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.

Does road-space reallocation affect network VKT?

Road-space reallocation (RSR) is the re-purposing of existing road space from general traffic to active or public transport modes; this could affect …
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How do we make cycle-friendly cities?

Glen Koorey gave a wide-ranging presentation to members of the Timaru chapter of the "University of the 3rd Age" investigating what exactly is …
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Has Cycling Safety in New Zealand improved?

Is cycling safety in NZ getting better or is there little change? At the 2023 Australasian Road Safety Conference, Glen Koorey gave a presentation …
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How do we sell the Benefits of Lower Speeds?

Why is it so hard to get traction on introducing lower speeds in NZ, despite their obvious benefits? At the 2023 Australasian Road Safety Conference …
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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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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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