Awards and honours

Programmes Award Winner

• Far North Urban Active Modes Plan, John Lieswyn & Nick Reid with Far North District Council

Highly Commended (runner-up) for Best Think Piece Paper

• How do we measure Harm in Transport?, Glen Koorey

People's Choice Award Best Poster Presentation

• Pathways for chartered transportation professionals in NZ,  Gemma Dioni and Glen Koorey

Highly Commended, Best Paper

• Who should control Mobility as a Service?, Glen Koorey

Best Research Paper

• Directional cycle signals, Megan Gregory and Axel Wilke

Highly Commended (runner up)

• The Mechanics and Politics of changing a Speed limit, Glen Koorey

3M Traffic Innovation Award finalist

• Dunedin Central City schools cluster project, led by Glen Koorey and Warren Lloyd in conjunction with Dunedin City Council

Revolutionary Award (best cycling activity) for Biketober Christchurch 2017, ViaStrada (led by Glen Koorey and Helen Woodhouse).

'Bikes at Work and School' Award finalist

• Hastings District iWay and MoveIt! School Travel Plans,, led by John Lieswyn

Best presentation of the day

• Dockless bikeshare - friend or foe? Axel Wilke, co-authored by John Lieswyn.

Highly Commended in the 'Innovation Hub' Award

for the development of the Cycling Network Guidance, ViaStrada (led by Axel Wilke and Megan Fowler), together with Abley Consultants and NZ Transport Agency

Highly Commended (runner-up) for Best Research Paper

• Changing Rural Speed Limits - Learning from the Past, Glen Koorey, co-authored by Bill Frith of Opus 

Study award from the IPENZ Transportation Group

with supplementary funding from the NZ Transport Agency, to attend the 2016 NACTO conference and conduct a study tour of protected cycling facilities in North America, Megan Fowler

Highly Commended Practice Paper

• Making Space: Innovative Ways to Fit Multiple Modes within Narrow Cross Sections, Glen Koorey and John Lieswyn

Best Oral Presentation - Peoples' Choice Award

• Cycling Network Guidance: Planning and Design, Megan Fowler

UCF Investment Panel

Glen Koorey was appointed by the Transport Ministry to the six-member panel charged with determining the allocation of the $100 million Urban Cycleways Fund.

Best Technical Presentation

• Legal Issues for Separated Bike Facilities, prepared by Megan Fowler, delivered by Axel Wilke

Cycle Champion

awarded for ongoing contributions to cycling in New Zealand, Glen Koorey

Highly Commended, Best Paper

• Investigating Common Patterns in NZ Cycling Fatalities, Glen Koorey

National Cycling Safety Panel

Axel Wilke and Glen Koorey were both appointed to the 10-member convened to investigate cycling in New Zealand and make recommendations to the government.

Highly Commended, Best Paper

• Investigating Speed Patterns and Estimating Speed on Traffic-Calmed Streets, Glen Koorey, co-authored by Basil David Daniel & Alan Nicholson (Univ of Canterbury)

Best Young Author

• Staged Pedestrian Crossings Megan Fowler, co-authored with Axel Wilke

Best Technical Note

 A SIDRA for road safety Glen Koorey, co-authored by Shane Turner & Fergus Tate.

Best Cycling Promotion

• for the development of the Planning & Design for Cycling' training course, Axel Wilke 

Runner Up, Best Paper

• Developing strategic cycling principles for Regional Land Transport Strategies, Glen Koorey

Best Technical Note

• Safety Audits of Existing Roads Database, Glen Koorey, co-authored by Murray Carpenter & Ian Appleton.

Highly Commended, Best Paper

• Passing Opportunities at Slow Vehicle Bays, Glen Koorey

The paper also won 2003 (Transit NZ / Works Infrastructure) NZ Road Innovation Award.