Register now: only few seats left for the STA Technical Forum on ‘Optimise Users’ Safety thanks to Road Safety Equipment’ on 12-13 September 2018 (Yaoundé, Cameroon)

17 August 2018

On 12-13 September 2018, STA organises its second road safety technical forum in Yaoundé, Cameroon. The objective of this event is to promote the exchange of knowledge and best practice on road safety in Africa, where poor standards and lack of strategic planning contribute every year to thousands of road fatalities.

STA Technical Committee on Smart Sustainability (TC3) launches a survey to the expert community at large

28 August 2018

The STA Technical Committee on  Smart Sustainability, TC3, chaired by Mr César Bartolomé, is carrying a survey to assess the opinion of our readers with regards to the sustainability of transportation infrastructures and smart cities.

The survey covers the different key aspects to achieve efficient, climate-resilient and socially-meaningful infrastructures.

The result of this survey will be presented during the 2018 STA Annual Conference & Innovation Awards (Brussels, 29 November 2018), where transportation and mobility experts share insights on future challenges for transportation infrastructures.

Please contribute to the survey (5’) clicking here.

Book your agenda for the third edition of the STA Annual Conference and Innovation Awards on 29 November 2018, Brussels, Belgium

20 August 2018

This one-day landmark event brings together key opinion leaders and business professionals to explore the current state and future of Smart Transportation Infrastructures across modes and the Smart City in a unique and dynamic atmosphere.

STA Annual Innovation Awards: nominate your candidate until 5 October 2018

13 July 2018

Following the success of the previous editions, the 2018 STA Annual Conference will be held on 29 November 2018. The Conference will be coupled with the award ceremony of the third edition of the ‘STA Annual Innovation Awards’. The Call for Entries for the “Person of the Year” and “Best Innovation Solution/Project” categories are now open and will close on 5 October 2018.

NEWS OF INTEREST

Welcome to the first SMARTI ETN newsletter issue!On 30 August, a startup plans to add its “smart pavement” to an intersection in an industrial corner of Denver. The company has encased assorted electronics within four slabs of concrete and will wedge those slabs into the road between a Pepsi Co. bottling plant and two parking lots.

We are excited to launch our newsletter which will inform you about our fellows and their projects, events, and relevant topics from the industry.

We are starting off with an issue dedicated to our fellows and their thoughts and expectations regarding the next 3 years within SMARTI ETN programme. 

Asphalt not 'trashphalt'

Building roads with wastes can deliver a heap of performance as well as environmental benefits – so long as they don’t become a dumping ground for discarded products. Cath O’Driscoll reports.

With an estimated value of around €16 trillion, Europe’s road network is its ‘most valuable asset’, according to the European Asphalt Pavement Association (EAPA). It’s also built on what many of us might consider a mountain of rubble.

Where the rubber meets the rail

Rail-highway crossings present a special set of safety challenges for transportation professionals.

Due to their vastly different mass and maneuverability, motor vehicles and trains have very different operational characteristics. Quite often, an inattentive driver who makes a mistake at an intersection is saved by the quick evasive actions of other drivers. Grade crossings offer far fewer crash-avoidance possibilities.

Lack of funding leaves world's roads in disrepair

In an age of austerity and budget cutbacks, the deadly bridge collapse in Genoa, Italy, has put the spotlight clearly on the lack of public funding for road networks across the globe, from France and Germany, to the United States and beyond.