The Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety and its partners work to save lives through the “Safe System” approach. This approach starts from the premise that while human error is inevitable, traffic fatalities and serious injuries are preventable. We help reduce people’s exposure to fatal crashes through safe road design and sustainable mobility systems that prioritize the movement of people through walking, cycling and public transport. We also work with political leaders, transport and planning agencies, and communities to implement evidence-based policies for safer streets and mobility.
The initiative’s actions and interventions include providing close technical support for street and road design and implementation and mobility projects; building local capacity and working closely with diverse partners to scale up impact; and supporting comprehensive road safety strategies, policies and speed management plans at the local and national levels.
The initiative partners, the Global Designing Cities Initiative, the World Bank Global Road Safety Facility, and World Resources Institute, provide technical support to government agencies for street and road design and implementation and mobility projects; build local capacity and work closely with diverse partners to scale up impact; and support comprehensive road safety strategies, policies and speed management plans at the local and national levels. The World Bank Global Road Safety Facility’s Speed Management Hub is available as a public resource for all things related to speed management. In addition, a number of guides and guidelines have also been developed to support governments and civil society organizations in improving road design and infrastructure for safer road network and mobility.
This report includes recommendations for integrating safety into the planning, design, and operation of major bus routes.
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