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.

Assessment of the type of cycling infrastructure required to attract new cyclists

Working with fellow UC researchers, Glen Koorey (then at Canterbury University) investigated for NZTA what type of cycling infrastructure (i.e. …
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Shared path widths

How wide should paths shared between pedestrians and cyclists be? Whilst these are common, very little guidance is available internationally. …
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Incorporating Safety into Rural Highway Design

Between 2003-2009, Glen Koorey undertook PhD (doctoral) research to explore ways to assess the safety performance of (predominantly two-lane) rural …
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Putting the “e” into advocate: online content management systems

Sparked by a desire to upgrade its existing email-list system, Spokes Canterbury has embarked on a project to develop a new online website and …
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Effect of road bendiness on traffic crashes

This paper summarises the findings of a comprehensive study of the effects of road network bendiness on traffic crashes that used GIS (geographical …
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SIDRA guidelines evaluation

This remit was given to the 2007 Microscopic Traffic Simulation Conference held on 6 and 7 September 2007 in Rotorua. It described the development …
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Fundamentals of Planning and Design for Cycling: course notes

These notes accompanied the technical training course "Fundamentals for Planning and Design for Cycling", commissioned by Transfund New Zealand (now …
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The effects of the Pages Road cycle lane on cyclist safety and traffic flow operations

This paper discusses the effects the installation of an on-road cycle lane had on traffic flow operations and the safety of its users. Three types …
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Building our way out of congestion

Government policy explicitly states that we will not try to build our way out of congestion. Yet Government transportation spending is at record …
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Planning for certainty through sustainable transportation

This paper, from the 2005 Transit NZ Roading Symposium, looks at available data to understand congestion trends, travel time variability and fuel …
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Accommodating cyclists at signalised intersections

This paper, from the 2005 NZ Cycling Conference, explores how cyclists can be accommodated at signalised intersections using specific cycle …
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Planning and design for cycling: developing best practice in New Zealand

A "Cycle Network and Route Planning Guide" has been produced to provide a best practice framework for local cycle planning strategies. Similarly, a …
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Cycle infrastructure at schools

This paper outlines the process the Christchurch City Council has gone through and the outcomes we have arrived at, targeting the difficulties faced …
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How safe are roundabouts for cyclists?

This article was published in TranSafe Issue 5 (Apr 2001). It concludes with the following paragraph:Some roundabout projects which achieve good …
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Papanui Railway Cycleway: dedicated cycle signals

This paper presents some of the technical information on the process and design of the "Papanui Railway Cycleway" and in particular "dedicated cycle …
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