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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Determining the Minimum Data Requirements for Improving Pedestrian Safety webinar
What data do we really need to improve pedestrian safety?ViaStrada's John Lieswyn and Glen Koorey joined Phil Harbutt from Pivot Space to present
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Minimum Data Requirements for Pedestrian Safety Guideline
As part of ViaStrada research into minimum walking data requirements to progress pedestrian safety, this Guideline and data framework spreadsheet
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Research Report: Determining the Minimum Data Requirements to Progress Pedestrian Safety
This Austroads report summarises research undertaken by ViaStrada for determining the minimum data requirements to measure and improve pedestrian
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Does road-space reallocation affect network VKT?
At the 2026 NZ Transportation Conference, Glen presented on some NZTA research that investigated the impacts of permanent road-space reallocation on
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Improving Driver Knowledge and Competency at Different Life Stages
Glen Koorey presented to the AA Research Foundation and guests on recent research investigating whether drivers lose knowledge or competency
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Minimum datasets for pedestrian safety
The Austroads’ funded project Keeping People Safe When Walking aims to help chart a path to zero pedestrian serious trauma, by establishing a
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Smarter signals and data for active modes in New Zealand
This presentation explores how intelligent transport systems (ITS) and smarter data practices are transforming active transport in New Zealand. It
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Evidence review of road-space reallocation
ViaStrada undertook research for NZTA investigating the measured network vehicle-kilometres travelled (VKT) impacts of permanent road space re
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Austroads Pedestrian Safety Data Research Yields Useful Findings for Health Researchers
This research shows that emerging new technologies like WiFi probes and artificial intelligence processing of video feeds can help measure levels of
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Accessibility auditing
How do we gather information about our streets and paths to improve them for people of all ages and abilities?
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Mode-shift impacts on safety
Our current understanding of the impacts of mode change on safety is limited, due to the complex interactions between the various risk factors plus
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Reducing Car Dependency in Pacific Island Cities
John Lieswyn was recruited by the World Bank to join an international cast of subject matter experts producing a comprehensive report on ways to
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Laying low to send a signal: low-level cycle signal trial
What is a low-level cycle signal and what are the advantages of using them? In her presentation, Megan outlines the case for low-level cycle signals
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Making traffic signals work for people cycling – update
Whether a cycle facility on the approach to traffic signals is painted or physically separated makes a big legal difference. The painted facility is
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Pedestrian and micro-mobility monitoring deployment in Northland
Northland is building an urban and rural network of shared pathways for people walking, biking, and scooting. In the largest city, Whangārei,
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Making traffic signals work for people cycling
Whether a cycle facility on the approach to traffic signals is painted or physically separated makes a big legal difference. The painted facility is
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Countdown timers: time to counter?
What’s the deal with countdown timers? What do the NZ rules say, and do pedestrians really understand and use them correctly? Are there any lessons
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Separated cycleways and filter turning
The Signals NZ User Group (SNUG) held its annual workshop in New Plymouth in 2023. Axel presented on separated cycleways and filter turning. The
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Quantifying the economic impact of investing in pedestrian networks
We can quantify the economic impact of investing in roads for motor vehicle drivers, why not pedestrians? This presentation describes a simple
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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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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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A better cycling demand model
John presented “A better cycling demand model” at the 2022 NZMUGS Conference in Christchurch. This presentation followed on from research by
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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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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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