R2R MiniAwards!... Beata11th winner!!!

Nice to hear from Poland...congratulations to Beata for her progress! It's a good thing that you took your time if it works out better for you in the end. I really hope that you can be instrumental in helping the local authorities to choose the best solution to fix this dangerous road (I had a look at the pictures...very spooky indeed!!).

For those of you who didn't have a look at Beata's site just click on the title of beata's previous post and zoom in on the picture to see more details.

All the best,

Gabriel

Some action in Gdansk

Dear all,

I have chosen my black spot site, but kept it a secret for a WHILE... First I went to talk at the University and whey gave me some useful data (but not so new, I will try to search the latest one if it's necessary). I chose my black spot according to obtained data and advices of very nice Mrs. Magda from the university. Then I went twice to investigate my street (it’s really dangerous, so I try not to walk there too much), and when this was done I went to the administration.

The situation is quite complicated, because the administration is aware of the problem, but bureaucracy takes it’s time… They are preparing to make a contest on the works for the improvement of the situation on the street so I can do my project as a support for them to evaluate the company’s offers (well, this is what I hope, because sadly, the criteria is price in most cases).

I prepared a map with comments to give you in short the situation that I am going to face myself with.

To read the map click on the title ('some action in Gdansk')...

If you would like to send me some comments, I will be happy to receive them on my email: bmordawska@gmail.com

Lots of love,

Bea

R2R MiniAwards!... Piotr and Iwona 10th winners!!!

This week the MiniAward goes to Piotr and Iwona for their joint effort to make this linear village safer (this is a village near Cracow).

Piotr and Iwona believe in 'participative democracy' and therefore asked the local citizens, through a questionnaire and a series of informal conversations, whether they were concerned about the hazard caused by the main road crossing their village. On this road cars regularly exceed the premitted speed and serious accidents regularly occur (3 deaths in the recent years).

One of Piotr and Iwona's professors will now arrange an appointment with the administrator of the 'inter-regional roads' in Cracow and this will be an opportunity for them to present their results and propose some traffic calming measures to improve the situation.

...ETSC wishes you good luck in advance!

Linear villages are a recurring road safety concern, particularly so in Poland where many can be found.

R2R MiniAwards!... Lorena 9th winner!!!

This week the MiniAward goes to Lorena for her efforts to fix this monster junction. Lorena is collaborating with people from the City Hall in Valencia who will help her find the best solution to render this junction safer. One of the solutions envisaged is to move a bus stop and this involves convincing the municipal transport company... so these days, with the support from the city hall, Lorena is trying to obtain that.

Keep up the good work Lorena!

ETSC also takes this opportunity to congratulate Lorena for her new job as an engineer... in the construction of the new Formula one circuit in Valencia! Remember: Speed on the tracks not on the roads!!

R2R MiniAwards!... Olga 8th winner!!!

This week the MiniAward goes to Olga for her efforts to treat a dangerous site for pedestrians in Rome near the Colosseum (photo above).

Olga presented her project at her univeristy department and managed to speak to the director of Mobility of the Lazio region who promised her he will put her in touch with the person in charge of transports for the city of Rome...let's hope that this goes forward!

Olga also spoke many times with people who can get her traffic accidents data for this spot and she should finally manage to get the data that will help support her case.

Keep on struggling Olga!!!