Publications & presentations

The quality of public transport (PT) facilities is key to enabling mode shift. And while big-ticket items such as the Christchurch Bus Interchange or Puhinui Station are a key part of that, the smaller details at every bus stop in a city have a huge impact on the experience and are a key part of increasing usage of our PT networks.

Whether a cycle facility on the approach to traffic signals is painted or physically separated makes a big legal difference. The painted facility is considered part of the “roadway” while the separated facility is not. This presentation discusses a design that overcomes the legislative constraint. 

Northland is building an urban and rural network of shared pathways for people walking, biking, and scooting. In the largest city, Whangārei, planners and engineers had collected uptake data using only a 2-hour annual “cordon count” and occasional intercept surveys.

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 and cycling trails network in the Far North. 

Walking and cycling is safer and more pleasant when motorists slow down. The 2020-30 New Zealand Road Safety Strategy highlighted the role that speed management plays in improving our safety record. However, reducing speed limits is polarising, with many people sceptical of their effect on safety and wary about their impact on productivity and convenience.

Whether a cycle facility on the approach to traffic signals is painted or physically separated makes a big legal difference. The painted facility is considered part of the “roadway” while the separated facility is not. This presentation discusses a design that overcomes the legislative constraint. 

What is the problem with the law? What are the problems with the existing situation? How does the concept design work? How will this be more efficient? Will it be safer?

Road-space reallocation (RSR) is the re-purposing of existing road space from general traffic to active or public transport modes; this could affect road corridor elements such as traffic lanes, parking lanes, cycle lanes, bus lanes, and footpaths. Recent research for Waka Kotahi by ViaStrada investigated the impacts of permanent RSR on measured network vehicle-kilometres travelled (VKT), and associated common factors observed.

Glen Koorey gave a wide-ranging presentation to members of the Timaru chapter of the "University of the 3rd Age" investigating what exactly is needed to get more people cycling regularly in NZ, and how do we get there.

Is cycling safety in NZ getting better or is there little change? At the 2023 Australasian Road Safety Conference, Glen Koorey gave a presentation reviewing trends in cycle casualties over the past 15 years or so and identified areas for further improvement, including regulatory changes, infrastructure improvements, and speed management.

Why is it so hard to get traction on introducing lower speeds in NZ, despite their obvious benefits? At the 2023 Australasian Road Safety Conference, Glen Koorey presented a think-piece introducing the current state of play around setting and changing speed limits in NZ, discussed some of the existing challenges to seeing more speed limit changes being enacted, and suggested ways to address these.