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Global Road Voices

Society EN ↓ 4 episodes

Welcome to Global Road Voices, the PIARC podcast. Our goal is to introduce listeners to key transport topics such as road administration, mobility, safety, sustainability, and the resilience of infrastructure. Together with experts from PIARC’s Technical Committees, we dive deep into these issues and explore innovative solutions to today’s challenges. Tune in to discover how PIARC – the World Road Association – views roads as a public good and works to improve them worldwide.

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1x04 Rethinking Freight for a Sustainable Future 10.10.2025 47:43

PIARC’s fourth podcast episode is now live! It focuses on Sustainable Freight — exploring how road transport can evolve to reduce its environmental impact while ensuring efficiency and reliability. Hear from leading experts: • Patrick Malléjacq, Secretary General of PIARC • Olivier Quoy, CEO of Atlandes (motorway company) and Chair of PIARC Technical Committee 2.3 “Sustainable Freight” They share...

1x03 Road Safety: Trends, Challenges, and Solutions 23.06.2025 34:39

PIARC’s third podcast episode is now live. It focuses on road safety in practice. Hear from leading experts: • John Milton, USA, Chair of PIARC Technical Committee 3.1 "Road Safety" • John Barrell, UK, Member of the Committee 3.1 "Road Safety" • Miguel Caso Flórez, Spain, PIARC Technical Director (moderator) They discuss real-world insights on policy implementation, technical c...

1x02 Paving the Way to Net Zero: PIARC’s Global Push for Decarbonization 02.05.2025 37:16

In this episode of Global Road Voices, host Nadia Lappa (Technical Advisor for Decarbonisation) speaks with leading experts Fabio Pasquali (Strategic Theme Coordinator for Decarbonization) and Jan Pettersson (Chair of the Technical Committee 3.5) to unpack one of the most urgent issues facing the transport sector—decarbonization. With roads accounting for a quarter of global CO₂ emissions, this co...

1X01 Christos Xenophontos 03.04.2025 44:00

The changing role of transport agencies: Why adaptation is key? Transport agencies around the world are evolving— but why is change necessary? In this episode, PIARC Secretary General Patrick Malléjacq sits down with Christos Xenophontos, Chair of PIARC Technical Committee 1.1 Performance of Transport Administrations and representative of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (USA), to dis...