This is a selection of some of the many publications & presentations that ViaStrada has been involved in over the years - click on the filter icon to refine the search by staff members.

Cost of Road Traffic Accidents (DTCC Study WP D1)

ViaStrada delivered a working paper summarising the methodology and calculations to derive estimates of the Total (Social) Costs, Average Costs, …
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How do we measure Harm in Transport? (TG2023)

Traditional road safety measures of harm like the numbers of deaths and injuries suffered in crashes are often under-reported but also overlook …
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Implications from the study of Road Transport Accident Costs

ViaStrada investigated the costs of “transport-related accidents” on roads as part of the recent MoT Domestic Transport Costs & Charges study. …
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How do we measure Harm in Land Transport? (ARSC)

Traditional road safety measures of harm like the numbers of deaths and injuries suffered in crashes are often under-reported but also overlook …
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Why don't we build safe roundabouts?

In New Zealand, we are currently being told that "it's time we stopped paying the road toll". Yet our roundabout design philosophy utilising a …
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Domestic Transport Costs and Charges: Road Crashes

Glen Koorey presented an industry webinar in Aug 2022 summarising ViaStrada's investigation into the social costs in NZ of road transport-related …
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Research note 006: Infrastructure for quick-build cycleways

This research note provides information about the best infrastructure options for installing quick-build (interim) separated cycleways to increase …
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Hidden Harm: Walking Injuries in Auckland

Glen Koorey presented a poster at the 2021 Transport Knowledge Conference summarising recent work looking at pedestrian deaths and serious injuries …
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Pathways for chartered transportation professionals in NZ

The transportation profession incorporates people with diverse backgrounds and education, and this enriches our community, yet many don’t have a …
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Cycling Network Guidance updates

This poster presentation gives an overview of amendments to the Cycling network guidance (CNG) that have been published since January 2020. …
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NZAA: Speed Management & Cycle Planning/Design

Glen Koorey gave a presentation discussing some aspects of speed management and cycle planning/design practices in NZ to a Canterbury/Westland …
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Colour my world: safe, sensible surfaces

At the 2021 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Dunedin, Glen Koorey gave a presentation reviewing options for using different colours for surfaces of …
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Lessons to be Learned from Transportation Engineering Failures

In the third of a series of Engineering NZ webinars, TGNZ National Cm'tee members Jeanette Ward, Glen Koorey and Bridget Burdett looked at road …
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The benefits of speed management

In January 2021, Glen Koorey hosted an industry webinar discussing the several benefits of speed management, and some tactics for implementing this …
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Lessons to be Learned from Engineering Failures

In the first of a series of Engineering NZ webinars, Glen Koorey with Gordon Hughes introduced the concept of how we as engineers often need to …
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Cycling and the law: Road Rules around biking

As part of the Biketober Christchurch transport seminar series during Oct 2020, Glen Koorey gave a public presentation and chat introducing some of …
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Does speed greatly affect travel time?

Lower speeds are one of the fundamental ways to improve road safety outcomes in New Zealand and to provide more equity and access to a wider range …
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Cycling Infrastructure: If you build it, will they come? (and will they be safe?)

At the 8th International Cycling Safety Conference in Brisbane, Nov 2019, Glen delivered a keynote presentation looking at the relationship between …
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Who should control Mobility as a Service?

Who should develop and manage “Mobility as a Service” (MaaS) services in New Zealand? Three approaches that have appeared to date are (1) private …
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The mechanics and politics of changing a speed limit

With a new government pushing a greater emphasis on road safety, attention is increasing on the role that speed plays in our safety record. For both …
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Has the Christchurch Central City 30km/h zone worked?

In 2016, Christchurch introduced a 30km/h lower speed zone within a large part of the central city area. While this has generated some controversy …
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Dunedin Schools Cluster – a precinct approach to safety

Dunedin City Council commissioned ViaStrada to develop an area-wide approach to addressing road safety and parking issues around five central city …
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Developing and implementing local speed management plans

How do road controlling authorities make use of the new Speed Management Guidelines to introduce changed speed limits across their networks? Glen …
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The future of transport will be MaaS-ive...

What does the near future of transport look like? In Sep 2018, Glen Koorey gave a "pecha-kucha" presentation on Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to an …
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