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PHOEBE advances models and simulation for safer urban environments
The PHOEBE Project has reached a significant milestone with the completion of its deliverable report ‘New and Enhanced Models/Simulation Environments and User Support Materials (Beta ed.)‘. Development has highlighted vulnerable road users as the cornerstone of safe...![PHOEBE Brussels Meeting shares progress with EU Commission](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Consortium_Meeting_PHOEBE-1080x675.jpg)
PHOEBE Brussels Meeting shares progress with EU Commission
The PHOEBE Consortium met in Brussels last week to advance project plans and update the European Commission during a two-day exchange of 11 sector-leading partners. The EU-funded ‘Predictive Approaches for Safer Urban Environment’ (PHOEBE) Project aims to increase the...![Building capacity for safer roads in Estonia and Latvia](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Estonia-training-2-CRP.jpg)
Building capacity for safer roads in Estonia and Latvia
A one-day iRAP training course was conducted in Tallinn in May for Estonian and Latvian Road Authorities helping to build capacity in the countries, and Baltics region, for safer roads. The results of Estonia’s first Star Rating pilot project were shared, providing...![Event Summary: 2024 ITF Summit in Leipzig](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-ITF-summit-collage-1080x675.png)
Event Summary: 2024 ITF Summit in Leipzig
The 2024 ITF Summit on Greening Transport: Keeping Focus in Times of Crisis took place last month in Leipzig, Germany. It was the annual Summit of the International Transport Forum, serving as the world’s largest gathering of transport ministers and a premier...![RAP in Europe 2024](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RAP-in-Europe-2024-dateclaimer-1080x675.png)
RAP in Europe 2024
Road authorities and iRAP partners in Europe will come together from 4 to 5 September in Brussels to share best practice and strategies for achieving ambitious national, European and global road safety targets. With the theme “Half way to 2030: Gearing up for...![Road safety for all: How the PHOEBE project is enhancing traffic simulation to forecast infrastructure safety](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/1709803438556-1080x675.png)
Road safety for all: How the PHOEBE project is enhancing traffic simulation to forecast infrastructure safety
Article and image credit: Marcel Sala, PhD Transportation Engineer, Aimsun Our PHOEBE Project partner Aimsun shares this update on project progress and how safety assessments are being addressed in Aimsun simulation solutions. More than 20,000 road fatalities...![ELABORATOR publishes Inclusion Plan to drive inclusive urban mobility solutions](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Elaborator-Inlcusion-image-2-1080x675.png)
ELABORATOR publishes Inclusion Plan to drive inclusive urban mobility solutions
ELABORATOR, a leading initiative in the realm of sustainable urban mobility, has released its highly anticipated Inclusion Plan, signalling a pivotal step forward in the quest for inclusive and climate-neutral cities. This comprehensive document outlines strategies to...![United Kingdom RAP projects – Jacobs A21 and Arup A417 – receive UK National Highways Awards](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NH-award-suzy-presenting.png)
United Kingdom RAP projects – Jacobs A21 and Arup A417 – receive UK National Highways Awards
Dr Suzy Charman, Executive Director of United Kingdom RAP Lead RSF presents the awards on 7 March Last week, the 2023 National Highways Industry Awards recognised two projects that have used the iRAP approach to model and improve the safety case. The two projects...![ELABORATOR wraps up 1st Plenary in Issy-les-Moulineaux](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ELAB-1ST-Plenary-911x675.png)
ELABORATOR wraps up 1st Plenary in Issy-les-Moulineaux
And that’s a wrap … ELABORATOR’s 1st Plenary in its Lighthouse city of Issy-les-Moulineaux! Our consortium of 38 partners came together on 31 January and 1 February for two days packed with fun co-creation activities and insightful discussions. The...![Armenian Workshop brings partners together to discuss 2027 Strategy](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Armenia-workshop-pic-900.png)
Armenian Workshop brings partners together to discuss 2027 Strategy
iRAP joined over 60 local and international partners in Armenia on 15-16 November for an External Cabinet Meeting and Road Safety Workshop during which the draft National Road Safety Strategy 2023-2027 was tabled. iRAP took the opportunity to build local capacity in...![Project PHOEBE: Newsletter #2 out now!](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/newsletter-article-image-900x675.jpg)
Project PHOEBE: Newsletter #2 out now!
PHOEBE has released its second newsletter on the project ‘Predictive Approaches for Safer Urban Environment’. One year has passed since the project kicked off. Since then, we have asked the end users about road safety, created management plans and discussed the...![Webinar to share PHOEBE, V4SAFETY and SOTERIA for enhanced urban road safety in Europe](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/phoebe-image-900.png)
Webinar to share PHOEBE, V4SAFETY and SOTERIA for enhanced urban road safety in Europe
The three European Union- funded sister projects of PHOEBE, SOTERIA and V4SAFETY are joining to present their first year updates and preliminary conclusions from their work to enhance urban road safety in Europe. The sister projects’ webinar will take place on...![15 PhD positions open for AI in Road Safety: IVORY](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IVORY-PhDs-image-900.jpg)
15 PhD positions open for AI in Road Safety: IVORY
The IVORY network has opened 15 fully funded PhD positions covering all aspects of AI in road safety – engineering, human factors, computer science, ethics of technology, and more – with applications due by 30 January. Would you like to make an impact in...![Catalonia Risk Mapping results released for 22nd year](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/EuroRAP2-1080x675.jpg)
Catalonia Risk Mapping results released for 22nd year
Crash Risk Mapping results for the Catalan road network have been released for another year and show motorcycles are involved in 44% of fatal and serious injury crashes despite representing just 2.3% of overall road mobility in the Spanish territory. Key findings:...![Project PHOEBE celebrates its first anniversary at the Technical University of Munich](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Group-Photo-Cut_small-1080x675.png)
Project PHOEBE celebrates its first anniversary at the Technical University of Munich
Original article published on Project PHOEBE website hereImage credit: Project PHOEBE The PHOEBE consortium celebrated its first anniversary during our latest consortium meeting in Munich on 13 and 14 December 2023. The Technical University of Munich hosted around 20...![A bright future for #RAPinEurope](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/European-support-page-1-1080x300.png)
A bright future for #RAPinEurope
A message to iRAP partners in Europe: Now that the end of 2023 is approaching, it is time to celebrate the achievements that took place this year and look forward to the next ones, always reminding ourselves that we all have the same vision in reducing road crash...![Road Safety Performance and Investment Opportunities – Britain’s Motorways and ‘A’ Roads Crash Risk Mapping Results 2023](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Screenshot-2023-12-12-133041-1080x675.png)
Road Safety Performance and Investment Opportunities – Britain’s Motorways and ‘A’ Roads Crash Risk Mapping Results 2023
This year’s report tracks the safety performance of motorways and ‘A’ roads in Great Britain, These roads make up less than 13 per cent of the whole network, but almost 60 per cent of all fatal crashes and more than 40 per cent of serious road crashes occur on these...![Europe News: iRAP featured in M Sweden – 100 years of road safety work report](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/M-Sweden-cover.jpg)
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...![CycleRAP News: UCI Mobility & Bike City Forum 2023 Summary](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/SW6_0754-1080x675.jpg)
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](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/IVORY-kick-off-article-image-980x675.jpg)
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...![iRAP CEO interviewed by InMoto.it – Italy](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Capture-1080x675.jpg)
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...![Cycling Towards Safety and Inclusivity case study published in the Centre for Liveable Cities: Urban Solutions #23 Edition](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Urban-Mobility-Case-study-image-566x675.jpg)
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...![Event Summary: 2023 iRAP Innovation Workshop and World Roads Congress](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Summary-collage-900.jpg)
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...![Croatian Roads awarded a Finalist for coveted international Gary Liddle Memorial Award](https://irap.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Croatian-award-1080x675.jpg)