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.

Conservators / Guys / Savills Road DDRSA

ViaStrada was commissioned by e2 Environmental Ltd to undertake a detailed design stage Safe System Audit of intersection improvements at Conservators …
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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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SH6/ Victoria Flats, road intersection upgrade

ViaStrada completed a road safety audit for proposed intersection upgrades at Victoria Flats Road on the Gibbston Highway (SH 6), helping ensure a new …
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Waipuna Estate – Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA)

Narrow rural roads and busy event venues don't always mix, but careful traffic assessment can show when they do. ViaStrada examined how a proposed …
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Port Tarakohe road access feasibility study

How do you future proof a port access road? ViaStrada evaluated two alignment options for Port Tarakohe and identified a safer, more robust solution …
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Buchanans Road caravan park

How do we ensure safe access for a proposed caravan park?
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Driveway access on Christchurch to Akaroa highway

ViaStrada was engaged to help reconfirm driveway access to SH75 for a proposed subdivision along the Christchurch–Akaroa route. Through a detailed …
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Path Speed Management Research

New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi commissioned ViaStrada to study how well horizontal and vertical design features manage path user speed, …
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Thornton Road Realignment audits, Whakatāne

ViaStrada conducted the detailed design safety and post-construction audits of the Thornton Road re-alignment project. This was a short section of …
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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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Cycling Network Guidance (CNG): planning and design

ViaStrada and Abley Transportation Consultants were commissioned by the NZ Transport Agency to develop a national framework of guidance for planning …
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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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Planning & design for cycling - industry training

Did you know that to date (June 2024), since 2003 over 1500 people have attended fundamental and advanced courses in Planning and Design for Cycling? …
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Far North Trails Plan - Te Mahere o ta ara tawhiti ki te Raki

Te Mahere o te ara tawhiti ki te Raki, the Far North Trails Plan had the goal of developing a prioritised list of future routes to extend the walking …
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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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Cycle parking planning and design guide

ViaStrada staff augmented their extensive experience using and designing cycle parking with a literature review of European guidance, the Australian …
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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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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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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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Te Tai Poutini Westland Transport Information

The Department of Conservation commissioned a report and webmap to summarise the transportation context for the Waiau Weheka Westland long term …
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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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