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.
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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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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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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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NSW Fatigue-related rural road crashes & solutions
Transport for New South Wales commissioned ViaStrada to create a benefit-cost analysis tool that assesses measures that prevent fatigue-related road
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On-road bike lanes at roundabouts research
Do bike lanes make roundabouts safer for cyclists?ViaStrada’s research for Austroads revealed that painted bike lanes at roundabouts may do more harm
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Passing lane and overtaking opportunities
ViaStrada has been engaged to assess the recommendations of the previous studies and identify any additional locations where it may be possible to
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Cycle lane separators
ViaStrada was commissioned by VicRoads (the state roading authority of Victoria, Australia) to undertake research on physical bicycle lane separators.
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Glacier pedestrian and cycle access – safety audit
ViaStrada was engaged by DOC to carry out a post construction safety audit of the shared walking and cycle tracks to Franz Josef and Fox glaciers.
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Red light camera pilot evaluation report peer review
ViaStrada was commissioned by Auckland Transport to edit and review a red light camera pilot evaluation draft report and provide an international
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Kaiapoi heavy vehicle tracking tests
We don't just rely on high tech software, but when we have to design to low tolerances, we do real-world simulation testing to confirm design
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Central city pedestrian Level of Service
Christchurch City Council commissioned an investigation into ways of improving pedestrian level of service (LOS) at traffic signals in the central
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Safe Routes to School evaluation
ViaStrada was commissioned by Auckland Transport to conduct a crash analysis of pedestrian and cyclist crashes for the five years prior and three
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The Catlins, Cathedral Caves access road safety review
ViaStrada was commissioned by the Tautuku Trust to assess the current access road to the Cathedral Caves. The caves are in an isolated location
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Waitaki District Council safety audits
ViaStrada was commissioned to undertake a series of post construction safety audits for Waitaki District Council. Three audits were carried out: two
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Christchurch City goes green
The objective of this project was to suggest whether Christchurch City Council (CCC) should continue its use of red coloured surfacing or change to
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Canterbury Regional Cycling Network Development
ViaStrada conducted a desktop analysis using GIS to propose a regional cycle network for Canterbury. This network, and the accompanying discussion
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Shared use path width investigations
ViaStrada has undertaken significant research and tool development on behalf of VicRoads (Victoria, Australia) to determine appropriate shared use
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Transport network optimisation think-piece
ViaStrada undertook research both domestically and overseas to produce a major discussion document for the New Zealand Transport Agency.The "think
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NZTA continuous cycle counting research
ViaStrada researched continuous cycle counting technology for the New Zealand Transport Agency. The research report is now available. By "continuous"
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