The final conference of the EuroRAP RADAR Project will be held online on 23 September and share results of risk assessments and activities to improve road infrastructure safety across 12 Danube countries. Themed "Striving for Safer Infrastructure for all Road Users in...
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10 projects funded for safer school streets – FIA Road Safety Grants announced
The awardees of the 2021 FIA School Assessment Programme grants (part of the Transformation grants), supported by the FIA Foundation, have been announced by FIA Mobility. Almost 250,000€ is to be provided to ten autoclubs world-wide to support activity to protect...
Star Rating for Designs project underway in Ethiopia
Star Rating of Designs for the improvements to the Nekempte–Bure Road in Ethiopia, west of Addis Ababa are underway. The safety project is funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies and being undertaken by the Global Road Safety Facility with local road authorities. iRAP...
SR4S Global Programme Coordinator elected to join the Youth Delegate Program of UNITE 2030
iRAP Star Rating for Schools' Coordinator Rafaela Machado has been selected to join the Youth Delegate Program of UNITE 2030 as one of 100 young global changemakers working to achieve the Global Goals by 2030. 100 delegates have been selected from 50 countries and the...
EuroRAP assessment of Italy’s Lazio region underway
FRED Engineering is carrying out a EuroRAP assessment of 300 km of roads in the Lazio region of Italy. FRED Engineering has just started the activities for the assessment according to the iRAP methodology. The technical assistance is addressed to Italian Automobile...
Parana’s State Highways in Brazil to be 3-star or better
Photo caption: BR-277 escape area, towards Curitiba-Litoral. (Guilherme Pupo/Ecovia). Reproduced with an English translation from Gazeta Do Povo. Story by Elvira Fantin. A new concept is being applied in Brazil and Paraná to improve road safety and reduce accidents...
NEW Training & Accreditation Newsletter – August 2021 Edition
Welcome to iRAP's Training and Accreditation newsletter - A2021 Registration Open: 2021 Innovation Workshop with Regional Road Safety Observatories “Data Driven Innovation to Save Lives” Training and Accreditation grants now available for Road Safety Professionals in...
Event explores investment and private sector partnerships potential in India
On 9 August, iRAP CEO Rob McInerney presented alongside India's Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari and other eminent experts on road safety investments and private sector partnerships that do well and do good in India. The event was hosted by the...
Recognising Soames Job
iRAP warmly congratulates Dr Soames Job on his retirement as Head of the Global Road Safety Facility (GRSF) of the World Bank. iRAP CEO Rob McInerney said Dr Job made a significant impact to global road safety during his 6 years at GRSF. “Soames has been a passionate...
Latest iRAP metrics chart global growth in safer roads, innovation, investment and learning
As a charity, iRAP’s focus is on enabling others and creating locally-led programmes and partnerships for 2030 impact. The latest metrics as at 30 June chart growth in safer roads activities and investments across the world along with the capacity building focus as...