Planning & policy

We have developed and reviewed various strategic plans covering areas like transport investment, sustainable and active transport, road safety, and speed management. We have also investigated transport policy issues for central and local Government agencies and helped them to consider improved policies and practices.

In this category

Parking management & planning

Business cases, strategies, plans

Speed management

Legislation, regulations, evidence

School & workplace travel

Development transport assessments

Public transport planning

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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 over March …

Kings Road liveable street, Paihia

Kings Road reimagined: following strong community feedback in 2023, a concept design was developed for Kings Road to create a safer, more attractive …

Te Tirohanga Housing Project

ViaStrada provided expert advice on the Request for Information content, draft and final consent conditions for a large land development featuring …

Giant's House, Akaroa

Christchurch City Council received an application to construct and operate an entrance building, café and expansion of this popular sculptural garden …

Dunedin Bike Hubs

ViaStrada worked with WSP and Dunedin City Council to complete a Single-Stage Business Case (SSBC) to determine secure bicycle parking needs and …

Dunedin Tertiary Area Shared Space Investigation

ViaStrada provided professional advice to council staff so they in turn could have a discussion with elected members regarding the Albany Street …

Northland Climate Emergency Response Funding (CERF) application support

ViaStrada was commissioned to provide information for potential projects in the Far North that relate to the key objectives of Waka Kotahi’s Climate …

Taupō District Speed Management Plan

ViaStrada was commissioned by Taupō District Council to prepare a Speed Management Plan for their district. The Plan is based on the new Waka Kotahi …

Ōtautahi Christchurch central city 30 km/h speed limit safety evaluation

What impact has a speed limit drop from 50 to 30 km/h had in the CBD after its implementation in March 2016? ViaStrada conducted studies in 2019 and …

Torpedo-7 store traffic assessment review

Christchurch City Council received an application for a new retail premises on Clarence Street. ViaStrada was commissioned to review the applicant’s …

National State Highway Speed Management Panel

Where should speed limits change — and why? ViaStrada helped answer that question as part of NZTA’s national panel reviewing speed limits across key …

Far North District Plan and Engineering Standards Peer Review

Far North District Council was updating their District Plan and related Engineering Standards. ViaStrada undertook a peer review with a multi-modal …

Lincoln Road bus priority

Axel Downard-Wilke was seconded to Christchurch City Council to lead the scheme design for a complex transport project on Lincoln Road. Balancing …

Roadway Art Guidance (Tactical Urbanism Guide)

Roadway art is a subset of street art that is marked within the roadway, i.e. where vehicles travel. In a nutshell roadway art is any marking on the …

Te Anau Park & Ride design

ViaStrada developed concept designs for a proposed Park and Ride facility at the gateway to Fiordland National Park near Te Anau. The project was …

Dunedin South Speed Management Plan

ViaStrada completed a speed management study on behalf of the Dunedin City Council to address community concerns about road safety in South Dunedin, …

Active Whakatāne Strategy

ViaStrada worked closely with council staff and community leaders to produce a fun to read strategy and an interactive online map of the walking and …

Hastings rural speed limits review

ViaStrada evaluated the safety effectiveness of reduced rural speed limits in Hastings District, by comparing treated roads with similar rural roads …

Mission Bay & St Heliers safety reviews

Auckland Transport commissioned ViaStrada to conduct an independent review of the Mission Bay and St Heliers speed management proposals.

Canterbury Regional Speed Management Plan

ViaStrada was commissioned by Environment Canterbury (ECan), on behalf of the Regional Road Safety Working Group (RRSWG), to undertake different tasks …

Napier active transport network planning

ViaStrada undertook a city-wide cycling network evaluation (July 2018). Existing conditions auditing included video and ArcGIS data collector; …