Between 2001 and 2005, 689 red light crashes were recorded in Auckland.
Projects
Design & safety
Traffic Engineering, Training and Research, Concept & scheme design, Research, Traffic control device (TCD) trials
Traffic Engineering, Concept & scheme design, Walking & cycling facilities
The Kaiapoi Town Centre Plan was published in 2011 by the Waimakariri District Council (WDC).
Traffic Engineering, Training and Research, Research, Development traffic engineering
As part of the Integrated Transport Plan to support the Kaiapoi Town Centre Plan, ViaStrada has developed intersectio
Traffic Engineering, Concept & scheme design, Walking & cycling facilities
Christchurch City Council commissioned ViaStrada to prepare a scoping study in accordance with the adopted City for People Action Plan.
Traffic Engineering, Policy and Strategy Development and Analysis, Concept & scheme design, Walking & cycling facilities
A lower traffic speed environment in the central city (the "slow core") has been approved in principle by the Christc
Traffic Engineering, Concept & scheme design, Research, Development traffic engineering, Walking & cycling facilities
In 2009, Gehl Architects prepared a study entitled Public Space Public Life (2010) that considered how people use pub
Traffic Engineering, Planning, Concept & scheme design, Walking & cycling facilities
Like many smaller urban areas of New Zealand, preserving and enhancing walkability in the historic town centre of Greymouth is a challenging prospect when car accessibility is a parallel and often conflicting key objective.
Traffic Engineering, Safety audits & reviews, Design & safety
ViaStrada was engaged by the NZTA to carry out a detail design stage safety audit of a proposed roundabout on Tay Str
Traffic Engineering, Concept & scheme design
Following the 4 September 2010 earthquake, the Waimakariri District Council formed an Infrastructure Recovery Unit (IRU) from local professional experts to develop new designs and rebuild plans for the damaged infrastructure in Kaiapoi and the nearby beach settlements of Pines Beach and Kairaki.
Traffic Engineering, Safety audits & reviews
ViaStrada was commissioned by Palmerston North City Council (PNCC) to peer review the concept plans of proposed changes to Walding Street, an arterial road that forms part of the city's ring road system. The project's objective was to improve safety and efficiency of the ring road for all users.
This desktop review was based on concept plans that PNCC had prepared. The review identified issues or concerns regarding the concept plan design and included possible alternatives. Indicative sketches were included where necessary to identify or clarify comments noted.
Planning & policy
Policy and Strategy Development and Analysis, Strategies & masterplans, Planning & policy
Environment Bay of Plenty asked a number of consultants to bid on the development of a regional walking and cycling strategy in September 2007. We won the tender and have since held three intensive stakeholder meetings to refine the strategy. Participation included all six district councils, Land Transport NZ, Transit NZ, two district health boards, the police, Sport BOP and a local cycling advocacy group, Cycle Aware Tauranga.
Traffic Engineering Standards, Legislation, regulations, evidence, Planning & policy
Should cyclists be allowed to ride across zebra crossings? When you've got a tricky question like this, who do you ask for sound and reasoned advice? VicRoads, the state roading authority for Victoria, based in Melbourne, sought the answer from ViaStrada. We reviewed international literature and based on this, gave our professional opinion on the merits of cycling across zebra crossings, signalised mid-block crossings, and crosswalks at signalised intersection.
Policy and Strategy Development and Analysis, Strategies & masterplans, Planning & policy
Bike path users in Melbourne can often find it difficult to find their way around on the many off-road paths around the city. Hence, a review of the adequacy of signposting was required.
The trouble was, VicRoads staff never got lost; they knew their way around. So Christchurch-based ViaStrada was called in. If a foreigner could find his way around, the signposting would be fine. Or maybe the theory was that if a Kiwi bloke could navigate the routes, then a normal Melburnian would have no problems.
Traffic Engineering Standards, Legislation, regulations, evidence, Planning & policy
A discussion paper on a proposed national road classification system (NRCS) or road hierarchy was prepared in mid July 2003 by Andrew Macbeth (at that stage, working for MWH New Zealand Ltd) with input on drafts from Transfund NZ and Transit NZ. The discussion paper was distributed to all road controlling authorities and other interested parties. Recipients were advised of the project, invited to respond to a survey about the proposed NRCS and invited to attend one of a series of five workshops held throughout New Zealand to discuss the proposed NRCS.
Traffic Engineering, Concept & scheme design, Public transport, Public transport planning
Christchurch City Council has ambitious plans for bus priority. In 2006 ViaStrada (Traffix) was engaged to design bus priority measures for the #70 Queenspark corridor (Gloucester Street, Fitzgerald Avenue, Whitmore Street, Hills Road, Shirley Road, New Brighton Road, Bower Avenue, Queenspark Drive and Broadhaven Avenue).
Traffic Engineering, Speed management, Planning & policy
Recent development of residential subdivisions in the north west of the city has resulted in a substantial increase in traffic activity on a number of roads in the area. The increased activity has not been limited to vehicular traffic but it is evident that pedestrian and cycle activity has also increased. Previously many of the roads experienced very little traffic activity.
Traffic Engineering, Concept & scheme design, Strategies & masterplans
This project was carried out by Axel Wilke whilst he was still employed by Christchurch City Council (CCC), and Wayne Rimmer (Landscape Architect). Axel and Wayne were commissioned to develop a strategic plan for the section of the Avon River between Kilmore and Barbadoes Streets as part of the CCC Avon River (Central City) Masterplan.
Policy and Strategy Development and Analysis, Concept & scheme design, Cycle planning & design, Walking & cycling facilities, Strategies & masterplans
Environment Canterbury (ECan) is developing a regional cycle network plan. ViaStrada staff developed an audit methodology, enabling alternative network elements to be compared with one another. The resulting methodology combines site visits with a clever RAMM assessment.
Policy and Strategy Development and Analysis, Business cases, Walking & cycling facilities, Strategies & masterplans
MWH New Zealand Ltd (Christchurch) and ViaStrada evaluated five different potential cycle network models. ARTA’s British expert peer reviewer thought that our GIS-based methodology, using Auckland demographic data and existing transport models, was pretty clever.
End result – a clear idea of how to develop the regional cycling network (and a happy client!).
Traffic Engineering Standards, Concept & scheme design, Strategies & masterplans
The project was to provide real intersection and midblock layouts that practitioners could use to design and implement vision impaired ‘user friendly' facilities. LTSA (now NZTA) recognised that many vision impaired standards used ‘simple' or 'ideal' situations that could not be replicated in most design situations.