A Road Safety Technical Forum is held in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport of Cameroon

13-14 June 2017

On 13 and 14 June 2017, representatives of the public sector, engineering companies and road safety associations met in Yaoundé, Cameroon, for a two-day Road Safety Technical Forum. This free event was organised by STA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport of Cameroon, and supported by two local organisations that advocate for safer roads and improved infrastructures, Pyramide and ADPP. The event gathered more than 170 road and mobility experts from Africa and Europe over two days.

STA’s Technical Sub-Committee on Road Restraint Systems meets in Brussels

22 June 2017

STA’s Technical Sub-Committee on Road Restraint Systems (TC2), featuring some of the most renowned road safety barrier experts in Europe, met in Brussels on 22 June 2017. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss about the future of Road Restraint Systems, and  in addition establish the research activities for the second part of the year.

The Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre (University of Nottingham) joins STA

31 May 2017

The Nottingham Transportation Engineering Centre (NTEC) of the University of Nottingham (UNOTT) evaluates the engineering, environmental and sustainable aspects of elements of road, rail, dock and airfield infrastructure. NTEC performs laboratory assessment of materials that construct pavements, and is concerned with the sustainability of transportation infrastructure, the management and maintenance of the infrastructure asset.

'Progress in progress': an article by DG MOVE’s Maria Cristina Marolda on the New Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for the European Union

14 June 2017

The Energy Union Package defines a framework strategy for a resilient Energy Union with a forward-looking climate change policy, whose main targets for 2030 are: i) at least 40% of reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; ii) at least 27% of share in renewable energy; and iii) at least 27% of improvement in energy efficiency. Reaching and exceeding these intermediary objectives will allow the EU to pursue the goal of an 80-95% decrease in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.

'Mapping Transport Disadvantage in Europe' A Column by STA Chairman José F. Papí

09 June 2017

Transport accessibility is recognised today as one of the most important issues to be solved within the next decade, both in the sense of social and/or mobility needs. The accessibility challenge impacts on a number of transport users’ segments (unemployed persons, those with disabilities, vulnerable persons, migrants, children, elderly, low income, etc.), particularly in areas with significant social, demographic and economic differences.

'Mission Critical': an Event Review on the Road Network Safety Management Workshop held in Málaga (Spain)

08 June 2017

Road safety professionals from nine different countries gathered in Málaga, Spain, on 30 and 31 March 2017 to attend a Road Network Safety Management Workshop. The event was organised by the International Road Federation (IRF) - a global non-for profit organisation which aims at promoting the benefits of a sustainable road transport infrastructure at all levels of society - and was supported by the Smart Transportation Alliance (STA) – a collaborative platform for transportation infrastructure innovation across modes and the Smart City.

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