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.

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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Empowering technology e-bikes

At the 2016 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Auckland from 6 to 8 July, John Lieswyn in a paper co-authored with Axel Wilke, presented on E-bikes: …
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CV Link: California's new paradigm in shared use pathways

John Lieswyn presented his paper "CV Link: California's new paradigm in shared use pathways" at the 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Auckland, 6 to 8 …
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Making Space: Innovative Ways to Fit Multiple Modes within Narrow Cross Sections

Glen Koorey presented at the IPENZ Transportation Group Conference in March 2016, with co-presenter John Lieswyn. Their paper was titled Making …
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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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Major cycleways and electric bicycles

The Canterbury branch of the Transportation Group had a meeting where two presenters talked about e-bikes. John Lieswyn's presentation covered two …
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Assessment of on-road bicycle lanes at roundabouts

ViaStrada was commissioned by Austroads to undertake research into the effectiveness of on-road bicycle lanes at roundabouts in Australia and New …
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Development of an automatic cycle counting programme for Hamilton City

Following on from the 2008 NZTA funded investigation by ViaStrada into methods of continuous cycle counting, this conference paper summarises the …
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An illustrated lexicon of cycle facilities

This technical note and poster proposes a glossary of cycling facility terms with the aim of reducing confusion amongst practitioners. It was …
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Wellington's Central City bus corridors: safe system approach

ViaStrada's Andrew Macbeth and John Lieswyn reviewed the Golden Mile corridor using the Safe Systems Approach, and controversially suggest a people …
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Probabilistic Risk Analysis in Transport Project Economic Evaluation

John completed an MET Masters research project in 2011 looking into how risk and uncertainty are dealt with in the literature and guidelines around …
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Cycle counting programme in Hamilton

Following on from the 2008 NZTA funded investigation by ViaStrada into methods of continuous cycle counting, this conference paper summarises the …
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Separated Bicycle Facilities in Christchurch

Surveys of Christchurch residents have shown that separated cycle facilities, (where cyclists are separated from motor vehicles) are the most likely …
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What happens when petrol goes up or buses go down?

What happens when petrol prices go up, or buses go down? Following the 2008 petrol price rises and the 2009 Auckland bus driver industrial dispute, …
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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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