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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Broken yellow lines in kerbside cycle lanes
Should broken yellow lines be marked in kerbside cycle lanes?Axel Wilke (ViaStrada) and Michael Ferigo (Christchurch City Council) have written a
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Lake Road cycle lane options
Cycle lanes were approved by North Shore City Council for installation on Lake Road between Esmonde Road and Hauraki Road. The project has been in
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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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Staged pedestrian crossings
The presentation illustrates the basic concepts of staged pedestrian crossings compared with traditional crossings at signalised intersections,
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MOTSAM amendments
ViaStrada was commissioned by the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) to update the cycling-related content of the Manual of Traffic Signs and Markings
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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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NZ transport challenges: two think pieces
This technical note summarises two "think-pieces" commissioned by the former Land Transport NZ (now the New Zealand Transport Agency) in 2008.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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Mainstreaming active modes on urban and rural roads
Traditionally aimed at roading engineers and contractors, the conference this year focused more attention on the new era under the NZ Transport
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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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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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Estimating demand for New cycling facilities in New Zealand
ViaStrada took a leading role in research to develop a technique for estimating cycle traffic on new cycle facilities. The research has been
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Cycle counting: manual, automatic and continuous
Andrew presented information on how to count bicycle traffic by a variety of methods. The presentation also discusses current research on field
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Continuous cycle counting
This presentation discusses recent work done by ViaStrada on cycle traffic counting, including a survey of all councils and Transit offices about
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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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Cycle route network planning using GIS
Cycle route network planning is usually a fairly subjective process, with local or regional council staff and perhaps cycling advocates identifying
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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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