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Europe News: iRAP featured in M Sweden – 100 years of road safety work report
Below is an excerpt from the 100 years of road safety report from M Sweden. Riksförbundet M Sweden has worked as the motorists' consumer organization for over a hundred years. During the time that the organization has existed, the challenges have both changed and been...

World Bank embeds 3-star safety in Tanzanian road financing
All World Bank-financed projects in Tanzania are required to achieve a minimum 3-star iRAP safety rating, announced by TANROADS yesterday at the African Regional Seminar on Road Safety in Mwanza. Eng. George Daffa from the Tanzania Roads Agency (TANROADS) presented on...

Fayetteville celebrates being first US city to use CycleRAP
Fayetteville in the U.S. has celebrated its inclusion in the international five-cities pilot of the CycleRAP Assessment Model along with Madrid, Barcelona, Bogota and Sao Paulo. The pilot, involving Fundacion Mapfre, iRAP, the Union Cyclist Internationale...

CycleRAP News: UCI Mobility & Bike City Forum 2023 Summary
Image credit (above and below): SWpix.com (t/a Photography Hub Ltd). Amidst the backdrop of growing global enthusiasm for cycling as a sustainable and healthy mode of transportation, the 2023 UCI Mobility & Bike City Forum held last month in Bruges, Belgium,...

IVORY kicks off for AI for Vision Zero in Road Safety
The Horizon Europe doctoral network IVORY "AI for Vision Zero in Road Safety" being coordinated by TU Delft | Technology, Policy and Management, had its kick off meeting in Delft last week. IVORY aims to develop a new framework for the optimal integration of...

Cayman Islands’ Strategy sets target for 4-star new roads
Reproduced from Cayman Compass, 20 November. Credit: Rebecca Bird National road safety plan aims to eliminate road deaths by 2038 A newly published Cayman-wide road safety plan sets out how the government can cut deaths, injuries and offences on the islands’ roads...

Engineers trained for 80,000km Saudi assessment
Thirty (30) engineers and road safety professionals from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Roads and Roads General Authority (RGA) have received iRAP training this week as part of the world's largest 80,000km iRAP assessment project currently underway in the country. The...

SICT and iRAP sign MOU for safer roads in Mexico
The Government of Mexico, through the Secretariat of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation (SICT), and the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote programmes and projects to eliminate...

Missed the #RAPKnowledgeLive session on the latest from CycleRAP? Recording is now available!
On Wednesday 22 November 2023, approximately 40 delegates across 27 countries attended our sixth #RAPKnowledgeLive session highlighting the latest on CycleRAP. Background: CycleRAP is an easy, affordable and fast method of evaluating road and bicycling infrastructure...

UN Road Safety Fund launches global campaign celebrating road safety’s hidden heroes
Geneva, Switzerland, 19 November 2023: On the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, the UN Road Safety Fund launched the third edition of its #moments2live4 Campaign to put the spotlight on the hidden heroes of road safety. As we ‘Remember, Act and...

Understanding iRAP methodology training in Nairobi
Original LinkedIn post by Marko Sevrovic, Head of Transport Planning Dept. at FTTS (FPZ) / Senior Road Safety Engineer at EIRA University of Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ) has successfully concluded a three-day workshop in Nairobi, focusing on...

Vietnamese delegation visits Melbourne, Australia to enhance knowledge on safe school zones and road safety measures.
Image credits (above and below): iRAP and AIP Foundation A delegation from Vietnam's Ministry of Transportation (MOT) and the AIP Foundation visited Melbourne from 7 to 11 November 2023 to study road safety measures. 15 delegates attended the study mission from...

30th Anniversary of World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims: Remember, Support, Act – 19 November 2023
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims (WDoR) is commemorated on the third Sunday of November each year. It is a global event to remember the many millions who have been killed and seriously injured on the world's roads, and to acknowledge the suffering...

Scalability Survey: Tools to empower youth and SR4S assessments for safer roads
As part of the AI&ME: Empowering Youth for Safer Roads funded by the Fondation Botnar and co-funded by the FIA Foundation, we have developed the Big Data Screening Methodology and the Youth Engagement App (YEA). We would like to invite you to participate in...

Panama Includes 3-star or better star rating targets in PPP Contract for East Pan-American Highway
Image Credit: iStock - Rainer Lesniewski On July 19, 2023, the Panamanian Ministry of Public Works (MOP) opened bids for a public-private partnership (PPP) project to rehabilitate, improve, and maintain the Pan-American Highway East running along 246.2 km from Las...

Event Summary: Walk21 Conference in Kigali
iRAP’s Project Coordinator Shanna Lucchesi attended the Walk 21 Conference last month in Kigali, Rwanda. Shanna presented in two sessions: TD 3.3 session - Schools & Road Safety ”Safety perception and safety measures join forces to improve safety for youth around...

#RAPKnowledgeLive Session 6: The latest from CycleRAP pilot projects
#RAPKnowledgeLive sessions are held monthly worldwide to discuss the latest knowledge on road safety tools, programmes and partnerships helping make global roads safer. Our sixth #RAPKnowledgeLive session will be held in November, highlighting the progress of...

iRAP CEO interviewed by InMoto.it – Italy
Original Article published in InMoto.itWritten by: Riccardo Matesic In the article, Rob McInerney, CEO of iRAP, discusses iRAP’s role in improving safer road infrastructure, countries that have embraced the iRAP methodology and the Star Rating model and our...

Safer Roads Progress in Malawi – Interface Meeting with Officials of the Ministry of Transport and Public Works
Thanks to the Ministry of Transport and Public Works of the Republic of Malawi (MTPW), a strategic discussion with iRAP Safer Journeys Lead for Africa Nathalie Chiavassa and Joel Jere, Chairman and Founder of local NGO Road Safety Alert Foundation (RoSAF) of Malawi...

YOURS Campaign: #ClaimingOurSpace and Raising our Voice – Youth Consultation 2023
Press Release: Unlocking the Road to Safety: #ClaimingOurSpace and Raising our Voice - Youth Consultation 2023 Young leaders from across the world have designed an exciting new activity to capture the voices of their peers. The Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety...

CycleRAP News: Crowdsourcing cycling safety data in one of Latin America’s largest cities
The Cyclists Association of São Paulo, Ciclocidade, is working closely with the municipality to promote safe and sustainable mobility and use the bicycle as an instrument of city transformation. The entity has as its principle active participation and acts to include...

CycleRAP News: Launch of the Safer Cycling around the World report
The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), in partnership with MAPFRE Foundation, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and PTV Group, has launched Safer Cycling around the World, a report on the first major pilot of the CycleRAP model with cities in...

Building on international collaboration to leverage regional strengths for safer school zones across Asia Pacific
Image credit and original article - AIP Foundation AIP Foundation, FIA Foundation, and iRAP are proud to announce a new collaboration to build capacity for all FIA Region II Clubs. Funded by the FIA Foundation, the first phase of the program will focus on the Star...

Missed the #RAPKnowledgeLive session on the Road Safety Toolkit? Recording is now available!
On Thursday 19 October 2023, approximately 60 delegates across 38 countries attended our fifth monthly #RAPKnowledgeLive session highlighting the Road Safety Toolkit Background: In 2022, the new and improved Road Safety Toolkit was launched. First launched 10 years...

Cycling Towards Safety and Inclusivity case study published in the Centre for Liveable Cities: Urban Solutions #23 Edition
This article was first published in the Centre for Liveable Cities’ Urban Solutions #23. Providing safe infrastructure is a critical ingredient for more inclusive mobility and is a vital economic resource. Read the full CycleRAP case study 'Cycling Towards Safety and...

UN Secretary General’s report on the progress of improving global road safety (A/78/345)
This first progress report summary is a result from when the Secretary-General was invited to inform the General Assembly about the implementation of the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021–2030. It outlines the significant progress made in achieving the aims...

Event Summary: 2023 iRAP Innovation Workshop and World Roads Congress
iRAP was proud to host our 10th iRAP Innovation Workshop in Prague last week in association with the XXVIIth World Road Congress from 2-6 October organised by PIARC World Road Association. What a busy week it was! From the 2-day Innovation Workshop, to presentations...

iRAP announces 2023 Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy winners
Miquel Nadal, iRAP Board Chairman; Torill Pape, Director (Structures Design, Review and Standards), TMR; A/Prof Marko Sevrovic, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ), University of Zagreb and Senior Road Safety Engineer, European Institute of Road...

DNIT Brazil awarded Winner of coveted international Gary Liddle Memorial Award
Mrs Meredith Liddle; Julio Urzua, iRAP Strategic Projects Director, collecting the trophy on behalf of DNIT; and Miquel Nadal, iRAP Board Chairman The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) has proudly announced Brazil’s National Department of Transport...

Queensland TMR awarded a Finalist for coveted international Gary Liddle Memorial Award
Mrs Meredith Liddle; Torill Pape, Director (Structures Design, Review and Standards), TMR; and Miquel Nadal, iRAP Board Chairman The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) has proudly announced the Queensland Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) in...

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration awarded a Finalist for coveted international Gary Liddle Memorial Award
Mrs Meredith Liddle; Prof Kasem Choocharukul collecting the trophy on behalf of BMA; and Miquel Nadal, iRAP Board Chairman The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) has proudly announced Thailand’s Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) as a Finalist for...

Croatian Roads awarded a Finalist for coveted international Gary Liddle Memorial Award
Mrs Meredith Liddle; A/Prof Marko Sevrovic, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ), University of Zagreb and Senior Road Safety Engineer, European Institute of Road Assessment (EIRA) collecting the trophy on behalf of Croatian Roads; and Miquel Nadal, iRAP...

Aleatica Foundation announces donor support of iRAP to improve safety of high-risk roads
Pictured above: iRAP CEO Rob McInerney and Bosco MARTI, Global Director of Institutional Affairs and Communications Aleatica Foundation iRAP today announced that Aleatica Foundation has become a Donor of the charity, contributing funding to help make roads safer in...

DNIT Brazil awarded a Finalist for coveted international Gary Liddle Memorial Award
The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) has proudly announced Brazil’s National Department of Transport Infrastructure (DNIT) as a Finalist for the iRAP Gary Liddle Memorial Trophy presented to the world’s best performing road authority eliminating...

Celebrating the evolution of #RAPinEurope
Image above: Road authorities and iRAP partners in Europe (Windsor, 2023)25 -26 September: Road authorities and iRAP partners in Europe came together in Windsor, UK to share best practice and strategies for achieving ambitious national, European and global road...

#RAPKnowledgeLive Session 5: Road Safety Toolkit – the one-stop road safety resource for all
#RAPKnowledgeLive sessions are held monthly worldwide to discuss the latest knowledge on road safety tools, programmes and partnerships helping make global roads safer. Our fifth #RAPKnowledgeLive session will be held at in October, highlighting the Road Safety...

Star Rating for Schools September 2023 Newsletter
The latest Star Rating for Schools newsletter is out now – read some great stories of how SR4S Lead Partners are engaging partners and leading safer infrastructures around the world. In this issue: Welcome to our new SR4S Coordinator - Minh Vo iRAP and partners...

Heading to Prague? Come see us
More than 40 Ministers, 3,500+ delegates and 300 exhibitors from 120 countries are preparing to head to Prague next week for the World Roads Congress and iRAP will be well-represented. Come say hello to our team and partners, and join us at our two-day iRAP Innovation...

iRAP welcomes new Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) Coordinator, Minh Vo
We are excited to announce that Ms Minh Vo is joining the iRAP team as Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) Coordinator. Star Rating for Schools (SR4S) is an evidence-based program for measuring, managing and communicating the risk children are exposed to on a journey to...

CycleRAP tool and pilots feature in New York Times climate edition
Bogotá, Colombia, is one of five cities in CycleRAP’s international pilot program.Image credit: Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group, via Getty Images After launching CycleRAP in 2022, in 2023 iRAP embarked on an international pilot project with the generous...