Services

ViaStrada offers a wide range of services to the transport industry. We work with local and national clients to solve design problems involving intersections (including those with traffic signals and roundabouts) and corridors (including speed management), through concept design, safety audits and peer review.

We’ve worked on both sides of the Tasman to offer advice on transportation engineering design manuals, intersection standards and guidelines. We’re involved in transport policy and research, making us well placed to develop strategies and policy documents for local and national government.

As well as planning and designing specifically for cycling and walking (including school/workplace travel planning), we contribute to the development and delivery of industry training, so that knowledge can be shared across the industry.

Projects

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 …
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College Road upgrade

The community and students of Whakatāne's largest high school want to cross the road safely.
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Whakatāne's waterfront - The Strand upgrade

A major new iwi owned and funded building is set to grace the Whakatāne waterfront. ViaStrada prepared pedestrian crossing design options to connect …
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Cycle parking planning and design guide

ViaStrada staff augmented their extensive experience using and designing cycle parking with a literature review of European guidance, the Australian …
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Pedestrian Network Guidance (PNG)

When the Pedestrian Planning and Design Guide was due for an update, the NZ Transport Agency called on ViaStrada as technical experts in walking …
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Junior road safety cycle track design

Dunedin City Council engaged ViaStrada to develop concept plans for the layout of a learn to ride space that can be used to introduce new riders to a …
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Whakatāne Neighbourhood Greenways

To support the Active Whakatane Strategy's network objectives, ViaStrada prepared concept designs and visualisations for eight streets.
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Rex Morpeth Park Design

Following on from the prioritisation of Active Whakatāne projects, ViaStrada collaborated with our partners DCM Urban to produce landscape and traffic …
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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 …
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University of Canterbury guest lectures

Since 2006, Axel Downard-Wilke has been a guest lecturer at the University of Canterbury for the Masters of Transportation course and occasional …
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Dunedin SH1 Barnes Dance Trials

The NZ Transport Agency commissioned ViaStrada to formally trial two "Barnes Dance" shared pedestrian/cycle crossings along SH1 in Dunedin, including …
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Te Tai Poutini Westland Transport Information

The Department of Conservation commissioned a report and webmap to summarise the transportation context for the Waiau Weheka Westland long term …
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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 …
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Main North Rd bus priority design and audits

ViaStrada were commissioned by Christchurch City Council to undertake scheme & detail design and post-construction stage road safety audits of the …
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Whakatāne Innovating Streets

ViaStrada prepared a successful funding application for our council client including issues, solutions, costs, engagement and monitoring plans.
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Public Transport Design Guidance (PTDG) peer review

ViaStrada staff have direct experience with managing bus stop infrastructure for Christchurch and Palmerston North city councils. This informed our …
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Whakatāne Wayfinding signage plan

Whakatāne District Council asked ViaStrada to provide a wayfinding signage plan for Whakatāne District's walking and cycling network. Its focus: how …
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Planning and design for walking - industry training

Engineers and planners with an interest or mandate for walking, plus interested members of walking advocacy groups, are invited to register for one …
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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 …
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Mackenzie District Visitor Transport Mapping

The Department of Conservation (DOC) commissioned ViaStrada to create a web map application about transport-related content in Mackenzie District, …
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Palmerston North urban cycling network masterplan

Palmerston North City Council plans to invest $2.9M in urban cycleways over the 19/20 and 20/21 financial years. ViaStrada has developed a public …
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