Claudia Adriazola Director Health and Road Safety EMBARQ World Resources Institute Road Safety and the Urban Environment An increasingly urban carfilled world Worlds urban population will ID: 248025
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November 24, 2014
Claudia
Adriazola Director, Health and Road SafetyEMBARQ, World Resources Institute
Road Safety and the
Urban EnvironmentSlide2
An increasingly urban, car-filled world
World’s urban population will
double
by
2050
1 billion motor vehicles today will
triple
by 2050
World Urban Population
(billions)
World Car Population
(billions)Slide3
80%+ of the population of the
Americas live in urban areas
Cities are key to reducing traffic fatalities
40– 45%of
traffic fatalities
occur in urban
areas
73%
of
US traffic fatalities occur within cities and 5 miles of urban areasSource: US DOT 2006Slide4
The challenge of cities
Congestion
Air QualitySafetyCities designed for traffic not peopleSlide5
Reduce driving, overall exposure
Daily VKT / Capita (Urban Roads)
US FWHA 2008
Annual Traffic Fatalities / 100,000 pop.
More driving means more crashesSlide6
Car users are still the minoritySlide7Slide8
Speed limits of 45mph or more in dense urban areas does not make sense- but are common!
Our
perception of speed often does not match its impact in an accident SpeedClaes
Tingvall Slide9Slide10
Good street design matters!
This 600 meter contraflow road experienced
2.5 times
the accident rate of Mexico city
BeforeSlide11
Good street design matters!
After
Now a complete street, part of
Metrobus
Line 5
based on EMBARQ recommendationsSlide12
Shifting to High-Quality Mass transport
BRTs have reduced crashes in GuadalajaraSlide13
Are safe systems realistic?Street modifications can have a significant impact
Creating safe systemsSlide14
Safer streets = Better use of public spaceSlide15
Safe Access to TransportSlide16
Safer city and neighborhood design
Smaller blocks, connected streets
Walkable amenities
Fewer arterial-oriented superblocks
Proximity to jobs, city center, transit
Complemented by appropriate population densitiesSlide17
Co benefits
Raises Property Values
$
Increased productivity, physical activity
and
health
Economic Impact
Improved Air Quality
Better connected bike /
ped
facilitiesSlide18
EMBARQ is helping cities become safer and more livable
Cities Safer by DesignSlide19
Make Traffic Safety a policy priority for cities
Data and research should drive street design- not “convenience”Behavioral change is an important piece of dealing with traffic safety issues –
creating a safe system through mobility and urban development improvements is keyThe co-benefits of safer cities are other great long-term returns on the investment Key takeawaysSlide20
95% reduction in child road deaths in Korea between 1988 and 2012
Began safe systems approach in 1989Focus on school zonesSignage, speed limit of 30kmh, traffic calming, sidewalk protection, clear access
How do we get to Vision Zero?Slide21
Set ambitious targets like vision zeroConduct data-driven assessmentsPrioritize segments for
action: Mass Transport, Walking and Biking in the Americas need to be protected Evaluate and adjust strategyNext steps for citiesSlide22
Claudia Adriazola cadriazola@wri.org
www.embarq.org