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Sustainable Transport Save Lives

Holger Dalkmann
EMBARQ, World Resources Institute

Disfuncional relationship

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3.2 million people

Source: WHO
Picture: noticiasnorte.com

2 million people

Picrure: RPP Noticias

Source: WHO

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1.3 million people

Source: WHO

Source: WHO

South-East Asia + Western Pacic = 563,341

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Sustainable transport saves lives AVOID long motorized

travel

SHIFT to safer, healthier

and more environmentally friendly modes

IMPROVE vehicle and

fuel technology and ensure safe system design

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Sustainable Transport Saves Lives

Traffic fatalities per 100,000 people (urban roads)

Strategy
30.00

35.00

U.S. states

! 25.00 Avoid/Shift: Reduce driving (VMT) via highquality sustainable transport R = 0.69 20.00 ! Improve: Mainstream road safety into 15.00 sustainable transport policy & solutions 8.4 fatalities per
million miles driven
10.00 5.00 10 15 20 25 30 35 Daily VMT per person (urban roads) 40 45 50 55

Source: FHWA Highway StaJsJcs, 2008 Regression Analysis: EMBARQ

New York and Atlanta

NEW YORK had

3.49 traffic fatalities per 100,000 inhabitants in 2008

ATLANTA had

10.97 fataliJes per 100,000 inhabitants

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ROAD SAFETY & ECONOMICS

NYC case
! Traffic crashes cost NYC's economy $ 4.29 billion annually ! The cost of pedestrian crashes alone in NYC is estimated at $ 1.38 billion ! People of low socioeconomic status and the unemployed are at a higher risk for traffic fatalities
Source: NYC Pedestrian safety study, 2010; Photo: H.Dalkmann

Ahmedabad Scenarios
Today
Automobility

2041
Sustainable Transport

Population (millions)
Trips (millions/yr) Area (Sq. Km.) Emissions (million Tons CO2/yr) Traffic Fatalities (per yr)

5.4 5.6 1330 0.33

13.2 39.75 6484 12.32

13.2 39.75 3242 1.97

175

5,232

1,225

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URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Transit Oriented Development

! ! ! !

Increased transit use, walking and biking Residents are more physically active More destinations closer to transit Lower car use

BRT & ROAD SAFETY

Macrobs, Guadalajara
Passenger per hour per direction (peak) 2 general traffic lanes 1 BRT lane 3194 5000 Crashes per year 2 general traffic lanes 726

1 BRT lane

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Safety impact of BRT (example: Guadalajara)

Monthly crashes before and after the implementation of the BRT

250

Before BRT

During BRT construcKon

ALer start of operaKons

5000 4500

200

Citywide crashes 4000

3500

150

3000 2500

100

2000 1500

50

1000 500

BRT and busway systems in the world!

! evolution of the # of cities and km per decade!

3741 km!

905 km! 493 km!

Total length! !

Before 1990 (14 cities)! 1990s (19 cities)! Since 2000 (114 cities)!

source: BRTdata.org, October, 2012!

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Global research: BRT and road safety

Vancouver Guadalajara Mexico City Ahmedabad Pereira Cali Belo Horizonte Bogota Curitiba Porto Alegre Delhi

Brisbane

Results: Metrobus Line 4 before and after

! Road safety audit report 2011

Before (2011): Unprotected pedestrian refuge island After (2012): Well protected island

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! EMBARQ has developed a pilot version of Traffic Safety Guidelines for Bus Systems ! We will road test these guidelines with external partners on BRT projects around the world ! The guidelines are available and free to use and anyone is invited to participate in the road test or provide feedback

Upscaling road safety

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Role of ADB?
! Continue to commit to own Sustainable Transport Initiative ! Champion sustainable transport as most efficient strategy to save lives ! Ensure safety as part of all projects (Mandatory Audit) ! Leadership amongst multilaterals

Thank you for your attention

www.embarq.org
hdalkmann@wri.org

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