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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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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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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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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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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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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Moving on from the almighty car: Future transport in Christchurch

ViaStrada's Glen Koorey was interviewed by The Press as part of an article in Aug 2017 about future changes to Christchurch's transport patterns. …
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Developing options for contraflow cycleways

Auckland Transport commissioned ViaStrada to investigate some options for providing contraflow cycling on three suburban one-way streets, as well as …
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Changing rural speed limits - Learning from the past

Glen Koorey presented 'Changing Rural Speed Limits - Learning from the Past' at the 2017 IPENZ Transportation Group Conference. The paper, co …
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Review of Road User Rules for people walking and cycling

The NZ Transport Agency engaged MWH and ViaStrada to investigate options for amendments to several give-way related road user rules. Our report was …
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Neighbourhood Greenways workshop presentations

Glen Koorey gave two presentations at the Neighborhood Greenways workshop held in Washington DC, US, as part of the 2017 Transportation Research …
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Making the case for lower speeds: tackling the concerns

Glen Koorey gave a presentation at the 2016 TRAFINZ Conference that provides an overview of the arguments for lower speeds in New Zealand, including …
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Four types of cyclist?

At the 2016 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Auckland, Glen Koorey and co-author Karyn Teather presented a paper which explores the different types of …
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Learnings from cycling in Europe

With the current significant investment in cycling in New Zealand, many people hope that we can grow cycling usage levels to match those found in …
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Making Space: Innovative Ways to Fit Multiple Modes within Narrow Cross Sections

Glen Koorey presented at the IPENZ Transportation Group Conference in March 2016, with co-presenter John Lieswyn. Their paper was titled Making …
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The effect of cycle lanes on cycling numbers and safety

Glen Koorey presented at the 2016 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington DC about a research project investigating the relative effects on cycle count and …
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Cycling Futures - Spaces for Cycling

While previously at Canterbury University, Glen Koorey contributed a chapter to the Australasian book "Cycling Futures", focusing on how best to …
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Effect of on-street parking on traffic speeds

Glen Koorey presented at the 2015 IPENZ Transportation Conference about a study to determine the extent that traffic speed is affected by on-street …
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The feasibility of implementing international "pedestrian crosswalk" laws in New Zealand

Glen Koorey presented a paper at the 2015 IPENZ Transportation Conference that investigated the effects of changing current NZ pedestrian give-way …
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Safer Journeys for people who cycle: Cycling Safety Panel Final Report & Recommendations

Following a Coronial Inquiry into cycling safety, the NZ Transport Agency established a Cycling Safety Panel to investigate ways in which cycling on …
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Learning from Failures: Using Historical Engineering Projects to Teach Better Professional Engineering Skills

At the 4th Australasian Engineering Heritage Conference in 2014, Glen Koorey gave a presentation on how a new final-year engineering course at …
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Effectiveness of Incident Management on Network Reliability – Stage 2

This NZTA research investigated how ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) measures, such as adaptive signal control (e.g. SCATS) and Variable Message …
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