Shared use path width investigations

ViaStrada has undertaken significant research and tool development on behalf of VicRoads (Victoria, Australia) to determine appropriate shared use …
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Various Kaikoura projects

Former staff member Tony Quickfall successfully obtained resource consents for several projects in Kaikoura, including a 22-lot residential …
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Kaikoura walking and cycling strategy

ViaStrada has assisted in the development of Kaikoura's first walking and cycling strategy.The vision is:- Kaikoura - he hikoi me eke pahikara …
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Walking and cycling strategy stocktake

Walking and cycling strategies are useful tools that aid councils in providing for pedestrians and cyclists. In 2005, earlier research found that 36 …
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Transport network optimisation think-piece

ViaStrada undertook research both domestically and overseas to produce a major discussion document for the New Zealand Transport Agency.The "think …
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Woodend western bypass assessment

The Waimakariri District Council (WDC) commissioned ViaStrada to undertake a high level assessment of the possible western bypass options for Woodend …
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FiveMile parking provision plan, Queenstown

The client wanted to show that they had made provision for various on street parking demands in FiveMile. This included short and long term parking …
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NZTA continuous cycle counting research

ViaStrada researched continuous cycle counting technology for the New Zealand Transport Agency. The research report is now available. By "continuous" …
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Cycle counting in NZ

This project consisted of two components:1) an internet-based survey of road controlling authorities (RCAs) and regional councils about their …
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Regional walking and cycling strategy, Bay of Plenty

Environment Bay of Plenty asked a number of consultants to bid on the development of a regional walking and cycling strategy in September 2007. We won …
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Riding across crossings

Should cyclists be allowed to ride across zebra crossings? When you've got a tricky question like this, who do you ask for sound and reasoned advice? …
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Signposting on the cycle path network, Melbourne

Bike path users in Melbourne can often find it difficult to find their way around on the many off-road paths around the city. Hence, a review of the …
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National Road Hierarchy

A discussion paper on a proposed national road classification system (NRCS) or road hierarchy was prepared in mid July 2003 by Andrew Macbeth (at that …
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Cycle network planning, Melbourne

This study built on previous work by ViaStrada with assistance at different stages by Beca and MWH. The premise is that a cycle route provides a …
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Cycling AADT tool for Auckland Region

ViaStrada was engaged by ARTA to develop a tool to convert short-term manual cycle counts to "annual average daily traffic" estimates of cycle traffic …
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Queenspark bus priority, Christchurch

Christchurch City Council has ambitious plans for bus priority. In 2006 ViaStrada was engaged to design bus priority measures for the #70 Queenspark …
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Hussey Road traffic management plan, Christchurch

Recent development of residential subdivisions in the north west of the city has resulted in a substantial increase in traffic activity on a number of …
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Central City loading zone review, Christchurch

Within the 4 Avenues (Central City) of Christchurch there are a considerable number of loading zones and short term parking restrictions. The City …
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Cambridge Tce street renewal & riverbank enhancement

This project was carried out by Axel Downard-Wilke whilst he was still employed by Christchurch City Council (CCC), and Wayne Rimmer (Landscape …
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Transport energy risk research, Christchurch

A University of Canterbury research team (Susan Krumdieck, Andre Dantas and Shannon Page) commissioned Traffix (now ViaStrada) for the peer review …
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Audit methodology for Canterbury regional cycle network

Environment Canterbury (ECan) is developing a regional cycle network plan. ViaStrada staff developed an audit methodology, enabling alternative …
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