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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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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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Proposed pylon sign Transport Assessment
We assisted the client with a Resource Consent Application for a pylon sign in Blenheim.
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Traffic Safety Assessment for Subdivision - Mclaughlins Road
ViaStrada was engaged to provide a traffic safety assessment in response to a Request for Information from the Selwyn District Council regarding a
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Greendale Road subdivision Safe System Audit
Through their development consultant DLS, Cressy Properties Limited engaged ViaStrada to conduct a preliminary design stage Safe System Audit for a
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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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Brew Moon resource consent
Brew Moon's success means an expansion is on the cards, triggering the need to apply for a resource consent amendment. ViaStrada provided the traffic
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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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Beale & Cullen Dental transport assessment
ViaStrada was commissioned to provide a traffic assessment for Beale and Cullen Dental practice at 393 Papanui Road for the fulfilment of a
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Te Tirohanga Housing Project
ViaStrada provided expert advice on the Request for Information content, draft and final consent conditions for a large land development featuring
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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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Giants House
Christchurch City Council received an application to construct and operate an entrance building, café and expansion of the sculptural garden’s tourist
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Infrastructure for quick-build cycleways
Waka Kotahi commissioned ViaStrada to undertake research on quick-build (interim) cycleway infrastructure. This research note provides information
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Torpedo-7 store traffic assessment review
Christchurch City Council received an application for a new retail premises on Clarence Street. ViaStrada was commissioned to review the applicant’s
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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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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 SH1 Barnes Dance Trials
The NZ Transport Agency commissioned ViaStrada to formally trial two "Barnes Dance" shared pedestrian/cycle crossings along SH1 in Dunedin, including
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NZ Cycle Trail Design Guide
ViaStrada has developed (and subsequently updated) a comprehensive design guide for trail designers and project developers. The updated design guide
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Directional cycle signals trial
A formal Traffic Control Device trial of directional cycle signals has been approved for four locations; two in Christchurch and two in Auckland.
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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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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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