Awards and honours
At ViaStrada, we pride ourselves on employing high-calibre staff to ensure that our clients receive top quality outcomes. We are also very proud when that expertise is recognised in various ways by our peers and others, with industry awards and other honours.
Below is a list of notable accolades:
2024 MUGS Conference | Best Presentation (joint winner) |
2024 Living Streets Golden Foot Walking Awards | Programmes Award Winner
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2023 NZ Transportation Conference | Highly Commended (runner-up) for Best Think Piece Paper |
2021 Transportation Conference | People's Choice Award Best Poster Presentation |
T-Tech 19 Conference | Highly Commended, Best Paper |
2019 Transportation Conference | Best Research Paper Highly Commended (runner up) 3M Traffic Innovation Award finalist
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2018 Bike to the Future Awards | Revolutionary Award (best cycling activity) for Biketober Christchurch 2017, ViaStrada (led by Glen Koorey and Helen Woodhouse). 'Bikes at Work and School' Award finalist |
2018 2WALKandCYCLE Conference | Best presentation of the day
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2017 Bike to the Future Awards | Highly Commended in the 'Innovation Hub' Award for the development of the Cycling Network Guidance, ViaStrada (led by Axel Downard-Wilke and Megan Fowler), together with Abley Consultants and NZ Transport Agency |
2017 IPENZ Transportation Conference | Highly Commended (runner-up) for Best Research Paper
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2016 IPENZ Transportation Study Award | 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 |
2016 IPENZ Transportation Conference | Highly Commended Practice Paper
Best Oral Presentation - Peoples' Choice Award |
2014-15 Urban Cycleways Programme | 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. |
2014 SNUG Workshop | Best Technical Presentation
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2014 CAN/NZTA Cycle-Friendly Awards | Cycle Champion awarded for ongoing contributions to cycling in New Zealand, Glen Koorey |
2014 IPENZ Transportation Conference | Highly Commended, Best Paper |
2014 NZ Cycling Safety Panel | National Cycling Safety Panel Axel Downard-Wilke and Glen Koorey were both appointed to the 10-member convened to investigate cycling in New Zealand and make recommendations to the government. |
2011 IPENZ Transportation Conference | Highly Commended, Best Paper
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2008 IPENZ Transportation Conference | Best Young Author
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2007 IPENZ Transportation Technical Conference | Best Technical Note A SIDRA for road safety, Glen Koorey, co-authored by Shane Turner & Fergus Tate. |
2005 CAN Cycle-Friendly Awards | Best Cycling Promotion
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2004 IPENZ Transportation Technical Conference | Runner Up, Best Paper |
2003 IPENZ Transportation Technical Conference | Best Technical Note
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2002 IPENZ Transportation Technical Conference | Highly Commended, Best Paper The paper also won 2003 (Transit NZ / Works Infrastructure) NZ Road Innovation Award. |