Lyttelton Port safety reviews and design concepts

The Lyttelton Port needed specific safety expertise to undertake assessments of their main entry gate and adjacent road networks. Using their design …
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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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Micromobility speed, gender and device type surveys

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, …
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Leith Street Design Concept - Dunedin

ViaStrada's strategic walking and cycling network review in 2024 identified Leith St as a secondary cycle route with a suggestion that it will be a …
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Waimakariri Junction Intersection

Traffic engineering and signalised intersection with Smith Street adjacent to SH1 for a large format retail centre. 
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Northcote Road signals

TSA on behalf of the Catholic Diocese of Christchurch contracted ViaStrada to produce a concept and detailed design for pedestrian improvements across …
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Greers / Wairakei Parking Assessment

Greers Road shops in Christchurch currently has angled parking which is being investigated to be installed as parallel parking to improve safety for …
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Kennedy-Tennyson intersection improvements

ViaStrada delivered a comprehensive solution for Tennyson Street signal-controlled intersections, integrating separated cycleways for enhanced safety …
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Hone Heke / Cobham roundabout

Kerikeri is growing fast, and with growth comes traffic congestion. The Hone Heke / Cobham intersection is becoming more and more difficult to …
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E-scooter court evidence

ViaStrada was commissioned by legal representatives of three e-scooter sharing companies to prepare an affidavit for the court on the safety and …
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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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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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Whakatāne roundabout projects (x2)

ViaStrada specialises in safe, user-friendly roundabout designs. These roundabouts had unique design challenges to tackle; one constrained by …
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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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Main North Road optimisation

In order to optimise the function and safety of the route by mode and time of day, ViaStrada (with Aurecon as a sub-consultant) conducted site audits …
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Guppy / Meeanee intersection detailed design

In August 2018, ViaStrada prepared a scheme report assessing capacity and safety issues (including sight lines to oncoming traffic) for the signalised …
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Te Tuaiwi traffic signals

ViaStrada was contracted by Whanganui District Council to design or retrofit five sets of signalised intersections so that the Te Tuaiwi pathway could …
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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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Blenheim roundabout upgrade

Marlborough Roads engaged ViaStrada to develop an improved roundabout design for the Alabama Road and Weld Street intersection. This site has …
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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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