As part of the Safer City Streets initiative, the ITF organises a series of webinars to share best practice for urban road safety. The webinars explore the policy toolkit for the elimination of serious and fatal crashes. This includes speed management, street design, predictive analytics, procurement and the engagement of a wide range of stakeholders. This third and final webinar session highlights how Rotterdam (Netherlands) and New York City (USA) are moving to a proactive risk-based assessment approach on road safety. These cities are part of the recent ITF publication on Best Practice for Urban Road Safety. The debate focuses on their strategies to understand risk factors, to identify high-risk locations before crashes accumulate, and to intervene proactively.

Moderator
Rafaella Basile, International Transport Forum

Speakers
Remco Smit, Road Safety Advisor, City of Rotterdam,  Netherlands
Arjan Knol, Data Scientist Lead, DOK Data Netherlands
Rob Viola, Director of Safety Policy and Research, New York City Department of Transportation, United States 
Seth Hostetter, Director of Safety Analytics and Mapping, New York City Department of Transportation, United States

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