Projects

People want to cross the road safely and conveniently - is a splash of red paint the solution?

New two-day Urban Street Design workshops, developed in collaboration with NZ Transport Agency, share best practice and guidance on multi-modal urban …

ViaStrada was commissioned by legal representatives of three e-scooter sharing companies to prepare an affidavit for the court on the safety and …

When the Pedestrian Planning and Design Guide was due for an update, the NZ Transport Agency called on ViaStrada as technical experts in walking …

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 …

ViaStrada staff have direct experience with managing bus stop infrastructure for Christchurch and Palmerston North city councils. This informed our …

Engineers and planners with an interest or mandate for walking, plus interested members of walking advocacy groups, are invited to register for one …

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 …

KiwiRail and the New Zealand Transport Agency have led the development of a New Zealand design guide for pedestrian and cycle facilities at rail …

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

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

The Selwyn District Council (SDC) proposes to revise the District Plan's transport provisions to ensure they reflect the strategic direction of …

ViaStrada has provided transport planning advice to the Christchurch City Council with respect to the transport-related provisions in the Christchurch …

ViaStrada has provided technical assistance to the Christchurch City Council with respect to its review of transport-related provisions in the …

ViaStrada has undertaken significant research and tool development on behalf of VicRoads (Victoria, Australia) to determine appropriate shared use …

Walking and cycling strategies are useful tools that aid councils in providing for pedestrians and cyclists. In 2005, earlier research found that 36 …

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 …

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? …

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 …

Within the 4 Avenues (Central City) of Christchurch there are a considerable number of loading zones and short term parking restrictions. The City …

The project was to provide real intersection and midblock layouts that practitioners could use to design and implement vision impaired ‘user friendly' …