United Nations: ‘We Can Do Better’ for Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Worldwide

With the aim of promoting the culture of road safety, as well as reducing deaths due to road accidents, the City Government headed by the municipal president, Pepe Chedraui Budib, gave the Road Safety Workshop to more than 80 elements of the Secretariat of Citizen Security. Within the framework of the 8th World Road Safety Week of the United Nations, the Undersecretary of Mobility and Road Safety, Norman Campos Velázquez mentioned that this type…

United Nations: ‘We Can Do Better’ for Pedestrian and Cyclist Safety Worldwide

A cycling network expanded from 70 kilometres to over 400 kilometres in Fortaleza, Brazil. A project to create a bike lane in every street of Paris. And the longest pedestrian and cycle tunnel in the world, in the Norwegian coastal city of Bergen. These are the exact sort of urban initiatives which the UN Global Road Safety Week – kicking off on Monday – aims to celebrate and promote.First established in 2007, this year’s week is dedicated to th…