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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Determining the Minimum Data Requirements for Improving Pedestrian Safety webinar
What data do we really need to improve pedestrian safety?ViaStrada's John Lieswyn and Glen Koorey joined Phil Harbutt from Pivot Space to present
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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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Cycling Safety on Rural Roads: Case study of Audio-Tactile Line-Markings
At an ACRS webinar on "Rural Road Safety for Different Road Users", Glen Koorey presented on how audio-tactile line-markings (ATLMs) have been used
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Does road-space reallocation affect network VKT?
At the 2026 NZ Transportation Conference, Glen presented on some NZTA research that investigated the impacts of permanent road-space reallocation on
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Improving Driver Knowledge and Competency at Different Life Stages
Glen Koorey presented to the AA Research Foundation and guests on recent research investigating whether drivers lose knowledge or competency
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Demand Responsive Transport
In areas with low public transport demand or during off-peak hours when passenger numbers are low, demand-responsive transport is a cost-effective
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The Safety Risks of Out-of-Context Curves: Three Decades of Rural Curve Research in NZ
At the 2026 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington DC, Glen co-authored a paper investigating the safety effect of horizontal curves that are inconsistent
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Developing a GIS for railway operators
Accurate data is essential for the maintenance of railway tracks and infrastructure. A geographic information system (GIS) containing all relevant
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What is an optimal speed limit? (ATRF 2025)
At the Australasian Transport Research Forum / Transport Knowledge Conference in Auckland, Glen Koorey looked at the most appropriate speed limits
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Does road-space reallocation affect network veh-kms travelled?
At the Australasian Transport Research Forum / Transport Knowledge Conference in Auckland, Glen Koorey presented findings from recent NZTA research
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Hidden Harm – Walking Injuries from Slips and Falls
At the 2025 Living Streets Aotearoa online Walking Summit, Glen provided an overview of four recent studies that highlighted the serious harm
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What is an Optimal Speed Limit? (ARCS 2025)
Recent NZ Govt policy has introduced new Rules to increase or reverse many current lower speed limits, with the rationale being to improve economic
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Minimum datasets for pedestrian safety
The Austroads’ funded project Keeping People Safe When Walking aims to help chart a path to zero pedestrian serious trauma, by establishing a
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Developing a Model for the Safety Impacts of Mode Shift
This NZTA study investigated the effects of mode shifts on casualty crash rates, to develop a related model. It found that, while risk factors have
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Safer Roads to Address Fatigue Crashes for NSW
At the 2025 ACRS Conference workshop on Rural Road Safety, Glen gave a presentation summarising work ViaStrada did in 2016 to help Transport for NSW
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Modelling an Optimal Speed Limit
Glen Koorey gave a presentation at the 2025 NZ MUGS Modelling Conference investigating recent case studies that determined the most cost-effective
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Evidence review of road-space reallocation
ViaStrada undertook research for NZTA investigating the measured network vehicle-kilometres travelled (VKT) impacts of permanent road space re
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Balancing people, place, and movement – What makes a good street work?
Te Pūtahi Centre for Architecture and City Making held a seminar on better neighbourhood streets, featuring a variety of speakers including
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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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Building a model for safety effects when travel modes change - it's complicated...
How do you build a model for safety impacts when travel modes change? Well, it’s complicated…
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How do we sell the benefits of lower speeds? (2W&C 2024)
Walking and cycling is safer and more pleasant when motorists slow down. The 2020-30 New Zealand Road Safety Strategy highlighted the role that
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Does road-space reallocation affect network VKT?
Road-space reallocation (RSR) is the re-purposing of existing road space from general traffic to active or public transport modes; this could affect
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How do we make cycle-friendly cities?
Glen Koorey gave a wide-ranging presentation to members of the Timaru chapter of the "University of the 3rd Age" investigating what exactly is
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