We are pleased to cordially invite you to participate at an in-person event in Brussels to publicise the results of the SABRINA Project, focused on improving the quality and safety of cycling infrastructure for people who cycle.

Date: Monday, 5 December 2022

Time: 09h30 – 13h00

Venue:          Résidence Palace, Maelbeek Room, 155 Rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels

Please register here for the event.

The purpose of this event is to apply the key lessons and recommendations from SABRINA on improving cycling infrastructure for use at the EU-level. This includes:

Determining the best EU funding sources for cycling infrastructure at the national, regional and local level
Creating EU-level quality requirements for cycling infrastructure, as stipulated in the revised Road Infrastructure and Safety Management Directive
Integrating cycling infrastructure projects into the Trans-European Transport Network, TEN-T, and incorporating cycling as a fully-fledged mode of transport in the EU’s flagship transport policy

The event will be moderated by Raluca Fiser of the Green Revolution Association and will feature talks from the International Road Assessment Programme (iRAP), a SABRINA partner, as well as the European Cyclists’ Federation (ECF).

Programme:

09h00 – 09h30, Welcome and registration

09h30 -  Commencement of the event

Opening remarks from the Sabrina Project Lead Partner, Olivera Rozi, European Institute of Road Assessment (EIRA)
Rob McInerney, the CEO of iRAP;
Philip Amaral, Policy and Development Director, ECF

10h00 – 11h00, Key results and tools created by the SABRINA Project

Introduction to cycling infrastructure methodologies (iRAP, CycleRAP, ECS),  Marko Ševrović, Ph.D, European Institute of Road Assessment
SAFER CYCLING ROUTES TOOLKIT (SCRT) - introduction to the toolkit , Anđelo Marunica, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences of University of Zagreb (FAZ)
SCRT  - Utilisation of SCRT in SABRINA Pilots , Leonid Ljubotina, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences of University of Zagreb (FAZ) & Aneja Roze, Municipality of Ilirska-Bistrica (OIB)
Q&A and Discussions moderated by Marko Ševrović, Ph.D, European Institute of Road Assessment

11h00 – 11h15, Break & Sabrina demonstration booth

11h15– 12h30, Discussion of SABRINA’s results and their implications for integrated cycling into the EU’s key policies and funding streams.

Pedro Homem de Gouveia, Polis Network
Vlad Gheorghe, MEP TRAN, European Parliament
Olivera Rozi, European Institute of Road Assessment (EIRA)
Philip Amaral, Policy and Development Director, ECF
Shanna Luchessi, European Institute of Road Assessment (EIRA)

12h30 – 13h30, Light networking lunch served to attendees

The importance of having high-quality cycling infrastructure across Europe is crucial for the EU’s achievement of its climate goals, given that cycling is one of the best zero and low emissions form of transport that we have, and as such can substantially contribute to the lowering of road transport emissions in the EU. To unlock cycling’s full potential, EU funding for cycling infrastructure must be substantially increased, and EU member states, regions and cities need to prepare operational programmes and projects that made the best use of this funding.