Publications & presentations

This project developed a design concept that would maintain the road’s arterial function, yet would significantly improve conditions for pedestrians, cyclists and residents. The design narrows the road, removes a significant amount of on-street parking, and provides cycle lanes, wide footpaths and numerous street trees. Three central islands with trees at significant locations make it easier for pedestrians to cross the road. Traffic speeds are expected to reduce as the trees grow, improving conditions for non-motorised road users.

This paper was written as part of a series of papers on sustainability for the engineering profession in New Zealand. A presidential task force on sustainability had been established in 2003 by Gerry Coates, then president of IPENZ. The results were widely promoted within IPENZ and presented at the IPENZ conference in April 2004.

A good cycle path has no driveways crossing it unless there is ample unimpeded visibility between driveway users and the path. In practice, this means that a cycle path must be separated from the boundary (from where driveways emerge) by at least 7 m. Where a cycle path is close to the boundary, cyclists are unable to stop in time to avoid hitting (or being hit by) a car emerging from a driveway.

This paper from the 2003 NZ Cycling Conference reports on the development of the NZ Supplement. Both the Guide to Traffic Engineering Practice (GTEP) Part 14 and New Zealand's Manual of Traffic Signs and Markings (MOTSAM) are widely used in New Zealand to provide guidance for the design of cycling facilities. However, these documents provide conflicting advice in a number of areas.

This presentation about the Development and Delivery of a Technical Training Course was given to the 2003 NZ Cycling Conference at the in North Shore.

Axel Wilke attended the Velocity Conference in Paris in 2003. Reporting back to an audience at Christchurch City Council, he presented some of the major impressions from the conference.

This paper summarises research undertaken for Transfund New Zealand (now Land Transport NZ) by MWH New Zealand Ltd in Christchurch between October 2001 and May 2002 to evaluate automatic bicycle counting technologies. A comprehensive report of the research findings has been published as Research Report No. 230 entitled “Evaluation of Automatic Bicycle Counters in New Zealand”.

This remit was given to the Traffic Management Workshop (TMW) at the 2002 annual meeting in Rotorua. It draws the following conclusions:

• Transfund has approved funding for development stage
• Funding for delivery stage yet to be secured
• First course possibly in April 2003

This remit about the project evaluation manual (PEM) was given to the Traffic Management Workshop (TMW) at the 2002 annual meeting in Rotorua. It draws the following conclusions:

• Transfund now provides funding for cycle projects
• Simplified procedures based on estimating cycle AADT
• Author can make spreadsheet procedure available on request

A consortium has been formed to develop a technical training course for traffic and roading engineers who want to learn more about how to plan and design for cyclists. A grant application was put to Transfund, the Government funding agency for transport projects, in April 2001. This paper, from the 2001 NZ Cycling Conference, reports on the progress to date.