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.

Stops and Goes of Traffic Signals - TMW

The recommendations of this remit are: Engage competent signal engineer for the peer review of new designs Road safety audit process is not …
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Stops and Goes of Traffic Signals – SNUG 2004

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

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

This paper was written as part of a series of papers on sustainability for the engineering profession in New Zealand. A presidential task force on …
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Cycle facilities at traffic signals

This presentation was given to the Network Operations Team of Christchurch City Council. It covers good design practices for cycle facilities at …
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NZ Supplement to Austroads Part 14: Bicycles

This remit was given to the Signals NZ User Group (SNUG) at the 2003 annual meeting in Palmerston North. It makes the following recommendations: …
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The case against cycle paths

A good cycle path has no driveways crossing it unless there is ample unimpeded visibility between driveway users and the path. In practice, this …
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NZ Supplement to Austroads GTEP Part 14 Bicycles

This paper from the 2003 NZ Cycling Conference reports on the development of the NZ Supplement. Both the Guide to Traffic Engineering Practice (GTEP …
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Fundamentals course: development and delivery of a technical training course

This presentation about the Development and Delivery of a Technical Training Course was given to the 2003 NZ Cycling Conference at the in North …
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Impressions from Europe

Axel Wilke attended the VeloCity Conference in Paris in 2003. Reporting back to an audience at Christchurch City Council, he presented some of the …
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Designing signalised intersections for cyclists

This remit was given to the Signals NZ User Group (SNUG) at the 2002 annual meeting in Christchurch. Axel Downard-Wilke …
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Automatic bicycle counting

This paper summarises research undertaken for Transfund New Zealand (now Land Transport NZ) by MWH New Zealand Ltd in Christchurch between October …
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Professional training course: designing with cyclists in mind

This remit was given to the Traffic Management Workshop (TMW) at the 2002 annual meeting in Rotorua. Read on to find out more... …
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PEM amendments: simplified procedures cycle facilities

This remit about the project evaluation manual (PEM) was given to the Traffic Management Workshop (TMW) at the 2002 annual meeting in Rotorua. Read …
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Traffic Control Devices: rule revision

This presentation is reporting on a submission that Axel Wilke and Bill Sissons have produced on behalf of Christchurch City Council in order to …
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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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Traffic calming on arterial roads

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