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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NZTA Monitoring Walking & Cycling webinar
ViaStrada assisted with the development and presentation of the NZTA's first webinar on walking and cycling topics, namely measuring and monitoring
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Who should control Mobility as a Service?
Who should develop and manage “Mobility as a Service” (MaaS) services in New Zealand? Three approaches that have appeared to date are (1) private
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Directional cycle signals (Transportation Conference 2019)
Christchurch City Council and Auckland Transport commissioned ViaStrada to conduct an official traffic control device trial of directional traffic
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The mechanics and politics of changing a speed limit
With a new government pushing a greater emphasis on road safety, attention is increasing on the role that speed plays in our safety record. For both
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Stakeholder-Based Assessment: Multiple Criteria Analysis for Designing Cycle Routes for Different Target Populations
Glen Koorey co-authored a book chapter looking at how to assess different potential cycling routes in Christchurch for different target groups of
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Has the Christchurch Central City 30km/h zone worked?
In 2016, Christchurch introduced a 30km/h lower speed zone within a large part of the central city area. While this has generated some controversy
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Dunedin Schools Cluster – a precinct approach to safety
Dunedin City Council commissioned ViaStrada to develop an area-wide approach to addressing road safety and parking issues around five central city
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Developing and implementing local speed management plans
How do road controlling authorities make use of the new Speed Management Guidelines to introduce changed speed limits across their networks? Glen
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Filter turning at traffic signals across cycleways
Megan and Axel presented at the 2018 SNUG Workshop on how traffic signals are operated when a separated cycleway is present. Currently, transport
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Northern Arterial
Axel Wilke showed some historic plans for the Northern Arterial in Christchurch at a "CHAT Club" meeting. We were supposed to have an elevated
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The future of transport will be MaaS-ive...
What does the near future of transport look like? In Sep 2018, Glen Koorey gave a "pecha-kucha" presentation on Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to an
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Dockless bikeshare – friend or foe?
Dockless bikeshare, a bikeshare system not requiring docking stations, is coming. They can – and do – create huge problems, from footpaths cluttered
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Neighbourhood Greenways – the missing piece of the puzzle
There has been considerable recent development of cycling networks around New Zealand cities. To date, these have largely featured on-road cycle
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Transport resilience and earthquakes – lessons from Christchurch
How do people respond to dramatic changes in transport patterns? What can other communities learn from the transport effects of the Christchurch
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ECan submission: all is not well
In his private capacity, Axel made a submission to Environment Canterbury's Long Term Plan (LTP).
Axel Downard-Wilke
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Patterns in NZ truck-bike crashes
Glen presented on the New Zealand patterns in truck / bike crashes at the 2018 Transportation Conference in Queenstown. This is a follow up to the
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Parking policy – the San Francisco experience
This presentation by Axel at the 2018 Transportation Conference discusses demand-responsive parking management based on the San Francisco model. It
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Factors influencing red light running
Glen presented "Factors influencing red light running – a Christchurch investigation" at the Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) in
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E-bike and low-powered vehicles standards and safety
Glen presented "Electric bicycle and low-powered vehicles standards and safety" at the 2017 Transport Knowledge Conference in Auckland. This
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Designing safer railway crossings for walking and cycling
KiwiRail and the New Zealand Transport Agency have led the development of a New Zealand design guide for pedestrian and cycle facilities at rail
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Cycling Network Guidance: evolution of best practice
In June 2016, the New Zealand Transport Agency launched the Cycling Network Guidance – planning and design guide. This web-based collection of
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