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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Changing rural speed limits - Learning from the past
Glen Koorey presented 'Changing Rural Speed Limits - Learning from the Past' at the 2017 IPENZ Transportation Group Conference. The paper, co
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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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Neighbourhood Greenways workshop presentations
Glen Koorey gave two presentations at the Neighborhood Greenways workshop held in Washington DC, US, as part of the 2017 Transportation Research
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Making the case for lower speeds: tackling the concerns
Glen Koorey gave a presentation at the 2016 TRAFINZ Conference that provides an overview of the arguments for lower speeds in New Zealand, including
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Four types of cyclist?
At the 2016 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Auckland, Glen Koorey and co-author Karyn Teather presented a paper which explores the different types of
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Learnings from cycling in Europe
With the current significant investment in cycling in New Zealand, many people hope that we can grow cycling usage levels to match those found in
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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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The effect of cycle lanes on cycling numbers and safety
Glen Koorey presented at the 2016 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington DC about a research project investigating the relative effects on cycle count and
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Cycling Futures - Spaces for Cycling
While previously at Canterbury University, Glen Koorey contributed a chapter to the Australasian book "Cycling Futures", focusing on how best to
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Effect of on-street parking on traffic speeds
Glen Koorey presented at the 2015 IPENZ Transportation Conference about a study to determine the extent that traffic speed is affected by on-street
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The feasibility of implementing international "pedestrian crosswalk" laws in New Zealand
Glen Koorey presented a paper at the 2015 IPENZ Transportation Conference that investigated the effects of changing current NZ pedestrian give-way
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Safer Journeys for people who cycle: Cycling Safety Panel Final Report & Recommendations
Following a Coronial Inquiry into cycling safety, the NZ Transport Agency established a Cycling Safety Panel to investigate ways in which cycling on
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Learning from Failures: Using Historical Engineering Projects to Teach Better Professional Engineering Skills
At the 4th Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference in 2014, Glen Koorey gave a presentation on how a new final-year engineering course at
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Effectiveness of Incident Management on Network Reliability – Stage 2
This NZTA research investigated how ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) measures, such as adaptive signal control (e.g. SCATS) and Variable Message
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High Visibility and Cycling ‐ Balancing Safety and Culture
At the 2014 Velo-City cycling conference in Adelaide, Glen gave an invited presentation on the impacts of high-visibility clothing on cycling
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Operating characteristics and economic evaluation of "2+1 lanes" with or without ITS assisted merging
Working with TDG, Glen Koorey (then at Canterbury University) investigated for NZTA developing, implementing and measuring safe and robust design
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Assessment of bicycle lane separators (TG)
ViaStrada carried out research on bicycle lane separators for VicRoads in 2012. Glen Koorey (University of Canterbury) reported on the research at
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Assessing the environmental capacity of local residential streets
Glen Koorey presented at the 2013 Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting (Washington DC) on studies investigating whether a suitable maximum
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Cycling and Sustainability - Network Planning and Infrastructure Design
While previously at Canterbury University, Glen Koorey contributed a chapter to a book on cycling, focusing on planning and design approaches for
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Assessment of the type of cycling infrastructure required to attract new cyclists
Working with fellow UC researchers, Glen Koorey (then at Canterbury University) investigated for NZTA what type of cycling infrastructure (i.e.
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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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