ROAD SAFETY AUDIT, CAPACITY BUILDING AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGY TO ADDRESS ROAD SAFETY IN QUITO

Location

Quito, Ecuador

Client

The World Bank

Funding Istitution

Korea - World Bank Group Partnership Facility

Objective

The project focused on assessing road safety conditions around metro stations being developed in Quito, to ensure road users who are going to use the metro, i.e. pedestrians, a safe and accessible route.

Pillar &
services

	ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT	SAFER ROADS AND MOBILITY	SAFER ROAD USERS
Road safety audits and inspections
Road safety education
Awareness campaigns
Training and capacity building
Road infrastructure feasibility and design
Road safety manuals and guidelines
Solutions for vulnerable road users

Description

Metro stations safety was assessed through Road Safety Audit techniques including verifications on safe infrastructure and accessibility, as well as design proposal for signage and infrastructure enhancements, identification and marking of Safe School paths; the assistance also included the preparation of an urban road safety handbook customized for the needs of Ecuador.

Road safety assessments have been accompanied with capacity building and communication activities aimed at increasing awareness on road users’ safety. Workshops, tools for road safety education in public schools, training to teachers and institutional train-of-trainers have been developed all along the project.

Pillars

services

Road safety audits and inspections, Road safety education, Awareness campaigns, Training and capacity building, Road infrastructure feasibility and design, Road safety manuals and guidelines, Solutions for vulnerable road users

Metro stations audited

detailed designs of recommended measures