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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Planning and engineering for cyclists: development of a technical training course
A consortium has been formed to develop a technical training course for traffic and roading engineers who want to learn more about how to plan and
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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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Road classification systems: Christchurch and Toronto
This paper compares the functional road classification systems of Christchurch and Toronto. Both systems have local, collector, minor arterial and
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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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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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Dunedin one-way pair cycle lanes
In September 2001, Andrew Macbeth (then based at MWH) presented a paper to the New Zealand Cycling Conference, based on a project commissioned by
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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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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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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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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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Bicycle lanes in Toronto
The introduction of bicycle lanes in Toronto and other North American cities over recent years marks an important trend. Perhaps for the first time
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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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Cycle use and collisions in Christchurch (1991)
This seminal study of cycle use and crashes in Christchurch was undertaken with surveys of adult cyclists, school cyclists and medical facilities in
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Christchurch traffic screenline survey 1988
Recorded for posterity - a historic report of a traffic survey of 1988 at 46 locations throughout Christchurch, using the railway lines as a traffic
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