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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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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Auckland speed limit reversals peer review
ViaStrada was commissioned by Auckland Transport to independently review their programme of 1,554 speed limit reversals required under the 2024 Speed
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Shands Road Sawmill Integrated Transport Assessment
ViaStrada completed a comprehensive Integrated Transport Assessment (ITA) to support the development of a proposed new biofuel pellet plant
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Haven/Halifax business case and design review
The existing intersection of Haven Road and Halifax Street is currently controlled with a small diameter multi-lane roundabout. The adjacent land use
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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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Nelson/Tasman Speed Management Plan Economic Assessment
ViaStrada was commissioned to assess and report on the economic benefits of four urban and four rural options for the proposed Nelson/Tasman Regional
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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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Kennedy-Tennyson intersection improvements, Napier
ViaStrada delivered a comprehensive solution for Tennyson Street signal-controlled intersections, integrating separated cycleways for enhanced safety
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Hone Heke / Cobham roundabout
Kerikeri is growing fast, and with growth comes traffic congestion. The Hone Heke / Cobham intersection is becoming more and more difficult to
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Regional Speed Management Plan workshops
ViaStrada helped facilitate three industry workshops bringing together regional and local authority reps to coordinate Regional Speed Management Plans
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Taupō District Speed Management Plan
ViaStrada was commissioned by Taupō District Council to prepare a Speed Management Plan for their district. The Plan is based on the new Waka Kotahi
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Ōtautahi Christchurch central city 30 km/h speed limit safety evaluation
What impact has a speed limit drop from 50 to 30 km/h had in the CBD after its implementation in March 2016? ViaStrada conducted studies in 2019 and
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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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National State Highway Speed Management Panel
Where should speed limits change — and why? ViaStrada helped answer that question as part of NZTA’s national panel reviewing speed limits across key
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University of Canterbury guest lectures
Since 2006, Axel Downard-Wilke has been a guest lecturer at the University of Canterbury for the Masters of Transportation course and occasional
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Dunedin South Speed Management Plan
ViaStrada completed a speed management study on behalf of the Dunedin City Council to address community concerns about road safety in South Dunedin,
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Hastings rural speed limits review
ViaStrada evaluated the safety effectiveness of reduced rural speed limits in Hastings District, by comparing treated roads with similar rural roads
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Mission Bay & St Heliers safety reviews
Auckland Transport commissioned ViaStrada to conduct an independent review of the Mission Bay and St Heliers speed management proposals.
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