presentations

The two-day programme included plenary addresses and interactive workshops focussed on Safer Cities, Vision Zero and iRAP Innovation, Policy Leadership and the UN Targets, Road Safety Metrics and the Road Safety Observatories, Big Data and Innovation Partnerships for the Future, Safer Roads by Policy and Design, and Health, Insurance and Road Safety Investment Innovation. Global case studies of success were featured, including from China, Latin America, UK, Los Angeles, Bogota and Mexico.

Copies of the workshop presentations are linked below:

Session 1 – Vision Zero Innovation

Welcome
Luis Alberto Moreno, President of the IDB
Welcome and Progress on the United Nations Road Safety Trust Fund
Jean Todt, UN Secretary General’s Special Envoy for Road Safety
Leadership in the Future Region of the Americas
Dr Anselm Hennis, PAHO
Vision Zero and 5-star Roads for all Road Users
Rob McInerney, iRAP
Sustainable and Safe for Zero Road Deaths
Claudia Adriazola-Steil, WRI
Vision Zero Innovation
Veronica Vanterpool, Vision Zero Network

Session 2 – Safe Cities Interactive Workshop

Session Welcome: Making Cities Safe
Ana Maria Pinto, Transport Lider Specialist, IDB
Setting the Scene and Introduction to Panel Participants
Claudia Adriazola-Steil, Health and Road Safety Program Director, WRI
Setting the Scene on Vision Zero: 5 star Cities and Data and video
Monica Olyslagers, Project Manager, iRAP
Vision Zero in Washington DC
Jonathan Rogers, Policy Analyst, District Department of Transportation (DDOT)
Vision Zero in LAC and Beyond
Sergio Avelleda, Urban Mobility Director, WRI
Vision Zero in Bogota
Juan Pablo Bocarejo, Secretary of Urban Mobility, City of Bogota

Session 3 –Towards Zero: Case Studies of Success

IDB Investment Success Story
Néstor Roa, IDB
Case Studies of WRI Success from Brazil, India and Colombia
Ben Welle, WRI
From Bogota to Brazil and BHP: Success Stories from Latin America
Julio Urzua, iRAP
Measuring Success Through Star Rating – Global, National & Local Levels
Blair Turner, ARRB
Vision Zero: The Los Angeles Experience
Nader Asmar, Los Angeles Department of Transportation

PANEL: From Countries to Cities to Corporates – Where Will Vision Zero Start and How Can it be Expanded?
Veronica Vanterpool, Vision Zero Network and Matts Ake-Belin, Trafikverket joining session presenters

PANEL: How do we Scale Up for Success to Achieve the UN Targets and Reach Vision Zero?
Néstor Roa, IDB; Soames Job, World Bank; Eugenia Rodrigues, PAHO and Natalie Draisin, FIA Foundation joining session presenters

Sweden: Vision Zero, Toward Global Goals 2030 and the 2020 Global Ministerial Meeting
Matts Ake-Belin, Trafikverket
Closing Remarks
Sergio Avelleda, Urban Mobility Director, WRI
Rob McInerney, CEO, iRAP
Esteban Diez-Roux, Transport Principal Specialist, IDB