Publications and Presentations

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

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 …

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

At the New Zealand Cycling Conference in September 2001, Andrew Macbeth gave a presentation on traffic calming on arterial roads, using examples …

ViaStrada took a leading role in research to develop a technique for estimating cycle traffic on new cycle facilities. The research has been …

Andrew presented information on how to count bicycle traffic by a variety of methods. The presentation also discusses current research on field …

The Canterbury Regional Council currently is developing a Regional Land Transport Strategy. One of the draft objectives is to minimise travel times, …

This presentation discusses recent work done by ViaStrada on cycle traffic counting, including a survey of all councils and Transit offices about …

Axel Wilke and Susan Cambridge are proposing to discuss design philosophies for signalised intersections in terms of pedestrian treatments. …

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

Devised by the Cycling Advocates’ Network (CAN), the national organisation promoting everyday cycling, and sponsored by Sport and Recreation New …

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 …

This presentation was given to the Network Operations Team of Christchurch City Council. It covers good design practices for cycle facilities at …

The Signals NZ User Group (SNUG) meets annually for a workshop. The purpose of the presentation is to inform traffic signal practitioners of the …

The recommendations of this remit are: Engage competent signal engineer for the peer review of new designs Road safety audit process is not …

The purpose of this remit is to inform the profession about a procedure for estimating a cycling AADT (average annual daily traffic).Funding …

Cycle route network planning is usually a fairly subjective process, with local or regional council staff and perhaps cycling advocates identifying …

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

Designers ViaStrada and Maunsell have developed an innovative concept, which proposes a diagonal cycle phase to run concurrently with opposing right …

Auckland City Council has developed an innovative diagonal cycle call-phase to run concurrently with opposing right-turning traffic to resolve a …

Functional road classification systems or road hierarchies are widely used in all aspects of traffic planning, traffic operations and road asset …

Land Transport NZ hosts an annual workshop for road controlling authorities on the topic of Safety Management Systems. ViaStrada was invited to …

This report describes research undertaken for Land Transport New Zealand on walking and cycling strategies. The study was carried out between August …

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 …