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Stops and goes of traffic signals - guidance document update
ViaStrada’s update to the Stops and Goes of Traffic Signals manual is a substantial refresh of the original 2005/2006 guidance, bringing it into line
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Minimum walking data requirements to progress pedestrian safety
How do we measure progress toward zero pedestrian deaths? ViaStrada research for Austroads identified the essential pedestrian data needed to support
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NZTA Mode-shift vs Safety Model update
TGNZ and NZMUGS commissioned ViaStrada to investigate and further update the existing NZTA model determining the estimated safety impacts of mode
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Driver competency and knowledge over time
ViaStrada and Mackie Research were commissioned by AA Research Foundation to investigate how driver knowledge changes over time and how it could be
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VKT impacts of road space reallocation
ViaStrada was commissioned by NZTA to investigate the measured network vehicle-kilometres-travelled (VKT) impacts of permanent road space reallocation
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Mode shift impacts on safety
ViaStrada was commissioned by NZTA to undertake research on the overall safety impacts of mode shift away from private motorised vehicles to whole
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Reducing car dependency in the Pacific Islands
John Lieswyn was recruited by the World Bank to join an international cast of subject matter experts producing a comprehensive report on ways to
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Urban Street Design Workshops
New two-day Urban Street Design workshops, developed in collaboration with NZ Transport Agency, share best practice and guidance on multi-modal urban
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Christchurch East bus stop audits
ViaStrada undertook Scheme Design Safe System Audits for Christchurch City’s Linwood Bus Stop Improvements programmes, reviewing proposed bus stop
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Wellington - City Streets audits
Let's Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) engaged ViaStrada to undertake several safe system audits of proposed corridor and intersection upgrades around
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Glenview bus hub
ViaStrada was sub-contracted to design midblock signals for a state highway site in Hamilton’s suburb Glenview. The signals were to accommodate a new
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Costs of road transport "accidents"
ViaStrada delivered a working paper summarising the methodology and calculations to derive estimates of the Total (Social) Costs, Average Costs,
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Lincoln Road bus priority
Axel Downard-Wilke was seconded to Christchurch City Council to lead the scheme design for a complex transport project on Lincoln Road. Balancing
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Main North Rd bus priority design and audits
ViaStrada were commissioned by Christchurch City Council to undertake scheme and detail design and post-construction stage road safety audits of the
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Public Transport Design Guidance (PTDG) peer review
ViaStrada staff have direct experience with managing bus stop infrastructure for Christchurch and Palmerston North city councils. This informed our
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Palmerston North bus stop guidelines
In his previous role at Palmerston North City in 2009, John Lieswyn developed guidelines for the design and location of bus stops around the city's
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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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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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Study of signalised intersections and protected bike lanes
In 2016, the IPENZ Transportation Group committee granted their annual study award to two members, Megan Fowler (ViaStrada) and Claire Graham
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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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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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