Zambia’s 30 km/h School-Zone Law
How national advocacy within a nine-country African programme, with Amend, FIA Foundation and Puma Energy Foundation, helped bring about Statutory Instrument No. 7 of 2020, a nationwide 30 km/h limit for school zones. Zambia was the only one of the nine campaign countries to institute a new nationwide limit, and the story follows the harder second half: turning a legal standard into signs, crossings and calmer streets at real school gates.
Lusaka’s Vision Zero for Youth International Leadership Award
Lusaka was named recipient of the 2023 Vision Zero for Youth International Leadership Award for its school-zone speed and infrastructure record. The award belongs to the city; this story explains the shared work behind it, and ZRST’s part in that record.
TRANS-SAFE Walkability Research Put Lusaka’s Pedestrians on the Map
Ten ZRST surveyors, trained by the Walk21 Foundation under the EU Horizon Europe TRANS-SAFE project, interviewed 1,137 pedestrians in five days. The published study mapped 1,401 walking experiences and 4,719 environmental observations, corridor by corridor, and now informs crossing and speed priorities with Lusaka City Council.
Mapping a Safer, Lower-Carbon Lusaka
As a local partner in the DigitalTransport4Africa initiative’s Lusaka work, ZRST supported mapping of public transport and mobility data so that planning for safer walking, cycling and public transport could start from evidence rather than assumption.
Inclusive Climate-Resilient Transport Planning in Zambia
Under the FCDO-funded HVT046 programme led by the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York, ZRST carried the Zambia component: participatory mapping, digital storytelling and stakeholder interviews with disadvantaged road users, plus a 3D zebra crossing pilot that drew a strong public response and private-sector requests for more.
From Missing Data to Community Maps
Where official records were silent, ZRST worked with communities to map journeys, risks and conditions themselves, turning local knowledge into usable maps that authorities and partners can act on. The case study follows how a data gap became a planning tool.
From Passenger Evidence to Policy Action
Passengers experience public transport risk directly, and their evidence rarely reaches decision-makers. This story follows how ZRST gathered passenger accounts of unsafe travel and carried that evidence into engagement with authorities on public service vehicle safety.