Safer City Streets Network: 5th meeting
UEMI workshop 2019
Buenos Aires
Road traffic accidents are now the leading cause of death of people aged 5-29 years. The burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, in particular those living in developing countries. With this in mind, the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI) that supports cities in the implementation of low-carbon mobility measures aims to provide a space in which European and Latin American cities can exchange their views and experience on how to integrate road safety measures in low-carbon mobility planning. Thus, the workshop that will take place as a side event of the 5th Meeting of the Safer City Streets Network, will focus on the following topics:
The ITF Safer City Streets network offers a platform for road safety experts to share their experience and develop a global database at city level. A full network meeting took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 10-11 April 2019. It was attended by over 90 participants, including representatives from 20 cities.
The agenda reflected the priorities of the host city, which were particularly relevant to Latin American cities:
The Spanish version of the 2018 ITF benchmarking document was launched at the meeting, with credits to PTV Group for the translation: Calles Más Seguras: Benchmarking Mundial de Seguridad Vial Urbana
The ITF Safer City Streets network was launched in October 2016 at the UN Habitat III Conference. Thanks to the support of the FIA Road Safety Grant programme, as well as the support from the International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD), it has grown rapidly to include over 40 cities and offers a global database for road safety performance. Network meetings are organised twice a year, generally hosted by a member city. Most participants are from local government, road safety research organisations, NGOs and development banks. Each of the previous meetings in Paris, Brussels, Rome and London attracted over 50 participants.
UEMI workshop 2019
Buenos Aires
Road traffic accidents are now the leading cause of death of people aged 5-29 years. The burden is disproportionately borne by pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, in particular those living in developing countries. With this in mind, the Urban Electric Mobility Initiative (UEMI) that supports cities in the implementation of low-carbon mobility measures aims to provide a space in which European and Latin American cities can exchange their views and experience on how to integrate road safety measures in low-carbon mobility planning. Thus, the workshop that will take place as a side event of the 5th Meeting of the Safer City Streets Network, will focus on the following topics:
- Synergies and co-benefits between low-carbon and safety measures
- Project planning with a focus on linkages between safety and sustainability
- Safety aspects of sustainable e-mobility solutions
The ITF Safer City Streets network offers a platform for road safety experts to share their experience and develop a global database at city level. A full network meeting took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 10-11 April 2019. It was attended by over 90 participants, including representatives from 20 cities.
The agenda reflected the priorities of the host city, which were particularly relevant to Latin American cities:
- Crash and casualty data collection systems, with a goal to exploit all available data sources and reduce under-reporting.
- Mobility data collection methods (e.g. origin-destination surveys and on-street counts) so as to guarantee comparability over time and between cities, which is essential in casualty risk analysis.
- Solutions for reducing the number of vulnerable road users killed and seriously injured in collisions with buses.
- Acting on infrastructure and behaviours to reduce the risk to vulnerable road users (with a focus on speeding and on routes to school).
The Spanish version of the 2018 ITF benchmarking document was launched at the meeting, with credits to PTV Group for the translation: Calles Más Seguras: Benchmarking Mundial de Seguridad Vial Urbana
The ITF Safer City Streets network was launched in October 2016 at the UN Habitat III Conference. Thanks to the support of the FIA Road Safety Grant programme, as well as the support from the International Traffic Safety Data and Analysis Group (IRTAD), it has grown rapidly to include over 40 cities and offers a global database for road safety performance. Network meetings are organised twice a year, generally hosted by a member city. Most participants are from local government, road safety research organisations, NGOs and development banks. Each of the previous meetings in Paris, Brussels, Rome and London attracted over 50 participants.
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Calles Más Seguras – Benchmarking Mundial de Seguridad Vial Urbana: Report Launch. Presentation by Alexandre Santacreu, ITF and Isaac Vargas Gordillo, PTV Group
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