2023 Grant Information and Application

Online Grant Application CRISP’s 2023 Safer Roads, Together Grants are designed for projects that promote collaboration to make Alberta Capital Region’s streets safe for all road users, of all ages and abilities.   Focus on Vulnerable Road UsersSafer Roads Together Grant has been established to promote collaborative, community-driven projects, partnerships and initiatives related to traffic safety … Read more

CRISP Strategic Plan 2021-2023

In late 2020, CRISP members met to update the strategic plan with intentions to: Affirm CRISP’s vision, mission and values, and adjust if needed. Develop a three-year strategic framework for action. Develop goals for CRISP to achieve between 2021-2023. Develop action plans for each of CRISP’s strategic goals. View the 2021-2023 Strategic Plan

Teen Driver Safety Week focuses on Risks of Speeding

Parachute’s National Teen Driver Safety Week (NTDSW) is an annual campaign supported by Desjardins to build awareness of teen driver safety issues and to encourage community and youth involvement as part of the solution. Our 2020 theme: #SpeedIsNoGame. Road crashes are the second-leading cause of death among young people in Canada. Young people are killed … Read more

3rd Traffic Safety Culture Survey Now Available

The 3rd Edmonton and Area Traffic Safety Culture Survey is now available. The survey was conducted by the City of Edmonton’s Office of Traffic Safety and provides insights into how road users perceive themselves and their actions, the actions of others, and the rules of the road. More than 5,000 drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists participated in this study … Read more

Edmonton’s 11th International Conference on Urban Traffic Safety

CRISP was proud to sponsor Edmonton’s 11th International Conference on Urban Traffic Safety held in Edmonton August 21-23, 2019. The program theme was “Leading the way to Vision Zero through innovation, integration, and collaboration” because all road users feel the impact of traffic safety. The conference was designed for law enforcement, engineers, legal professionals, community partners, academics and … Read more

Automated enforcement is a rich store of traffic safety information.

Municipalities and law enforcement agencies across Alberta are sitting on a rich store of traffic safety information. Every day, cameras in our communities record the licence plates of drivers who exceed posted speed limits, run red lights and speed through intersections and school zones. Automated enforcement (AE) technologies are a relatively new traffic safety tool, … Read more

C2E Column Red Light Cameras

Red light cameras will now do double duty at high collision intersections in Edmonton, St. Albert and Strathcona County. For years the Province of Alberta has allowed municipalities to use electronic devices to enforce traffic laws. Last year they approved the use of Intersection Safety Devices (ISDs), more commonly known as red light cameras, to … Read more

Ask the Expert Pedestrian Safety

My children are going back to school and I want them to know the rules of the road. What should I teach them about being a pedestrian? Gerry Shimko, chair of the Capital Region Intersection Safety Partnership (CRISP) says: First, it’s important for all road users to remember that safety is a shared responsibility between … Read more