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#SafeRoads4CAREC journey continues to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan
The journey continues this week for our “Safe and Inclusive Road Designs for Central Asia” project, with meetings in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, following last week’s project launch in Kyrgyzstan. The meetings are part of a new and transformative United...![Arup shares value of iRAP Certification](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Tonkin-Dom-1080x675.png)
Arup shares value of iRAP Certification
Civil Engineer Dominic Waterhouse has shared Arup’s experience obtaining iRAP Certification for the proposed design of the Tonkin Highway Extension project in Western Australia, and the value it brought to project partners. Arup, on behalf of Main Roads Western...![Tanzania’s BRT transformation celebrated](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Flickr-World-Bank-photo-collection_Hendri-Lombard-WB-20161121.jpg)
Tanzania’s BRT transformation celebrated
Tanzania’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors in Dar es Salaam are slashing travel times and improving safety for commuters, thanks to construction by the Tanzanian Government with the World Bank, development partners and investors. Phase 1 opened in 2016 with 29 buses...![Road design standards under spotlight in CAREC countries](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Pixabay-uzbekistan-4580836_1280-with-logo-1080x675.jpg)
Road design standards under spotlight in CAREC countries
Improved road design standards for Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) countries, and in particular the pilot countries of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, is an urgent goal of a new United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the...![Europe news: Urban Public Space Design project cluster kicks off for collaboration](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ce76ad_8fc4967a80ea4bc5b3f3f8deb9e750c5mv2.webp)
Europe news: Urban Public Space Design project cluster kicks off for collaboration
Inclusive mobility projects for climate-neutral cities in Europe are collaborating for impact. On 28 June, the Horizon EU Urban Public Space Design thematic project cluster, together with NetZeroCities and CIVITAS (the platform supporting the mission for 100 cities to...![New Guide: Integrating Safety into Road Design](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/WB-design-guide-image-900.jpg)
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...![Supporting safe highway geometric design at ISHGD2022](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/ISHGD-2022-logo-1.jpg)
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...![A strategy to make roads safer: 3 steps for assessing and enabling road safety in transit oriented development](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/tod_blog_2.jpg)
A strategy to make roads safer: 3 steps for assessing and enabling road safety in transit oriented development
Reproduced from World Bank Blogs.Article by Gerald Ollivier, Prerna Mehta, Abhishek Behera and Alina Burlacu This blog is part of “Let’s talk about Streets for Life” – a blog series on Transit-Oriented Development and Road Safety. Previously in its blog series,...![Safety at heart of urban road concession design, Chile](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/AVO-bnamericas.jpg)
Safety at heart of urban road concession design, Chile
Come with us on a virtual journey through the tunnels, overpasses and multi-lane carriageways beneath and across Santiago to see how engineering safety at the design stage can save lives, money and time. Designs for the Américo Vespucio Oriente I (AVO I) concession in...![Star Rating for Designs project underway in Ethiopia](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ethiopia-1.jpg)