This is just a selection of some of the many projects that ViaStrada has been involved in over the years - click on the filter icon to refine the search by topic areas.

Guppy / Meeanee intersection detailed design, Napier

In August 2018, ViaStrada prepared a scheme report assessing capacity and safety issues (including sight lines to oncoming traffic) for the signalised …
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Te Tuaiwi traffic signals

ViaStrada was contracted by Whanganui District Council to design or retrofit five sets of signalised intersections so that the Te Tuaiwi pathway could …
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Hillview School mid-block crossing audit

How do we ensure students can cross the road safely to get to school? ViaStrada was commissioned to conduct a detail design stage road safety audit of …
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Papanui Road at St Andrew’s College mid-block crossing audit

ViaStrada was commissioned to conduct a detail design stage road safety audit of the proposed mid-block signalised pedestrian crossing on Papanui Road …
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Te Uru Tarata Lemonwood Grove School & Waitaha School carpark

ViaStrada was engaged by Lemonwood Grove School Board of Trustees to undertake a post-construction safety audit of a shared carpark serving Lemonwood …
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Biketober Christchurch 2017

Sometimes, we work for the love of it to give back to the community. Biketober in 2017 was an example of this, being a month-long festival of various …
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Cycle safety at Blenheim roundabouts

ViaStrada was commissioned by the NZTA to identify up to five intersections with the highest recorded crashes, investigate causal factors and propose …
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Dunedin Central City schools cluster road safety

For five schools in the central city, ViaStrada developed an area-wide plan for road safety improvements including options for optimising on …
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Napier active transport network planning

ViaStrada undertook a city-wide cycling network evaluation (July 2018). Existing conditions auditing included video and ArcGIS data collector; …
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Blenheim roundabout upgrade

Marlborough Roads engaged ViaStrada to develop an improved roundabout design for the Alabama Road and Weld Street intersection. This site has …
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South Hornby School Kea Crossing – Post-Construction Safety Review

Keeping young pedestrians safe with a critical eye on the details.
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Palmerston North Bikes in Schools review

The Palmerston North City Council has implemented Bikes in Schools at six local schools. As part of ongoing efforts to ensure continuous improvement, …
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Regulations and safety for electric bicycles and other low-powered vehicles

E-bikes and e-scooters (collectively, “micromobility”) are transforming our world. They are outselling electric cars – but our street design and …
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Hastings District school travel plans

ViaStrada's John Lieswyn led the development of travel plans for nine primary and high schools within the Hastings District and assisted the Hastings …
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Investigating road user rules for people walking and cycling

The NZ Transport Agency engaged ViaStrada to investigate options for amendments to several road user rules affecting walking and cycling, particularly …
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Shotover Jet access

ViaStrada was commissioned by Shotover Jet Ltd to assess the user functionality and safety of the operation site for all site users.
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NSW Fatigue-related rural road crashes & solutions

Transport for New South Wales commissioned ViaStrada to create a benefit-cost analysis tool that assesses measures that prevent fatigue-related road …
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Palmerston North roundabout safety audits

PNCC engaged ViaStrada to undertake scheme/detail design and post-construction stage road safety audits of a number of roundabout upgrades at city …
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Rangiora High School redevelopment traffic report

Our team delivered a comprehensive transport assessment for Rangiora High School’s redevelopment.
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Palmerston North bridge assessment

During 2014, ViaStrada investigated a network of connected shared paths on the southern side (left bank) of the Manawatu River in Palmerston North and …
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On-road bike lanes at roundabouts research

Do bike lanes make roundabouts safer for cyclists? ViaStrada’s research for Austroads revealed that painted bike lanes at roundabouts may do more harm …
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