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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Safe System Approach to Road Safety
Ashu Kedia delivered an invited online guest lecture on the Safe System Approach to Road Safety to student members of the Institution of
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Left turn treatments at signalised intersections - white paper
Are slip lanes inherently less safe than conventional signalised left turns? This review examines Australian and New Zealand research and finds that
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Minimum Data Requirements for Pedestrian Safety Guideline
As part of ViaStrada research into minimum walking data requirements to progress pedestrian safety, this Guideline and data framework spreadsheet
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Research Report: Determining the Minimum Data Requirements to Progress Pedestrian Safety
This Austroads report summarises research undertaken by ViaStrada for determining the minimum data requirements to measure and improve pedestrian
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Mode-shift impacts on safety
Our current understanding of the impacts of mode change on safety is limited, due to the complex interactions between the various risk factors plus
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Modelling Consumers’ Preferences for Time-Slot Based Home Delivery of Goods Bought Online: An Empirical Study in Christchurch
This study investigates Christchurch residents’ preferences for different home delivery time slots for online purchases and examines whether off
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Assessing traffic characteristics for safe pedestrian crossings: Developing warrants for sustainable urban safety
This research evaluates traffic characteristics associated with safe pedestrian crossings and develops warrants to guide crossing provision. The
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Every stop counts: PTDG and GIS applications in bus stop assessment
The quality of public transport (PT) facilities is key to enabling mode shift. And while big-ticket items such as the Christchurch Bus Interchange
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Estimating the adoption of electric vehicles: A case study of four Indian states
This project examines electric vehicle (EV) adoption trends in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, and Gujarat and estimates how many EVs must be
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Acceptability of collection and delivery points from consumers’ perspective: A qualitative case study of Christchurch city
This study explores Christchurch residents’ attitudes towards Collection and Delivery Points (CDPs) as an alternative to home parcel delivery. The
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An illustrated lexicon of cycle facilities
This technical note and poster proposes a glossary of cycling facility terms with the aim of reducing confusion amongst practitioners. It was
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Wellington's Central City bus corridors: safe system approach
ViaStrada's Andrew Macbeth and John Lieswyn reviewed the Golden Mile corridor using the Safe Systems Approach, and controversially suggest a people
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Best practice for walking and cycling
ViaStrada's Andrew Macbeth delivered a presentation on Best Practice for Walking and Cycling to the May 2011 meeting of the Wellington Active
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Earthquake workshop debrief to IPENZ Transportation Group
The Christchurch City Council ran a series of three stakeholder workshops in June 2011 to discuss transportation issues for the rebuild of
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"Before after" public forum on Christchurch earthquake recovery
The New Zealand Institute of Architects hosted a series of panel discussions on the earthquake recovery in Christchurch under the banner
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Separated Bicycle Facilities in Christchurch
Surveys of Christchurch residents have shown that separated cycle facilities, (where cyclists are separated from motor vehicles) are the most likely
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Cycling: catalyst from Copenhagen
ViaStrada director Andrew Macbeth (second from left) and Michael Ferigo (right) gave a presentation on their recent attendance at the VeloCity
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Integrating sustainable transport, planning and urban design
There was an enthusiastic response from a capacity crowd to Andrew Macbeth's illustrated presentation in Nelson on 28 July 2010. The talk was based
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What happens when petrol goes up or buses go down?
What happens when petrol prices go up, or buses go down? Following the 2008 petrol price rises and the 2009 Auckland bus driver industrial dispute,
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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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