RAP in Europe 2024

7 September 2024

Forty iRAP Partners from across Europe came together from 4-5 September in Brussels, with a focus on “Half way to 2030: Gearing up for Safer Mobility in Urban and Rural Environments”.

The event brought together iRAP partners, road authorities, the European Commission (DG MOVE, DG REGIO, DG INTPA), and organizations like European Transport Safety Council (ETSC), Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR) and POLIS Network, working together to eliminate high-risk roads across the region.

 During the two days, safer roads progress and projects across the region were discussed; case studies were shared from Moldova, Estonia, Slovenia, Greece and Cyprus, Albania, UK, Italy, Spain, Georgia, Kazakhstan and Slovakia; best practice was explored, and the necessary management, prioritisation, design and finance of safe road infrastructure improvements to achieve the 2030 goals.

Valuable tools and approaches were presented including the new RISM Directive Implementation Conversion Tool, soon-to-be-released Enhanced Star Rating for Designs Tool, CycleRAP, Star Rating for Schools, the Youth Engagement App (YEA) and  and AiRAP, highlighting their role in making roads safer in both urban and rural areas.