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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Safe System Approach to Road Safety
Ashu Kedia delivered an invited online guest lecture on the Safe System Approach to Road Safety to student members of the Institution of
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Left turn treatments at signalised intersections - white paper
Are slip lanes inherently less safe than conventional signalised left turns? This review examines Australian and New Zealand research and finds that
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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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Improving Accessibility of Trails and Campgrounds
At the 2026 Transportation Conference, John, Bronwen and Tanja led an interactive Learning Cafe session, where they introduced attendees to the DOC
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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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Bumps in the Road
Bronwen completed her Master of Planning at Lincoln University in 2024 and is now working as a transportation planner in Ōtautahi Christchurch. This
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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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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?
John
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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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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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Modelling Consumers’ Preferences for Time-Slot Based Home Delivery of Goods Bought Online: An Empirical Study in Christchurch
This study investigates Christchurch residents’ preferences for different home delivery time slots for online purchases and examines whether off
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Assessing traffic characteristics for safe pedestrian crossings: Developing warrants for sustainable urban safety
This research evaluates traffic characteristics associated with safe pedestrian crossings and develops warrants to guide crossing provision. 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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Estimating the adoption of electric vehicles: A case study of four Indian states
This project examines electric vehicle (EV) adoption trends in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Gujarat and estimates how many EVs must be
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Road space reallocation: evidence and learnings
In many countries, road space is often allocated primarily for motor vehicles. The negative health and well-being externalities of such an
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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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