LATEST NEWS AND UPDATES

EuroRAP RADAR project partner, Automobile Club of Moldova (ACM) has started a pilot school assessment programme in two schools in urban and rural contexts, supported by Star Rating for Schools. One school was selected in Congaz village in the Gagauz region (one of the...

The AITD (Asian Institute of Transport Development) and IndiaRAP are helping to create child-friendly streets and improve non-motorised transport infrastructure in Coimbatore City, Tamil Nadu. Twenty-nine  pedestrian hotspots and 295km of cycling routes across...

The latest Star Rating for Schools newsletter is out now – read some great stories of how SR4S Lead Partners are engaging partners and leading safer infrastructures around the world. This edition features: 2nd Decade of Action opportunities School assessment in...

iRAP has partnered with the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) to release the new iRAP Star Ratings of NACTO-GDCI’s Global Street Design Guide…..

The new Traffic Conflict Technique (TCT) toolkit focuses on traffic conflicts between vulnerable road users and motorised traffic in low- and middle-income countries. It is a helpful complement to Star Ratings for Schools, which assesses the safety of infrastructure...

UNICEF and Child Health Initiative (CHI) have launched the report Guidance for Safe and Healthy Journeys to School: During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond to help manage COVID-19 risks…

The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2021-2030 as the 2nd Decade of Action and released a Draft Resolution encouraging Member States to make efforts to protect all road users through safer road infrastructure by taking into account the needs of motorized and non-motorized transport, and other vulnerable road users, especially on the highest-risk roads…..

Global Alliance of NGO's for Road Safety member Kwapda’as Road Safety Demand Trust Fund (KRSD Trust) is creating 3-star or better journeys in Nigeria supported with support from the Star Rating for Schools Programme. After a pilot school assessment as part of the...

The Automobile Club of Moldova (ACM) has started a pilot school assessment programme in two cities. One school was selected in Congaz village in the Gagauz region (one of the biggest schools in Europe, situated on route M3), and another school in Chisinau,...

SR4S CASE STUDY: TRAX INDIA Road Safety & Juniors - Paving the way for a safer tomorrow Government of Haryana, MG Motor and TRAX are developing a safer culture around schools through road upgrades, research and training involving students, teachers and the...

The latest Star Rating for Schools newsletter is out now - read some great stories of how SR4S Lead Partners are engaging partners and leading safer infrastructures around the world. This edition features: Reshaping spaces for pedestrians now and after COVID-19...

The Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety, initiated by YOURS, has been launched, opening a path for global youth engagement on road safety actions. During an online ceremony held in July 2020, the young leaders to be part of the Youth Advisory Board have been...

Given the circumstances of COVD19 experienced around the world, the Gonzalo Rodríguez Foundation launched a cycle of webinars on different aspects of children's road safety. One of these webinars,  ‘Entornos Escolares Seguros (Safe School Environments)’ featured the...

Thiago Gonzaga Foundation (Vida Urgente), Global Alliance member, has been working to engage the youth on the road safety agenda. Volunteers from Vida Urgente attended the SR4S webinar delivered in April 2020 and have been trained on the SR4S methodology, getting...

FIA Region II has allocated EUR 50,000 to support its members on implementing safety facilities at school zones across the region guided by the SR4S. iRAP has supported the Region II Secretariat to develop the criteria for selection of projects, which focus on the...

The world has been going through unprecedent challenges. Although in different scales, each community has been affected in some way by restrictions to tackle the COVID-19 and is planning, or will plan soon, the post-pandemic scenario. As governments strive against...

SR4S CASE STUDY: TEHRAN & MASHHAD, IRAN Improved Pedestrian Facilities at Shohada, Imam Ali and Azmoodeh Primary School 8 schools assessed, 3 upgraded, leading to a safety jump from 1-star to 4- and 5-stars and a safer journey for students In 2019, Road Safety...

3M to provide support for iRAP’s Star Rating for Schools programme. LONDON / ST. PAUL, MN (June 9, 2020) – The International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP) and 3M announced today that 3M has become a Global Programme Partner in iRAP’s Star Rating for Schools...

A look back at the official global launch of the SR4S application The Star Rating for Schools journey has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Founding Sponsor FedEx and the Major Donor FIA Foundation, and the amazing network of SR4S Lead Partners...

Image credit (above): Road Safety Pioneers During the Third Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety and official pre-events in Sweden, the SR4S Secretariat were also involved in a variety of activities hosted by the SR4S Lead Partners. Participating in these...

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: The Star Rating for Schools application was officially launched during the Child Health Initiative ‘This is My Street: Safe and Healthy Journeys for Children and Youth’ Conference.

Ahead of the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in Stockholm