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Delighted to chair Engineers Ireland's Annual Roads & Transportation Seminar today. Fascinating insights from all involved, while the focus was on confronting the challenges we face in meeting 2030 targets it was good to know for every challenge, there's a myriad of opportunities. #EngineeringInnovation #TransportEmissions #EngineeringSolutions #Climatechange #sustainabletransport

Watch back our webinar on public transport as an enabler for growth - the second in our SYSTRA X Landor LINKS Ltd ‘Developing integrated public transport systems to compete with the car’ series! 🧑💻 🚗 To truly compete with the private car, public transport systems need to be planned and delivered as connected and integrated networks, not just 'mode by mode' offers that too often compete instead of complement. Our three-part series asks - how do we integrate a series of modal layers to provide a seamless, convenient and attractive system for all? 🤔 The second webinar, chaired by our Projects Director Cathryn Jones, discussed how transport is a key enabler of economic growth and trade, providing the networks and services on which economies depend. The panel explored how good public transport systems (that link routes across local authority and regional boundaries) provide equal access to employment and services, promoting economic activity, and providing direct benefits to people, businesses, the environment and the overall economy. Our industry specialists also shared interesting case studies from Chippenham, Sweden and Germany! 🌍 Listen back to the discussion between Transport for New Homes’ Director Jenny Raggett, Founder and Director of Connected Economics Dominic Walley, Stuttgart Office for Urban Planning and Housing’s Thorsten Donn, Tibbalds’ Director Katja Stille, and CREATE STREETS’ Director David Milner, and register for the final webinar in the series, ‘public transport - what’s next in funding?’ ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eNWmny26 #transport #publictransport #mobility #integratedpublictransport #integratedtransport #bus #buses #rail #tram #lightrail #masstransit #integratedtransportsystem #integratedtransportnetwork #sustainabletransport #transportfunding

3,200… That’s the number of people killed EVERY DAY in road crashes. This is terrifying. And this shouldn’t happen. So how can we avoid this? 👉 By building safer roads from the very beginning of their conception World leaders and key stakeholders in the road construction industry will work collectively on improving road designs. 👉 The 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety will take place in Morocco from 17-20 February 2025 The goal is to achieve a 50% reduction in deaths and injuries by 2030 through different actions. 👉 More sustainable mobility, the undertaking of audits and star ratings to achieve the road safety SDGs and UN Global Road Safety Performance Targets 3 and 4 We’re proud at ORIS to be part of the Safer Roads Pledge 🙂 And to provide our expertise to help save lives by doing what we do best: ✅ Accompanying stakeholders in designing long-lasting, more sustainable, resilient AND safer roads thanks to the iRAP star rating directly integrated in ORIS ✅ Looking at multi-criteria design analysis (safety included) at the early stage of projects to get comprehensive road systems ✅ Allowing our customers to make data-driven decisions for their investments on costs for climate adaptation and safety countermeasures Want to improve safety one road at a time? Join our partners and us 👇 iRAP, International Road Federation (IRF) and FIA Foundation #SaferRoadsPledge #mobility #sustainability #InfraTech

📢 The Costa Rica Institute of Technology (TEC) and iRAP have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote #roadsafety projects and programmes to eliminate high-risk roads in #CostaRica, with life-saving impacts likely in the wider Central American and Caribbean region. TEC is the second-largest public university in the country, dedicated to teaching, research, and scientific and technical innovation for the development of Costa Rica and beyond. The promotion of safe and sustainable transport, the application of the road safety assessment tools developed by iRAP, knowledge exchange, and the advancement of public policies and expert capacity for safe road infrastructure are key focusses of the collaboration. According to World Health Organization data, Costa Rica’s road fatalities number over 800 annually, with an additional 22,330 serious injuries. Road crashes cost the country 4.1% of its annual GDP. Improving the safety of Costa Rica’s road infrastructure by 2030 has enormous potential – the saving of an estimated 59,718 deaths and serious injuries over the 20-year life of road treatments and an economic benefit of $8.80 for every $1 spent. Speaking at the signing event, Professor Irving Pizarro Marchena of TEC said, “The signing of this MOU reflects the university’s leadership and priority to strengthen the safety of roads in Costa Rica and the region, working in technical partnership with international experts.” “It supports fulfilment of the commitments and targets of the Global Plan of the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2021-2030 to halve road deaths and injuries by 2030.” Edgar Zamora, iRAP’s Safer Journeys Lead for the Americas said, “This partnership is hugely exciting. TEC is an academic leader of renown not only in Costa Rica, but also Central America. “This collaboration will be instrumental to the achievement of the #UN Global Road Safety Performance Targets 3 and 4 in the country, which include ensuring all new roads are built to a #3starorbetter standard for all road users (Target 3), and more than 75% of travel is on the equivalent of 3-star or better roads for all road users by 2030 (Target 4),” he said. https://lnkd.in/gwZNdKnG

Since #road #transport is responsible for the biggest share of the road sector emissions, the key question is how from road #infrastructure we can support to reduce vehicles #emissions. Join this PIARC international workshop in #Australia

Register for the next free webinar in our SYSTRA X Landor LINKS Ltd ‘Developing integrated public transport systems to compete with the car’ series on 23rd October! 🚗 The series, which highlights the need for public transport systems to be planned and delivered as connected and integrated networks, explores just how we can integrate a series of modal layers to provide a seamless, convenient and attractive public transport system for all. Transport is a key enabler of economic growth and trade, providing the networks and services on which economies depend. Good public transport systems that link routes across local authority and regional boundaries provide equal access to employment and services (such as health and education), promoting economic activity, and providing direct benefits to people, businesses, the environment and the overall economy. 🙌 During the 2nd webinar in the series, ‘public transport as an enabler for growth’ chaired by our Projects Director Cathryn Jones, our experts will delve into this topic and share their insights. Join Jenny Raggett (Director, Transport for New Homes), Dominic Walley (Founder and Director, Connected Economics), Thorsten Donn (Office for Urban Planning and Housing, Stuttgart), Katja Stille (Director, Tibbalds) and David Milner (Director, CREATE STREETS) for what’s set to be a thought-provoking and insightful discussion! ➡️ https://loom.ly/uMnk88I #transport #publictransport #mobility #integratedpublictransport #integratedtransport #bus #buses #rail #tram #lightrail #masstransit #integratedtransportsystem #integratedtransportnetwork

We’re back with a new SYSTRA X Landor LINKS Ltd webinar series on 17th September! 🧑💻 Announcing… 🥁 ‘Developing integrated public transport systems to compete with the car’. 🚗 To truly compete with the private car, public transport systems need to be planned and delivered as connected and integrated networks - not just 'mode by mode' offers that too often compete instead of complement. And, a successful multimodal strategy must focus not only on creating viable networks, but also including key mobility management strategies such as: 💷 Pricing reforms 🅿️ Positive parking policy 🚞 Land use development impacts 🤝 Community liveability The new three-part series will ultimately ask - how do we integrate a series of modal layers to provide a seamless, convenient and attractive system for all? We’ll be kicking off the series with ‘Building a successful public transport network’ on 17th September. The first webinar, chaired by SYSTRA's Senior Consultant Marc Winsland, will consider why the key elements for a successful public transport network seem so difficult to deliver in the UK. 👀 Join Gideon Salutin (Senior Researcher at Social Market Foundation and author of ‘Getting the Measure of Transport Poverty’), Beate Kubitz (transport consultant and co-author of ‘Mobility as a Service: Its development, deployment, and future’), Melanie Watson (independent public transport consultant) and our very own David Connolly (Director of Low Carbon Mobility) for what’s set to be a thought-provoking and insightful discussion! ➡️ https://loom.ly/uMnk88I #transport #publictransport #mobility #integratedpublictransport #integratedtransport #bus #buses #rail #tram #lightrail #masstransit #integratedtransportsystem #integratedtransportnetwork

Capacity Management | If Europe is to achieve its ambitious Green Deal objectives, more goods and people must be moved on rail🚆 CER welcomes the European Parliament Committee on Transport & Tourism's vote on the Proposal for a Regulation on the use of railway infrastructure capacity. The legislation will help to: ✅ Optimise rail capacity and avoid capacity wastes. ✅ Increase modal shift. ✅ Help achieve the ambitious goals of the Green Deal and the Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy. However, CER would like to see improvements within the proposal: 👉 The rail sector is in the best position to develop and coordinate Digital Capacity Management and the European framework for performance review. 👉 In relation to the introduction of socio-economic and environmental criteria to be applied in case of scarce infrastructure capacity, further work should be undertaken to define and test the criteria. 👉 The role of the Regulatory Bodies and the European Network of Rail Regulatory Bodies should remain limited to an ex-post supervisory intervention, excluding ex-ante approvals that will further delay processes. Read the full press release 📝 https://lnkd.in/esKamWCV #EUTransport #CapacityRegulation #Railways

📢 Act now! Today marks the end of discounted early bird registration for TRA 2024. As the foremost European transport event, TRA provides a unique space for researchers, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss innovations shaping the future of mobility. Don't miss the chance to delve into our programme covering all transport modes, network with professionals, and stay updated on cutting-edge developments. Secure your spot today and be part of this transformative conversation! 🌐 Website: https://loom.ly/peFdhJo 📆 Event Dates: Monday 15 to Thursday 18 of April 2024 📍 Location: Dublin, Ireland ACARE (Advisory Council for Aviation Research and Innovation in Europe), ALICE, Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ETP LOGISTICS), CINEA - European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency, Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR), Department of Transport, Enterprise Ireland, The European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC), ERTRAC - European Road Transport Research Advisory Council, ETRA (European Transport Research Alliance), European Commission, Transport Infrastructure Ireland, WaterborneTP, Conference Partners International, IDA Ireland, Road Safety Authority #TransportSafety #EUResearch #HorizonEU #PassengerSafety #Sustainability #SmartMobility #SafetySystems #Research #MobilityAction #InclusiveMobility #InclusiveTransport #SustainableTransport #EUTransportResearch #Innovation

Registration for the next free webinar in our SYSTRA X Landor LINKS Ltd ‘Developing integrated public transport systems to compete with the car’ series on 23rd October is open! 🚗➡️ https://loom.ly/uMnk88I Transport is a key enabler of economic growth and trade, providing the networks and services on which economies depend. Good public transport systems that link routes across local authority and regional boundaries provide equal access to employment and services (such as health and education), promoting economic activity, and providing direct benefits to people, businesses, the environment and the overall economy. 🙌 During the 2nd webinar in the series, ‘public transport as an enabler for growth’ chaired by our Projects Director Cathryn Jones, our experts will delve into this topic and share their insights: 🤔 Jenny Raggett - how the Dutch and Swedish development models deliver integrated public transport, and what can be learned. 📈 Dominic Walley - transport related drivers of growth. 🌍 Thorsten Donn and Katja Stille - delivering sustainable public transport in Germany. 💡David Milner - a different approach to transport planning: delivering public transport in Chippenham. #transport #publictransport #mobility #integratedpublictransport #integratedtransport #bus #buses #rail #tram #lightrail #masstransit #integratedtransportsystem #integratedtransportnetwork #sustainabletransport