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.
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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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Directional cycle signals (Transportation Conference 2019)
Christchurch City Council and Auckland Transport commissioned ViaStrada to conduct an official traffic control device trial of directional traffic
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Filter turning at traffic signals across cycleways
Megan and Axel presented at the 2018 SNUG Workshop on how traffic signals are operated when a separated cycleway is present. Currently, transport
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Directional cycle signals (SNUG 2018)
A formal trial for directional cycle signals is underway, with two sites in Auckland and Christchurch, respectively. The interim evaluation for
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Factors influencing red light running
Glen presented "Factors influencing red light running – a Christchurch investigation" at the Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) in
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Around about time to make cycle-friendly roundabouts?
Roundabouts are the safest form of intersection control for motor vehicle occupants. Numerous studies have shown that, in general, fewer casualty
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Kreisverkehr
The German word for “roundabout” is “Kreisverkehr”. The German word for “cycle-friendly roundabout” is “Kreisverkehr”. In case you missed it, that’s
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Bikes 'n' Lights in North America
This paper looks at ways of addressing conflict between people on bikes and motor vehicles at signalised intersections that have separated cycleways
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Review of Road User Rules for people walking and cycling
The NZ Transport Agency engaged MWH and ViaStrada to investigate options for amendments to several give-way related road user rules. Our report was
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Cycling network guidance: planning and design
ViaStrada and Abley Transportation Consultants were commissioned by the NZ Transport Agency to develop a national framework of guidance for planning
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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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Estimating demand for Selwyn's cycleways
Estimating the demand for new facilities is an important part of the economic justification for walking and cycling projects. Andrew Macbeth and
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Staged pedestrian crossings
The presentation illustrates the basic concepts of staged pedestrian crossings compared with traditional crossings at signalised intersections,
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Staged pedestrian crosswalks at signalised cross intersections
The safety of pedestrians crossing multi-lane road intersections is often threatened by filtering turning vehicles. The introduction of staged
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Right turn protection: Christchurch policy development
ViaStrada was commissioned by the Christchurch City Council to undertake an investigation into the provision of protected right turns at two of the
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Staged pedestrian crossings
The safety of pedestrians crossing multi-lane road intersections is often threatened by filtering turning vehicles. The introduction of staged
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Signalised roundabout design for pedestrian and cyclist safety
A difficult problem was reviewed by ViaStrada at the request of a road controlling authority. An urban arterial road with a 50 km/h speed limit
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Walking and cycling strategy stocktake
Walking and cycling strategies are useful tools that aid councils in providing for pedestrians and cyclists. A stocktake of all current walking and
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Continuous cycle counting in New Zealand
At the Trafinz Conference in Christchurch (8-10 September 2008) ViaStrada presented the preliminary results of an inductive loop, continuous cycle
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Transport network optimisation think-piece
The document looks at ways of optimising New Zealand's road transport network. It is assumed that we will not be attempting to build our way out of
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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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