Step by Step: EASST Safe Crossings Initiative
Step by Step: EASST Safe Crossing Initiative implements small-scale pedestrian infrastructure interventions for high impact. Transforming unsafe roads into safe, accessible, and liveable public spaces.
Our interventions take a people-centred approach to mobility and street design and have been proven to reduce the risk of pedestrian casualties.
Based on international best practice our projects hold to standards that often go above and beyond those of local regulations, demonstrating the impact that high-quality, targeted upgrades can have on guiding good behaviour and enabling people to make safe decisions.
Safe and accessible crossings serve the travel needs of all road users as well as improving walkability, reducing car and fuel dependency, and supporting people to be more active.
Projects in progress
Download this short pamphlet for an overview of the Step by Step: EASST Safe Crossings Initiative. (2023)
Yerevan, Armenia
Intersection at Artashat Highway – Arin Berd Street.
Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
School No. 12
Completed projects
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
School No. 8 and Schools No. 48 and 61 – intersections at Moskovskaya – Beishenaliev and Maldybaev – Akhunbaev.
Chișinău, Moldova
Dacia Boulevard. Intersection at Matei Millo – Fulgulesti.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Istiqlol Hospital.
Sumgayit, Azerbaijan
School No. 2.
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
Intersection at Ryskulowa-Molodyaya Guardia.
Uralsk, Kazakhstan
Intersections at Zhangirkhan Avenue – E. Brusilovsky Street and Nazarbayev Avenue – T. Masina Street, School No. 10, and Youth Centre.
Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Zoo Underpass.
Step by Step: EASST Safe Crossing Initiative is supported by:
If you are interested in supporting further projects under the EASST Safe Crossings Initiative please contact: Dmitry Sambuk, d.sambuk@easst.co.uk
Active Travel and Healthy Streets News
Teachers at School no. 12 in Sumgayit City in Azerbaijan welcome lower speeds and new pedestrian infrastructure ahead of the new school year.
Infrastructure can have an important impact on guiding pedestrian and driver behaviour. This must be an important consideration when developing a road safety strategy.
On 3rd June EASST partners in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan marked World Bicycle Day with fresh calls for safer cycling infrastructure and awareness.
EASST partners marked the UN Global Road Safety Week by organising events and activities and calling on governments to #RethinkMobility.
Step by Step: EASST Safe Crossing Initiative implements small-scale pedestrian infrastructure interventions for high impact: transforming unsafe roads into safe, accessible, and liveable public spaces.
With the support of Shell Kazakhstan and Eni, EASST and local partners Gauhar Zhol have created a new pedestrian zone at Uralsk railway station to improve road safety.
Last week, EASST partners across Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus took part in a global Week of Action calling for safer roads and streets for life.
With the support of the FIA Road Safety Grants Programme, EASST has been working with local partners in Central Asia to better understand the barriers that currently prevent people from walking and cycling in their countries – with a focus on young people.
With the support of Dr Carl Smith and students at the University of Arkansas YGT have been using art to engage with young people and identify opportunities for local action to promote active travel in Dushanbe.
To coincide with World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, EASST partners NACU organised a roundtable meeting calling for an integrated approach to addressing road safety in Uzbekistan.
