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Whakatāne Crossings
People want to cross the road safely and conveniently - is a splash of red paint the solution?
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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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Giant's House, Akaroa
Christchurch City Council received an application to construct and operate an entrance building, café and expansion of this popular sculptural garden
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E-scooter court evidence
ViaStrada was commissioned by legal representatives of three e-scooter sharing companies to prepare an affidavit for the court on the safety and
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Pedestrian Network Guidance (PNG)
When the Pedestrian Planning and Design Guide was due for an update, the NZ Transport Agency called on ViaStrada as technical experts in walking
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Far North District Plan and Engineering Standards Peer Review
Far North District Council was updating their District Plan and related Engineering Standards. ViaStrada undertook a peer review with a multi-modal
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Roadway Art Guidance (Tactical Urbanism Guide)
Roadway art is a subset of street art that is marked within the roadway, i.e. where vehicles travel. In a nutshell roadway art is any marking on 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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Planning and design for walking - industry training
Engineers and planners with an interest or mandate for walking, plus interested members of walking advocacy groups, are invited to register for one
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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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Guidelines for Pedestrian/Cycle Rail Crossings
KiwiRail and the New Zealand Transport Agency have led the development of a New Zealand design guide for pedestrian and cycle facilities at rail
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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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Selwyn District plan review
The Selwyn District Council (SDC) proposes to revise the District Plan's transport provisions to ensure they reflect the strategic direction of
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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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Review of transport provisions in Christchurch District Plans
ViaStrada has provided technical assistance to the Christchurch City Council with respect to its review of transport-related provisions in the
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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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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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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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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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