Publications and Presentations

Who should develop and manage “Mobility as a Service” (MaaS) services in New Zealand? Three approaches that have appeared to date are (1) private …

Christchurch City Council and Auckland Transport commissioned ViaStrada to conduct an official traffic control device trial of directional traffic …

With a new government pushing a greater emphasis on road safety, attention is increasing on the role that speed plays in our safety record. For both …

In 2016, Christchurch introduced a 30km/h lower speed zone within a large part of the central city area. While this has generated some controversy …

Dunedin City Council commissioned ViaStrada to develop an area-wide approach to addressing road safety and parking issues around five central city …

How do road controlling authorities make use of the new Speed Management Guidelines to introduce changed speed limits across their networks? Glen …

Megan and Axel presented at the 2018 SNUG Workshop on how traffic signals are operated when a separated cycleway is present. Currently, transport …

A formal trial for directional cycle signals is underway, with two sites in Auckland and Christchurch, respectively. The interim evaluation for …

What does the near future of transport look like? In Sep 2018, Glen Koorey gave a "pecha-kucha" presentation on Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to an …

There has been considerable recent development of cycling networks around New Zealand cities. To date, these have largely featured on-road cycle …

How do people respond to dramatic changes in transport patterns? What can other communities learn from the transport effects of the Christchurch …

Glen presented on the New Zealand patterns in truck / bike crashes at the 2018 Transportation Conference in Queenstown. This is a follow up to the …

Glen presented "Factors influencing red light running – a Christchurch investigation" at the Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) in …

Glen presented "Electric bicycle and low-powered vehicles standards and safety" at the 2017 Transport Knowledge Conference in Auckland. This …

KiwiRail and the New Zealand Transport Agency have led the development of a New Zealand design guide for pedestrian and cycle facilities at rail …

Roundabouts are the safest form of intersection control for motor vehicle occupants. Numerous studies have shown that, in general, fewer casualty …

The German word for “roundabout” is “Kreisverkehr”. The German word for “cycle-friendly roundabout” is “Kreisverkehr”. In case you missed it, that’s …

ViaStrada's Glen Koorey was interviewed by The Press as part of an article in Aug 2017 about future changes to Christchurch's transport patterns. …

Auckland Transport commissioned ViaStrada to investigate some options for providing contraflow cycling on three suburban one-way streets, as well as …

Glen Koorey presented 'Changing Rural Speed Limits - Learning from the Past' at the 2017 IPENZ Transportation Group Conference. The paper, co …

This paper looks at ways of addressing conflict between people on bikes and motor vehicles at signalised intersections that have separated cycleways …

The NZ Transport Agency engaged MWH and ViaStrada to investigate options for amendments to several give-way related road user rules. Our report was …

Glen Koorey gave two presentations at the Neighborhood Greenways workshop held in Washington DC, US, as part of the 2017 Transportation Research …

Glen Koorey gave a presentation at the 2016 TRAFINZ Conference that provides an overview of the arguments for lower speeds in New Zealand, including …