Projects

ViaStrada’s update to the Stops and Goes of Traffic Signals manual is a substantial refresh of the original 2005/2006 guidance, bringing it into line …

TGNZ and NZMUGS commissioned ViaStrada to investigate and further update the existing NZTA model determining the estimated safety impacts of mode …

Listening to our communities: Shaping the future of public transport. Environment Canterbury recently partnered with ViaStrada to dive deep into what …

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

ViaStrada was commissioned by NZTA to undertake research on the overall safety impacts of mode shift away from private motorised vehicles to whole …

How fast do e-bike and e-scooter riders go? Is e-mobility helping to address the gender imbalance? Following on from surveys of cycleway user speed, …

ViaStrada and Abley Transportation Consultants were commissioned by the NZ Transport Agency to develop a national framework of guidance for planning …

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? …

ViaStrada completed a safety, accessibility and condition audit of over 800 bus stops for Otago Regional Council and Dunedin City Council over March …

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

Waka Kotahi commissioned ViaStrada to undertake research on quick-build (interim) cycleway infrastructure. This research note provides information …

ViaStrada staff augmented their extensive experience using and designing cycle parking with a literature review of European guidance, the Australian …

Since 2006, Axel Downard-Wilke has been a guest lecturer at the University of Canterbury for the Masters of Transportation course and occasional …

Axel Downard-Wilke was seconded to Christchurch City Council to lead the scheme design for a complex transport project on Lincoln Road. Balancing …

ViaStrada developed concept designs for a proposed Park and Ride facility at the gateway to Fiordland National Park near Te Anau. The project was …

The Department of Conservation (DOC) commissioned ViaStrada to create a web map application about transport-related content in Mackenzie District, …

ViaStrada has developed (and subsequently updated) a comprehensive design guide for trail designers and project developers. The updated design guide …

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 …

In 2016, the IPENZ Transportation Group committee granted their annual study award to two members, Megan Fowler (ViaStrada) and Claire Graham …