EASST News - Georgia

Georgia, News, Sustainable Mobility
Raising awareness of asbestos risks in vehicle brake pads in Georgia
60% of brake-pads sold on the market in Georgia contain asbestos. Partnership for Road Safety have been working to raise awareness of the asbestos-related risks when it comes to environmental pollution and road safety.
January 13, 2021

Georgia, News, Sustainable Mobility
Tbilisi unveils its first shared and pedestrian-friendly avenue
Safe and accessible spaces for pedestrians and cyclists are now the priority in Tbilisi.
August 19, 2020

Georgia, Greece, News, Sustainable Mobility
Sustainable Tourism, Road Safety and Post-COVID development
Our latest blog discusses the need to build back better when it comes to sustainable tourism and how this links to road safety, active mobility and clean transport.
July 10, 2020

Georgia, News, Sustainable Mobility
The effects of COVID 19 on Georgia’s public transport system
EASST partner Gela Kvashilava explores the effects of COVID 19 on the public transport system in Georgia, now and in the future.
May 5, 2020

Georgia, News, Road Safety Governance and Capacity Building
New citizen-led programme to improve accountability of vehicle inspection centres in Georgia
Partnership for Road Safety launch an online platform to inform and empower citizens to hold vehicle inspection centres in Georgia to account.
March 4, 2020

Georgia, News, Road Safety Governance and Capacity Building
Fostering regional road safety collaboration
EASST and WHO Europe host regional dialogue to establish national and regional priorities in preparation of the 3rd Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety in 2020 and renewed global road safety targets for 2030.
December 2, 2019

Georgia, News, Occupational Road Safety Management
Towards a new culture of at-work road safety across Georgia
The launch of our EASST Academy Road Safety at Work: Online Course for Managers in Georgian along with company pledges towards a new culture of at-work road safety hopes to reduce road casualties across Georgia.
November 20, 2019

Georgia, News, Occupational Road Safety Management
Our new specialised training programme in Georgia looks to reduce road risk posed by waste collection vehicles
Waste collection vehicles pose a unique but serious risk to safety on our roads. Our latest project in Georgia involves working with waste operators to mitigate these risks and make roads safe for everyone.
November 19, 2019

Georgia, News, Road Safety Governance and Capacity Building
Designing streets for safer speeds
EASST’s Georgian partner Gela Kvashilava represents the region at a formative meeting of NACTO’s Designing streets for safer speeds guide that promises to have local, on-the-ground relevance for reducing speed and saving lives.
November 5, 2019

Georgia, News, Road Safety Governance and Capacity Building, Sustainable Mobility
Building local knowledge for urban transport development
EASST’s Gela Kvashilava shares best practice and experiences from Georgia at UNECE sustainable urban transport workshop in Montengero.
July 10, 2019

Children's Road Safety, Georgia, News, Road Safety Governance and Capacity Building
New infrastructure, better legislation and greater awareness leads to safer school zones across Georgia
Partnership for Road Safety make remarkable progress in their mission to make every school zone in Georgia safe for children traveling to and from school.
June 4, 2019

Georgia, News, Sustainable Mobility, Then and Now
Then and Now: promoting alternative transport choices for safer and healthier streets in Georgia
To celebrate our 10th anniversary year we’re looking at the impact of our partners’ work on promoting safer roads. Read the story from Georgia.
March 31, 2019