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.

Staged pedestrian crosswalks at signalised cross intersections

The safety of pedestrians crossing multi-lane road intersections is often threatened by filtering turning vehicles. The introduction of staged …
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Right turn protection: Christchurch policy development

ViaStrada was commissioned by the Christchurch City Council to undertake an investigation into the provision of protected right turns at two of the …
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Staged pedestrian crossings

The safety of pedestrians crossing multi-lane road intersections is often threatened by filtering turning vehicles. The introduction of staged …
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Introducing bus priority in Christchurch

This technical note covers Christchurch City Council's ambitious plans for bus priority, with 26 km of routes on three corridors to be improved. The …
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Signalised roundabout design for pedestrian and cyclist safety

A difficult problem was reviewed by ViaStrada at the request of a road controlling authority. An urban arterial road with a 50 km/h speed limit …
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Walking and cycling strategy stocktake

Walking and cycling strategies are useful tools that aid councils in providing for pedestrians and cyclists. A stocktake of all current walking and …
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Gemini Cycle Friendly Awards 2008

The Cycling Advocates' Network (CAN) has presented the 6th annual Cycle-Friendly Awards, celebrating initiatives to promote cycling and create a …
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Continuous cycle counting in New Zealand

At the Trafinz Conference in Christchurch (8-10 September 2008) ViaStrada presented the preliminary results of an inductive loop, continuous cycle …
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Transport network optimisation think-piece

The document looks at ways of optimising New Zealand's road transport network. It is assumed that we will not be attempting to build our way out of …
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Diagonal cycle crossing for signalised intersection

The purpose of this presentation is to stimulate discussion and feedback from signal engineers at the SNUG (Signals NZ User Group) workshop. The …
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The value of technical peer reviews

The relatively limited number of experienced cycle facility designers in New Zealand means there is great value to be gained through the careful use …
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Diagonal cycle crossing for signalised intersection

Designers ViaStrada and Maunsell have developed an innovative concept, which proposes a diagonal cycle phase to run concurrently with opposing right …
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Putting the “e” into advocate: online content management systems

Sparked by a desire to upgrade its existing email-list system, Spokes Canterbury has embarked on a project to develop a new online website and …
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SPARC Cycle Friendly Awards 2007

Devised by the Cycling Advocates’ Network (CAN), the national organisation promoting everyday cycling, and sponsored by Sport and Recreation New …
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Effect of road bendiness on traffic crashes

This paper summarises the findings of a comprehensive study of the effects of road network bendiness on traffic crashes that used GIS (geographical …
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Innovative diagonal cycle crossing solution for busy intersection

Auckland City Council has developed an innovative diagonal cycle call-phase to run concurrently with opposing right-turning traffic to resolve a …
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VeloCity Conference 2007: lessons for NZ

Axel Wilke has come back from the 2007 VeloCity cycling conference in Munich with 'lessons for NZ'. He presented the most important topics to the …
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Fundamentals of Planning and Design for Cycling: course notes

These notes accompanied the technical training course "Fundamentals for Planning and Design for Cycling", commissioned by Transfund New Zealand (now …
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Stops and Goes of Traffic Signals: a traffic signal auditor's perspective

Land Transport NZ (formerly Transfund NZ) commissioned Axel Wilke to prepare this booklet. The purpose was to contribute to the objectives of the …
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Making a congested offset signalised T-intersection work

The given problem is a signalised staggered T intersection that is congested. The queue space between adjacent T intersections is filling up. There …
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The effects of the Pages Road cycle lane on cyclist safety and traffic flow operations

This paper discusses the effects the installation of an on-road cycle lane had on traffic flow operations and the safety of its users. Three types …
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Building our way out of congestion

Government policy explicitly states that we will not try to build our way out of congestion. Yet Government transportation spending is at record …
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ARTA cycle route network analysis tool

This conference remit describes an innovative approach developed to analyse cycle route network concepts. The remit is based on a study undertaken …
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Paramics modelling of congested offset T-intersection

The given problem is a signalised staggered T intersection that is congested. The queue space between adjacent T intersections is filling up. There …
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