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.

Cyclists at roundabouts

Presented at the 2001 NZ Cycling Conference, the author believes that the research will enable us to judge more accurately the impact of different …
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Cycle infrastructure at schools

This paper outlines the process the Christchurch City Council has gone through and the outcomes we have arrived at, targeting the difficulties faced …
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Cyclists at wide intersections: single detector loop

This presentation gives an update on earlier research regarding Cyclists at Wide Intersections. A single detector loop is now used to overcome …
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Cycle safety at roundabouts

The remit is a progress report on research on the safety performance of roundabouts, with particular interest in cycle safety at different types of …
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Planning and engineering for cyclists

The remit reports on a proposed technical training course that did not attract Transfund funding. Axel talked about the methodology that was …
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Evaluation of the Paramics microsimulation model: central city area and urban arterial case studies

This report describes the development of two Paramics microsimulation traffic models: a small area model for the inner city bus station in …
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How safe are roundabouts for cyclists?

This article was published in TranSafe Issue 5 (Apr 2001). It concludes with the following paragraph:Some roundabout projects which achieve good …
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Designing signalised intersections for cyclists

A remit was presented at the 2000 Traffic Management Workshop, recommending a number of features to be employed for achieving cycle-friendly …
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Pedestrian treatments at signalised intersections

Axel Wilke and Susan Cambridge are proposing to discuss design philosophies for signalised intersections in terms of pedestrian treatments. …
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The forgotten transport modes (NZ Cycling Conference)

New Zealand transport practitioners seem to underestimate the potential of the transport modes walking, cycling and public transport and focus …
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Papanui Railway Cycleway: dedicated cycle signals

This paper presents some of the technical information on the process and design of the "Papanui Railway Cycleway" and in particular "dedicated cycle …
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Cycle lane performance: road safety effects

Christchurch City Council has been following a programme of strategic implementation of cycle lanes. A point has been reached where it is essential …
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Travel time savings or the way we fund transportation projects

The Canterbury Regional Council currently is developing a Regional Land Transport Strategy. One of the draft objectives is to minimise travel times, …
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1999 Traffic Management Workshop review in terms of cycling

It was good to see so many professionals presenting remits about cycling issues. This is a very positive development, as there is still a definite …
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The forgotten transport modes (ALGENZ)

New Zealand transport practitioners seem to underestimate the potential of the transport modes walking, cycling and public transport and focus …
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Cyclists at wide intersections: all-red time extension on demand

The analysis has shown that there is a real problem of insufficient intergreen timings for cyclists. The graphs included support the need for a …
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Cyclists at wide intersections

Axel gave his first presentation to his peers at the 1998 Traffic Management Workshop in Hamilton. The remit concerned cyclists at wide …
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