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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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Slide1

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 minoritySlide7
Slide8

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 Slide9
Slide10

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