University guest lectures

For many years, Glen Koorey has regularly delivered guest lectures on traffic engineering, road safety, and sustainable transport topics to various …
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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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Mode shift impacts on safety

ViaStrada was commissioned by NZTA to undertake research on the overall safety impacts of mode shift away from private motorised vehicles to whole …
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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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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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Safety of people travelling outside vehicles - deep dive review

Auckland Transport commissioned ViaStrada to carry out a wide-ranging investigation into the extent, nature and causes of serious harm to people …
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Regional Speed Management Plan workshops

ViaStrada helped facilitate three industry workshops bringing together regional and local authority reps to coordinate Regional Speed Management Plans …
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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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Costs of road transport "accidents"

ViaStrada delivered a working paper summarising the methodology and calculations to derive estimates of the Total (Social) Costs, Average Costs, …
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Cycling Demand Model

ViaStrada and WSP developed a GIS and spreadsheet based cycling demand model with an accuracy that is an order of magnitude better than the existing …
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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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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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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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Mackenzie District Visitor Transport Mapping

The Department of Conservation (DOC) commissioned ViaStrada to create a web map application about transport-related content in Mackenzie District, …
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Ruapehu - Tongariro National Park Transport Gap Analysis

The Department of Conservation (DOC) commissioned ViaStrada to review a range of planning documents and provide advice to inform Visitor Management …
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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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Canterbury Regional Speed Management Plan

ViaStrada was commissioned by Environment Canterbury (ECan), on behalf of the Regional Road Safety Working Group (RRSWG), to undertake different tasks …
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Audio Tactile Profiled (ATP) Markings on rural shoulders

NZTA commissioned ViaStrada to review the corridors in the Safety Boost programme and identify areas where installing (or not) audio-tactile profiled …
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Cycle safety at Blenheim roundabouts

ViaStrada was commissioned by the NZTA to identify up to five intersections with the highest recorded crashes, investigate causal factors and propose …
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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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