Our team provides bus route planning assisted by GIS analysis and associated economic assessment. We analyse current usage by interrogating databases, including Bee Card boarding data or those held by operators. This is a valuable basis for evidence-based improvements.
Public transport planning
Relevant Projects
Otago Regional Council Bus Stop Audits
ViaStrada completed a safety, accessibility and condition audit of over 800 bus stops for Otago Regional Council and Dunedin City Council. We managed a team of student surveyors and set up a mobile phone-based GIS tool to acquire the data. The resulting information is formatted to align with New Zealand Transport Agency’s Public Transport Design Guide (PTDG) and will be used to prioritise real-time electronic signage and inform future investment decision-making.
Key Contact: John Lieswyn
Mackenzie District Visitor Transport Mapping
The Department of Conservation (DOC) commissioned ViaStrada to create a web map application that summarises data relating to different topics:
Key Contact: John Lieswyn
Palmerston North bus stop guidelines
In his previous role at Palmerston North City Council in 2009, John Lieswyn developed guidelines for the design and location of bus stops around the city's bus routes. Later, when seconded back to PNCC in 2017-19, John updated those guidelines to reflect changes in best practice.
Key Contact: John Lieswyn
Public transport for Christchurch rebuild
ViaStrada assisted CCC staff with analysis and planning for future rapid public transport (PT) corridors to stimulate land development and improve access for Christchurch. This could include conventional bus services, bus priority measures, busways, light rail and heavy rail. We helped review options for rapid PT services to various suburbs and provided advice on potential central city PT modes, routes and station locations.
Key Contact: Axel Downard-Wilke
Queenspark bus priority, Christchurch
Christchurch City Council has ambitious plans for bus priority. In 2006 ViaStrada (Traffix) was engaged to design bus priority measures for the #70 Queenspark corridor (Gloucester Street, Fitzgerald Avenue, Whitmore Street, Hills Road, Shirley Road, New Brighton Road, Bower Avenue, Queenspark Drive and Broadhaven Avenue).
Key Contact: Axel Downard-Wilke