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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Te Okuroa Drive, Tauranga

ViaStrada was engaged by Tauranga City Council (TCC) to undertake the scheme development of the arterial road (Te Okuroa Drive) servicing the …
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Publication "Pedestrian Planning and Design Guide"

Megan's first project at ViaStrada was to assist Tim Hughes of Land Transport New Zealand (now NZTA) in completing the Pedestrian Planning and Design …
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Cycle counting in NZ

This project consisted of two components:1) an internet-based survey of road controlling authorities (RCAs) and regional councils about their …
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Regional walking and cycling strategy, Bay of Plenty

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 …
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MOTSAM update

Transit NZ commissioned ViaStrada to update the cycling-related road marking content of the Manual of Traffic Signs and Markings (MOTSAM). In a …
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Dunedin cycle lanes

ViaStrada has been commissioned to design provisions for cyclists in some of the more challenging locations of Dunedin's arterial network. Dunedin …
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Riding across crossings

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? …
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Avonside Fitzgerald Kilmore signalised intersection

The Avonside / Fitzgerald project has two 'drivers': The Fitzgerald bridge over the Avon River needs to be earthquake strengthened, and the adjacent …
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Kawarau Falls single lane bridge traffic signals

Traffic signal improvements to the Kawarau Falls single lane bridge, to meet Transit NZ safety and efficiency requirements, to allow the side road to …
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Bunnings in Marshland, Christchurch

When the new Bunnings site on Marshland Road was developed, traffic signals were needed to ensure safe site access. ViaStrada was engaged to undertake …
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SH7 and Fairhall Road intersection design, West Coast

SH7 and Fairhall Road intersection design for the Kaiata industrial park. This required a specialist intersection design catering for heavy commercial …
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Signposting on the cycle path network, Melbourne

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 …
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Walking and cycling strategy workshops

ARRB Group (Melbourne) ran two-day workshops on "planning and developing walking and cycling strategies" in Australia and NZ. Andrew Macbeth teamed up …
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National Road Hierarchy

A discussion paper on a proposed national road classification system (NRCS) or road hierarchy was prepared in mid July 2003 by Andrew Macbeth (at …
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Waitakere cycleway design review, Auckland region

The purpose of this review was to identify whether the integrity of the original proposal for three off-road cycle paths from Waitakere City Council …
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Cycle network planning, Melbourne

This study built on previous work by ViaStrada with assistance at different stages by Beca and MWH. The premise is that a cycle route provides a …
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Northlands Mall, Langdons Road vehicle access

For Northlands Mall, we were commissioned to explore access options and designs through to obtaining Resource Consent from the City Council.
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Cycling AADT tool for Auckland Region

ViaStrada was engaged by ARTA to develop a tool to convert short-term manual cycle counts to "annual average daily traffic" estimates of cycle traffic …
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SIDRA intersection training courses

ViaStrada staff are the only authorised agents for delivering SIDRA INTERSECTION training courses in NZ. The courses run by the software developer …
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Training course “Fundamentals of Planning and Design for Cycling"

ViaStrada presents cycling planning and design courses at both fundamental and advanced levels. As of 2009, over 700 people have attended these …
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