PIARC - World Road Association

With COP29 approaching, PIARC underscores the need to tackle near-road air quality. Our briefing explores the health impacts of vehicle emissions & strategies for reducing pollution in urban areas. Let’s drive towards cleaner roads together! Read it here:

PIARC’s latest report explores managing security risks from criminal and terrorist threats to road infrastructure. Using ISO standards, it covers risk assessment & tailored recommendations to enhance safety in the transport sector. Read more here:

We need your input! Participate in PIARC's surveys on decarbonization & disaster management! Help us gather essential data to reduce GHG emissions & enhance disaster resilience. Open to road authorities & operators. Deadline: 30 Nov 2024. Do it here:

PIARC TC2.2 Meeting & Workshop Timisoara, Romania | October 22-25, 2024. I had the privilege of chairing the recent PIARC TC2.2 meeting and workshop in Timisoara, where our team of global experts gathered to address critical themes for rural and interurban roads. Over two days of discussions, we focused on: * Active Modes: Enhancing walking, cycling, and non-motorized transport solutions.´ * Road Safety: initiatives to improve safety across user groups—pedestrians, cyclists, and motorized users. * Technical Solutions: Exploring innovative and cost-effective materials for paved and unpaved roads. On October 24, our workshop on "Sustainable Rural and Interurban Road Network" included presentations from distinguished speakers, who shared case studies and new insights into making road networks more sustainable and inclusive. The event concluded with a technical visit on October 25 to rural roads in the Timisoara region. A huge thanks to all participants and speakers for their contributions and for the collective knowledge shared to advancing equity and accessibility in road infrastructure! #PIARC #ruralmobility #RoadSafety #SustainableInfrastructure #DiversityandInclusion

🚧❄️ The key themes for the 17th World Winter Service and Road Resilience Congress are there! 🌍 Missed the details? Don’t worry! The 3 key themes and 23 topics that will shape the future of road resilience are all in Bulletin N°1. 👉 Check it out here: https://urlr.me/P8psf

Spent the last few days in the Italian capital 🇮🇹, supported by Pell Frischmann, with my fellow members of PIARC - World Road Association Technical Committee 4.5 - Decarbonisation of Road Construction and Maintenance! A collaborative plenary session held between our TC and TC 4.6 (Road Design Standards), marked a significant step forward in the global effort to promote sustainability, use of smart technology and reducing the overall carbon footprint. 🌿 The sessions brought together international experts, government representatives, industry leaders and academics, who engaged in dynamic discussions around the future of sustainable infrastructure and the essential steps towards reducing carbon emissions. It has been inspiring to see the commitment from global champions in innovating for a greener, more sustainable future in transport infrastructure. I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to ANAS SpA (Italian National Road Authority) and Gianluca Cossale, PhD for hosting us over the three days and sharing your knowledge and best practices. The planery meetings in Rome are a clear indication that the international road community is taking concrete steps toward reducing the environmental impact of infrastructure whilst ensuring that road networks remain safe, sustainable, efficient, and resilient in the face of future challenges. Thanks Louis Bettini for your leadership 👑, Fabio Pascali for your continued guidance and Miguel Caso Florez for supporting this very important initiative. Janusz Bohatkiewicz you were greatly missed. #Sustainability #Decarbonisation #RoadConstruction #PIARC #Infrastructure #Innovation #Rome #GlobalNetworking

PIARC President, Nazir Alli, and Deputy Secretary General, Robin Sébille, are honored to attend the anniversary of the German National Committee Forschungsgesellschaft für Straßen- und Verkehrswesen e. V. (FGSV)! Celebrating years of collaboration and commitment to advancing road infrastructure and innovation.

🔴Save the date! Join us for the PIARC International Seminar on Intelligent Transport Systems in Astana, Kazakhstan, from 28-30 November 2024, runs alongside the Kaztraffic 2024 Exhibition exploring the future of road networks! More info here:

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Proud to be featured in the latest number of Routes/Roads, the #PIARC quarterly magazine on roads and road transport. Along with several other interesting articles on active mobility and cycling, this 402end edition of the magazine highlights the Special Report on Interurban Bicycle Infrastructure, "Biking for the Future", that Mr. Niels Hoe and myself produced not long ago. I also had the pleasure of writing up the introduction to the featured articles. Go have a read. Subscription is easy, should you not already be one of the readers. Thanks, Robin Sebille, Miguel Caso Florez & Patrick Mallejacq for bringing the importance of bicycling and active mobility to the attention of the global transportation eco-system. By the way; the magazine and our report are also available in French and Spanish. Merci, Gracias. https://lnkd.in/daiTc3Mj https://lnkd.in/dMUQcWtd