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Release of the new Star Ratings for Road Safety Audits (SR4RSA) manual
To help ensure road designers can achieve Global Road Safety Performance Targets and ensure that roads are safe for everyone, a new Star Ratings for Road Safety Audits (SR4RSA) manual will help policy makers and practitioners involved in designing, upgrading, and...
Star Rating for Schools interactive tool to share global safety upgrade insights
We are excited to announce the launch of a new ‘Safe Schools Tracker’ – a Star Ratings for Schools (SR4S) interactive report that shares insights about how safety around schools is being improved. SR4S is an evidence-based tool for measuring, managing and...
Announcing recent iRAP tool suite improvements and new features – September 2022
We continue to ensure the iRAP tools suite operates as effectively as possible. We are proud to announce the following improvements and new features: The Validator: the work to improve The Validator’s performance and quality continues – we have removed the alert for...
iRAP is delighted to support the launch of Skillsy!
The Launch of Skillsy! iRAP is delighted to partner with Skillsy on the launch of Intro to Infrastructure - a new industry induction that revolutionises how we support the next generation of infrastructure leaders. Australia faces a once in a generation infrastructure...
Announcing another new ‘AiRAP’ accredited supplier – Agilysis Ltd.
We are delighted to announce that the UK firm Agilysis has received AiRAP attribute accreditation for its methods to produce operating speed and vehicle flow (AADT) data from Earth Observation (satellite) imagery in accordance with iRAP specifications. The new source...
India’s National Dialogue on Road Safety for Children
IndiaRAP Technical Manager Jigesh Bhavsar presented at a National Dialogue on Road Safety for Children Workshop in Delhi today, marking the occasion of National Engineers Day in the country. The one-day workshop drew leading road safety stakeholders committed to...
TanRAP launched to eliminate high-risk roads in Tanzania
TanRAP, the Tanzanian Road Assessment Programme, has been launched today in Dar es Salaam to eliminate high-risk roads and curb the more than 16,000 people who die on the country’s roads annually. The Government of Tanzania through the Ministry of Works and Transport...
Have you registered for the GRRSO Dialogue on Powered Two-Wheeler Safety?
We're proud to be supporting next month's Global Regional Road Safety Observatories (GRRSO) Dialogue on Powered Two-Wheeler Safety on 11 and 12 October in Manila. The hybrid event will bring together an unprecedented range of global experts and practitioners to...
Show me the way: Big Data reveals highest-risk schools in Vietnam
In three Vietnamese cities homing over 9 million people, how can we begin to identify the highest risk school zones and the children who use them daily to tackle the leading killer of youth – road traffic crashes. The answer? Big Data. A Big Data Screening Methodology...
Congratulations to Olivera Rozi – iRAP’s new Safer Journeys Lead for Europe
We are pleased to announce that Olivera Rozi will be taking up the newly created position of Safer Journeys Lead for Europe. In this new role, Olivera will be supporting partners across Europe to achieve our common goals of safer roads and safer journeys for everyone....
Announcing a new ‘AiRAP’ accredited supplier – Anditi Pty Ltd
We are delighted to announce that the Australian firm Anditi has received AiRAP attribute accreditation for its methods to produce road attribute data from LiDAR and 360 degree imagery in accordance with iRAP specifications. The new source data can be used to produce...
iRAP and ORIS sign MOU to optimise the safety and sustainability of road designs
The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) and digital start-up ORIS have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will see safety performance data produced using the iRAP Methodology integrated into ORIS’ pavement design platforms, helping to optimise...
You are invited – EuroRAP Lunchtime Seminar: RAP Basics – Star Rating for Designs
REGISTRATION OPENDATE: 04 OCTOBER 2022TIME: 1.00PM - 2.00PM (CET)Free of charge Introduction:Star Rating for Designs (SR4D) is a process and evidence-based programme of applications informed by the iRAP Methodology which enables the objective measure, and improvement,...
Self-paced training: iRAP’s Star Rating for Designs 4-part video series
ENROL NOW – The series is now available as an online video series, where participants can learn at their own pace. You can register here to participate The SR4D tool empowers designers and road engineers to assess the road safety of a design and improve its safety...
European Investment Bank (EIB) advertising for a Road Safety Advisor
The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for its Projects Directorate (PJ), Mobility Department, Regional Transport Programmes Division (RTRANS) at its headquarters in Luxembourg, a (Senior) Road Safety Advisor. This is a full time position at grade...
New Report Promotes Walking and Cycling in Africa
A new Walking and Cycling in Africa Report shares critical evidence (including iRAP data) and good practice for governments and decision makers to inspire action to retain, protect and enable people that walk and cycle. “This report is a call to action for the 261...
Attention USA Partners! $5 billion in Grants available until 15 September
A new SS4A Grant Scheme is delivering $5 billion in funding over five years to prevent roadway deaths and serious injuries in the United States and iRAP Tools including Star Rating for Schools, CycleRAP and Star Rating for Designs Tools can beautifully support project...
Latest WrapUp newsletter now available – August 2022 Edition
Welcome to iRAP’s August 2022 Newsletter - For a world free of high-risk roads.In this edition: Global news Investment and policy Global resources and tools for the whole world to use Innovation updates and localised tools Certifying to safety standards Quick look at...
New Policymakers’ Toolkit to support youth engagement
Youth for Road Safety (YOURS) has released a new Policymakers' Toolkit, a unique advocacy document that will help iRAP partners, policymakers and decision-makers to meaningfully engage with young people for improved road safety. Tragically, road traffic injuries have...
Bahrain assessment to improve safety of road users
Works are on the way to enhance and upgrade the safety of Bahrain's road network in line with international iRAP standards. The project, now out for tender, includes the Star Rating and Risk Mapping assessment of 400km of major roads, Star Rating of five project...
Partners shine in latest global metrics
As a charity, iRAP’s focus is on enabling others and creating locally-led programmes and partnerships for 2030 impact. Our latest metrics quantify and celebrate the safer roads and capacity building success of our 25,000 RAP partners worldwide. iRAP global metrics...
First CycleRAP Trusted Suppliers announced!
iRAP is creating a network of CycleRAP Trusted Suppliers, all of which have excellent knowledge, capability, international experience and innovative tools for applying the CycleRAP model to meet the individual needs of municipalities around the world. We are pleased...
16 new Accredited Suppliers hit the road in Tanzania
Ramadhani Msangi undertaking iRAP accreditation activities (Image source: R Msangi) Sixteen new iRAP Accredited Suppliers in Tanzania position TanRAP well to eliminate high-risk roads in the country and support of activities of the 3-year Ten Step Project currently...
Big data and youth voices: AI&Me celebrates its 1st anniversary for safer schools in Vietnam
Mobility has a different definition for every person around the world. Some of us take cars and motorbikes to bring their children to school. Other students can walk or ride their bicycle. No matter how we move, mobility is at the heart of our society, and our future...
KiwiRAP News: New Guides tackle speed and infrastructure risk rating
New Zealand’s new Speed Management Guide and updated Infrastructure Risk Rating Manual aim to tackle the more than 85 per cent of speed limits in the country deemed to be above safe and appropriate limits to achieve Vision Zero. The new Guide and Manual are based on...
Development of the Investment Case to Reduce Road Traffic Injuries among Adolescents
iRAP data has informed research conducted by the Australian Murdoch Children's Research Institute and Victoria University into the development of an investment case to reduce road traffic injuries among adolescents. Road traffic injuries are one of the leading causes...
Congratulations to all our successful candidates for iRAP’s Women in Engineering training grants this year!
Road Safety needs us all! iRAP started the Women in Engineering Grants first in 2021 and continues the offer again in 2022 to 30 successful applicants. The grant programme aims to benefit women with a background in engineering to undertake the Star Rating...
New Guide: Integrating Safety into Road Design
The World Bank’s new Guide to Integrating Safety into Road Design recognises the iRAP Star Rating, the Star Rating for Designs Tool and Road Assessment Programmes as valuable measures for ensuring safety is systematically embedded in road designs to save lives. Whilst...
Star Rating for Schools July 2022 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: How to get started UN High-level Meeting for Road Safety brings...
Malawi commits to safer roads by 2030
The Minister for Transport and Public Works, important road safety officials and NGO Road Safety Alert Foundation (RSAF) unite in their commitment to reduce road crash fatalities and injuries in Malawi. Included in picture: Kingston Sandula, Director of Road Traffic...
EuroRAP projects on show at ConnectingEurope Days
Four transformative and transnational EuroRAP projects were on show last week at the ConnectingEurope Days held in Lyon, France from 28-30 June. ConnectingEurope Days – formerly known as TEN-T Days – is Europe’s mobility flagship event, bringing together politicians,...
New resources for 5-star RAPs
An online package of new Resources for 5-star RAPs, funded by FedEx, has launched today to support road assessment programmes around the world eliminate high-risk roads and save lives. The launch comes at an opportune time, on the back of the UN High-level Meeting of...
Supporting safe highway geometric design at ISHGD2022
We were pleased to be a part of the 6th International Symposium on Highway Geometric Design (ISHGD2022), featuring the 6th Urban Street Symposium in Amsterdam last week. The Symposium was held from 26-29 June and, held every 5 years, aims to encourage the continuous...
Event Summary: UN High-level Meeting for Road Safety brings world leaders together for a Decade of Action and Delivery
Recognising the unacceptable scale of road trauma globally, World Leaders gathered in New York last week to commit to an increase in investment and action to ensure the SDG goal to halve road deaths and injuries by 2030 is met. Ensuring the Global Plan for the Decade...
Cities4Children meets and launches publication at World Urban Forum 11
Image credit: Cities 4 Children Alliance iRAP joined the Cities 4 Children Alliance members in Katowice, Poland to discuss the next phase of the Alliance. The alliance is an interdisciplinary network of 27 organisations working together to ensure that child rights are...
iRAP Statement on the Political Declaration of the High-level Meeting on Road Safety
UN Member States adopted a Political Declaration during the first ever High-Level Meeting on Improving Global Road Safety. The Declaration is a commitment by all countries to deliver on the Decade of Action on Road Safety, halving deaths and serious injuries by...
Safe System Approach & new report in action at ITF Day @ OECD in Paris
iRAP was pleased to participate in today’s ITF Day @ OECD in Paris, presenting to OECD Ambassadors and staff on financing road safety investments. iRAP Global Technical Director James Bradford presented on the evidence base for results-based financing, Star Rating...
Cambodia stakeholders gather to shape Ten Year Plan
Cambodia stakeholders have gathered for a National Road Safety Consultation Workshop to shape the country’s National Plan for the Decade to 2030, and iRAP was pleased to provide input. The Ministries of Interior and Public Works and Transport jointly organised the...
ITE Talks Transportation with Rob McInerney
iRAP CEO Rob McInerney was pleased to join the ITE Talks Transportation Podcast last week to discuss Improving Global Roadway Safety with the Safe System Approach. The timing was opportune as world leaders prepare for this week's UN High-level Meeting on Road Safety...
$1 billion to Improve India’s Road Safety
Image source: iRAP The World Bank and Asian Development Bank (ADB) have each announced USD$250 million in funding to support India’s Program for Strengthening Road Safety, an investment to be matched by the Government of India for a sum $1 billion investment in road...
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