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University guest lectures
Following his previous academic career at Canterbury University, Glen Koorey has continued to regularly guest lecture in New Zealand tertiary institutions on traffic engineering, road safety, and sustainable transport topics, at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Subjects taught include:
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Key Contact: Glen KooreyPlanning & design for cycling - industry training
ViaStrada in conjunction with NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) runs a series of training courses to introduce the principles of planning and design for cycling in New Zealand. The courses are aimed at anybody planning, designing or reviewing roads or other facilities used for cycling (and other micro-mobility devices). This includes planners, general roading engineers and road safety practitioners. Local body politicians, people involved in the health sector, students and cycling advocates can also attend the courses.
Key Contact: Glen KooreyBeale & Cullen Dental transport assessment
ViaStrada was commissioned by Threefold Architecture to provide a traffic assessment for Beale & Cullen Dental practice at 393 Papanui Road for the fulfilment of a Christchurch City Council request for information.
Key Contact: John LieswynOtago Regional Council Bus Stop Audits
ViaStrada completed a safety, accessibility and condition audit of over 800 bus stops for Otago Regional Council and Dunedin City Council. We managed a team of student surveyors and set up a mobile phone-based GIS tool to acquire the data. The resulting information is formatted to align with New Zealand Transport Agency’s Public Transport Design Guide (PTDG) and will be used to prioritise real-time electronic signage and inform future investment decision-making.
Key Contact: John LieswynTikipunga active travel routes - Single stage business case
The Tikipunga Single Stage Business Case actions the identified fifth route in the hub and spoke main corridor model within the Whangārei Walking and Cycling Strategy (2018) . The focus of the business case is the city links programme, connecting the Tikipunga town centre to Whangārei City Centre, based primarily upon the residential growth occurring in the area. Following community input, further supporting programme options and recommendations showed a need for local links (between amenities in Tikipunga and Otangarei) and recreational links (for leisure and sports).
Key Contact: John LieswynDunedin City Cordon Count - 2024
Dunedin City Council commissioned ViaStrada to run the third (2022), fourth (2023) and fifth (2024) annual iterations of the ‘cordon count’. This count provides a snapshot travel into and out of central Dunedin over time. The term "Cordon” refers to an imaginary boundary around the central city where surveyors were located at the most important entry/exit locations along this boundary. Surveyors were positioned at 30 sites around the central city to count the people and vehicles passing by over two mornings, during the peak from 7:30-9:30 am.
Key Contact: John LieswynFar North Trails Plan - Te Mahere o ta ara tawhiti ki te Raki
The trails plan actions an identified need in the FNDC Integrated Transport Strategy’s action plan for investment in walking and cycling infrastructure in the district. The plan also responds to the Northland Walking and Cycling Strategy’s regional vision: “For Northland to be one of the world’s best coastal walking and cycling destinations where the journeys and stories are as impressive and memorable as the scenery.”
Key Contact: John LieswynWaimakariri Junction Intersection
For this project we sub-contracted to TM Consultants to develop a concept, scheme, and detailed design for the signalised intersection at the Waimakariri Junction commercial development. We also designed much of the internal road layout of the development. The new intersection design incorporated the following objectives:
safety, efficiency, to provide access for people in vehicles, and people walking and cycling.Key Contact: Axel Downard-WilkeUrban Street Design Workshops
Healthy cities and towns that provide safe and comfortable places to live, work, enjoy and connect ask for a street network that supports this. So, this means streets that service all users of various modes, and streets that stimulate the adoption of sustainable transport. But how do you organise the competing demands for space on our urban road corridors? How do you make streets more accessible to everyone?
Key Contact: Glen KooreyKeriKeri Transport Choices
ViaStrada supported Far North District Council with a successful application for funding through Climate Emergency Response Funding Transport Choices in late 2022, (ViaStrada assisted earlier in the case for funding for FNDC, see here).
Key Contact: John Lieswyn