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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Estimating demand for New cycling facilities in New Zealand
ViaStrada took a leading role in research to develop a technique for estimating cycle traffic on new cycle facilities. The research has been
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Cycle counting: manual, automatic and continuous
Andrew presented information on how to count bicycle traffic by a variety of methods. The presentation also discusses current research on field
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Continuous cycle counting
This presentation discusses recent work done by ViaStrada on cycle traffic counting, including a survey of all councils and Transit offices about
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Diagonal cycle crossing for signalised intersection
The purpose of this presentation is to stimulate discussion and feedback from signal engineers at the SNUG (Signals NZ User Group) workshop. The
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Cycle route network planning using GIS
Cycle route network planning is usually a fairly subjective process, with local or regional council staff and perhaps cycling advocates identifying
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The value of technical peer reviews
The relatively limited number of experienced cycle facility designers in New Zealand means there is great value to be gained through the careful use
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Diagonal cycle crossing for signalised intersection
Designers ViaStrada and Maunsell have developed an innovative concept, which proposes a diagonal cycle phase to run concurrently with opposing right
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Putting the “e” into advocate: online content management systems
Sparked by a desire to upgrade its existing email-list system, Spokes Canterbury has embarked on a project to develop a new online website and
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SPARC Cycle Friendly Awards 2007
Devised by the Cycling Advocates’ Network (CAN), the national organisation promoting everyday cycling, and sponsored by Sport and Recreation New
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Road safety audit in NZ
This presentation was given by our former employee Petr Pokorný at a conference in Liberec, Czech Republic. Petr is comparing NZ and Czech practices
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Conflict within flush medians
There is an issue of premature entry to flush medians, when there is queuing on a major road, back past a minor road intersection. Some drivers pull
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A national road hierarchy: are we ready?
Functional road classification systems or road hierarchies are widely used in all aspects of traffic planning, traffic operations and road asset
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Effect of road bendiness on traffic crashes
This paper summarises the findings of a comprehensive study of the effects of road network bendiness on traffic crashes that used GIS (geographical
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Innovative diagonal cycle crossing solution for busy intersection
Auckland City Council has developed an innovative diagonal cycle call-phase to run concurrently with opposing right-turning traffic to resolve a
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SIDRA guidelines evaluation
This remit was given to the 2007 Microscopic Traffic Simulation Conference held on 6 and 7 September 2007 in Rotorua. It described the development
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VeloCity Conference 2007: lessons for NZ
Axel Wilke has come back from the 2007 VeloCity cycling conference in Munich with 'lessons for NZ'. He presented the most important topics to the
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Draft national road hierarchy for SMS
Land Transport NZ hosts an annual workshop for road controlling authorities on the topic of Safety Management Systems. ViaStrada was invited to
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Fundamentals of Planning and Design for Cycling: course notes
These notes accompanied the technical training course "Fundamentals for Planning and Design for Cycling", commissioned by Transfund New Zealand (now
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Stops and Goes of Traffic Signals: a traffic signal auditor's perspective
Land Transport NZ (formerly Transfund NZ) commissioned Axel Wilke to prepare this booklet. The purpose was to contribute to the objectives of the
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Making a congested offset signalised T-intersection work
The given problem is a signalised staggered T intersection that is congested. The queue space between adjacent T intersections is filling up. There
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The effects of the Pages Road cycle lane on cyclist safety and traffic flow operations
This paper discusses the effects the installation of an on-road cycle lane had on traffic flow operations and the safety of its users. Three types
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Building our way out of congestion
Government policy explicitly states that we will not try to build our way out of congestion. Yet Government transportation spending is at record
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ARTA cycle route network analysis tool
This conference remit describes an innovative approach developed to analyse cycle route network concepts. The remit is based on a study undertaken
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Paramics modelling of congested offset T-intersection
The given problem is a signalised staggered T intersection that is congested. The queue space between adjacent T intersections is filling up. There
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