** STOP PRESS - CNG WORK RECEIVES HIGHLY COMMENDED AWARD **
Finalists were recently announced for New Zealand's 2017 Bike to the Future awards, and ViaStrada are excited to feature on the list! We worked with Abley Transportation Consultants on the Cycling Network Guidance project, which is a finalist for the Innovation Hub Award. The winners will be announced at the Asia-Pacific Cycle Congress awards dinner in Christchurch on 19 October.
Our team spent the day planting native trees on Quail Island / Ōtamahua. The trust looking after the island has been at it for 20 years and the progress is stunning. We thoroughly enjoyed lending a few hands and adding to the collective effort.
Three of us will be presenting at the upcoming 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Palmerston North: John (two presentations), Glen (one presentation) and Axel (one presentation). There are written papers in support of two of those presentations. See you in Palmerston North!
ViaStrada is proud to be nominated in two categories in this year's Bike to the Future Awards, as well as being involved in two other nominations. The winners will be announced at the 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Palmerston North at the end of July.
Last year, we conceded that 
ViaStrada has been commissioned to help Christchurch City Council with two surveys relating to cycling; one regarding the current 
It's all a bit hush hush, but we've just signed a contract where our contractual partner is acting for Her Majesty the Queen. Can we thus say that we work "by royal appointment"? Maybe Jon's previous meeting has helped our case.