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.
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Nazareth House - retirement and aged care village
ViaStrada designed the internal roads for Nazareth House, a retirement village and healthcare complex in Christchurch. The brief was to create a slow
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Passing lane and overtaking opportunities
ViaStrada has been engaged to assess the recommendations of the previous studies and identify any additional locations where it may be possible to
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Auckland Cycling Code of Practice
Auckland Transport commissioned ViaStrada to develop the cycling-related content for the region-wide Code of Practice.
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Review of cycleway signs and markings
The NZ Transport Agency entrusted ViaStrada with a review of all cycling-related signs and markings in New Zealand to determine whether current
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Glacier pedestrian and cycle access – safety audit
ViaStrada was engaged by DOC to carry out a post construction safety audit of the shared walking and cycle tracks to Franz Josef and Fox glaciers.
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Kaiapoi town centre – Integrated Transport Plan
The Kaiapoi Town Centre, Integrated Transport Plan involved site visits, consultation with stakeholders including trucking firms and retailers,
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Earthquake recovery streetscape planning for Waimakariri District
Following the 4 September 2010 earthquake, ViaStrada was engaged by Waimakariri District Council to provide traffic engineering advice to create
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Long Bay network planning
Auckland Transport commissioned ViaStrada to provide cycle network advice supporting the scheme assessment stage of road development in the Long Bay
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Dakota Park roundabout
ViaStrada was commissioned by Christchurch International Airport Ltd to conduct a review of a proposed roundabout at the airport.The objective of the
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The Catlins, Cathedral Caves access road safety review
ViaStrada was commissioned by the Tautuku Trust to assess the current access road to the Cathedral Caves. The caves are in an isolated location
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Waitaki District Council safety audits
ViaStrada was commissioned to undertake a series of post construction safety audits for Waitaki District Council. Three audits were carried out: two
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Transport planning advice for City Plan/Master Plan alignment
ViaStrada has provided transport planning advice to the Christchurch City Council with respect to the transport-related provisions in the Christchurch
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Cycle counting programme: Hamilton
John, Axel and Jeanette have developed an automatic cycle counting programme for Hamilton City Council (HCC). The project identifies approximate site
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Christchurch City goes green
The objective of this project was to suggest whether Christchurch City Council (CCC) should continue its use of red coloured surfacing or change to
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Further MOTSAM update
NZTA commissioned ViaStrada to update more MOTSAM (Manual of Traffic Signs and Markings) material. Gone are all the old double limit lines, for
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Canterbury Regional Cycling Network Development
ViaStrada conducted a desktop analysis using GIS to propose a regional cycle network for Canterbury. This network, and the accompanying discussion
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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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University transport project mentoring
The University of Canterbury introduced a new 4th-year course in 2008 - Transport Design Project. Industry mentors assisted groups of four students
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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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Publication "Pedestrian Planning and Design Guide"
Megan's first project at ViaStrada was to assist Tim Hughes of Land Transport New Zealand (now NZTA) in completing the Pedestrian Planning and Design
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MOTSAM update
Transit NZ commissioned ViaStrada to update the cycling-related road marking content of the Manual of Traffic Signs and Markings (MOTSAM). In a
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