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Vision Zero for Poland’s Avenues - Improving Traffic Safety in Tree-lined Roads (Ożarów, 3-4th December 2015)

A conference Vision Zero for Poland’s Avenues - Improving Traffic Safety in Tree-lined Roads was held on December 3-4th in Ożarów near Warsaw.  Speakers and participants represented road services, local authorities, police, road construction companies and  environmental organizations. They concluded that roads that are  safer and still green and beautiful are possible. Joint efforts are necessary to reduce number of fatalities, while preserving avenues - the natural and cultural heritage.

A conference Vision Zero for Poland’s Avenues - Improving Traffic Safety in Tree-lined Roads was held on December 3-4th in Ożarów near Warsaw.  Speakers and participants represented road services, local authorities, police, road construction companies and  environmental organizations. They concluded that roads that are  safer and still green and beautiful are possible. Joint efforts are necessary to reduce number of fatalities, while preserving avenues - the natural and cultural heritage.

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Dr inż. Piotr Tyszko-Chmielowiec, wiceprezes Fundacji EkoRozwoju i lider programu Drogi dla Natury przedstawia dotychczasowe doświadczenia ze współpracy ze służbami drogowymi w ochronie alej w Polsce

 

Dr inż. Wiesław Dąbrowski, prezes Instytutu Dróg i Lotnisk, wprowadza uczestników do koncepcji Wizji Zero dla polskich alej

 

 O doświadczeniach niemieckich w ochronie alej opowiada przedstawiciel Ministerstwa Środowiska w landzie Szlezwik-Holsztyn

 

Dyskusja o bezpieczeństwie na drogach obsadzonych drzewami licznie zgromadzonych na konferencji przedstawicieli różnorodnych środowisk

 

The conference was organised within Roads for Nature – campaign promoting trees in Poland`s rural landscapes, as habitats and ecological corridors supported by both the National Fund and the EU’s LIFE+ Programme.