Publications and Presentations

Whether a cycle facility on the approach to traffic signals is painted or physically separated makes a big legal difference. The painted facility is …

Road-space reallocation (RSR) is the re-purposing of existing road space from general traffic to active or public transport modes; this could affect …

Glen Koorey gave a wide-ranging presentation to members of the Timaru chapter of the "University of the 3rd Age" investigating what exactly is …

Is cycling safety in NZ getting better or is there little change? At the 2023 Australasian Road Safety Conference, Glen Koorey gave a presentation …

Why is it so hard to get traction on introducing lower speeds in NZ, despite their obvious benefits? At the 2023 Australasian Road Safety Conference …

The Signals NZ User Group (SNUG) held its annual workshop in New Plymouth in 2023. Axel presented on separated cycleways and filter turning. The …

In 2023, the Signals NZ User Group (SNUG) held its annual workshop in New Plymouth. Axel presented on the publication Stops and Goes of Traffic …

Axel was invited to speak about “free public transport” to the Tuesday Club, the weekly meeting of an eclectic mix of people convened by former …

ViaStrada delivered a working paper summarising the methodology and calculations to derive estimates of the Total (Social) Costs, Average Costs, …

Traditional road safety measures of harm like the numbers of deaths and injuries suffered in crashes are often under-reported but also overlook …

Glen co-presented an NZTA online webinar designed to inform the industry on the latest NZ guidance on intersection planning and design, particularly …

ViaStrada investigated the costs of “transport-related accidents” on roads as part of the recent MoT Domestic Transport Costs & Charges study. …

Traditional road safety measures of harm like the numbers of deaths and injuries suffered in crashes are often under-reported but also overlook …

In New Zealand, we are currently being told that "it's time we stopped paying the road toll". Yet our roundabout design philosophy utilising a …

Glen Koorey co-presented an NZTA webinar designed to inform the industry on the latest NZ guidance on planning and design of active mode crossings. …

Glen Koorey presented an industry webinar in Aug 2022 summarising ViaStrada's investigation into the social costs in NZ of road transport-related …

This research note provides information about the best infrastructure options for installing quick-build (interim) separated cycleways to increase …

This opinion piece written for The Spinoff by Axel Downard-Wilke and published on 16 May 2022 explains why funding could be better spent on what's …

Glen Koorey presented a poster at the 2021 Transport Knowledge Conference summarising recent work looking at pedestrian deaths and serious injuries …

This poster presentation gives an overview of amendments to the Cycling network guidance (CNG) that have been published since January 2020. …

The transportation profession incorporates people with diverse backgrounds and education, and this enriches our community, yet many don’t have a …

Glen Koorey gave a presentation discussing some aspects of speed management and cycle planning/design practices in NZ to a Canterbury/Westland …

At the 2021 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Dunedin, Glen Koorey gave a presentation reviewing options for using different colours for surfaces of …

In early 2020, Waka Kotahi (the NZ Transport Agency) consulted on a proposal to allow cycling on footpaths for everyone. Yet district plans allow …