Publications by John Lieswyn

The Austroads’ funded project Keeping People Safe When Walking aims to help chart a path to zero pedestrian serious trauma, by establishing a …

ViaStrada undertook research for NZTA investigating the measured network vehicle-kilometres travelled (VKT) impacts of permanent road space re …

This research shows that emerging new technologies like WiFi probes and artificial intelligence processing of video feeds can help measure levels of …

How do we gather information about our streets and paths to improve them for people of all ages and abilities? John …

Our current understanding of the impacts of mode change on safety is limited, due to the complex interactions between the various risk factors plus …

John Lieswyn was recruited by the World Bank to join an international cast of subject matter experts producing a comprehensive report on ways to …

Northland is building an urban and rural network of shared pathways for people walking, biking, and scooting. In the largest city, Whangārei, …

We can quantify the economic impact of investing in roads for motor vehicle drivers, why not pedestrians? This presentation describes a simple …

John presented “A better cycling demand model” at the 2022 NZMUGS Conference in Christchurch. This presentation followed on from research by …

In New Zealand, we are currently being told that "it's time we stopped paying the road toll". Yet our roundabout design philosophy utilising a …

This research note provides information about the best infrastructure options for installing quick-build (interim) separated cycleways to increase …

In many countries, road space is often allocated primarily for motor vehicles. The negative health and well-being externalities of such an …

The Pedestrian Network Guidance (PNG) is going online soon, as an update of the ground-breaking Pedestrian Planning and Design Guide (PPDG) …

This article presents a comprehensive conceptual framework for modelling safe walking and cycling routes to school for adolescents. The framework …

The 2019 Walk21 conference was held in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. New Zealand was represented by John Lieswyn of ViaStrada and Gerry Dance of the …

Palmerston North once had the highest rate of cycling to work (as measured by the census) in New Zealand, but in recent years the number of cycling …

This article describes the development of key policy recommendations for increasing active transport in New Zealand. The goal was to establish a …

John Lieswyn chaired a panel discussion on micro-mobility. There were eight panellists representing a variety of groups, interests, and companies. …

John Lieswyn presented on this topic at the Active Living and Environment Symposium (Dunedin, Feb 2019). The most important finding is that the …

Dockless bikeshare, a bikeshare system not requiring docking stations, is coming. They can – and do – create huge problems, from footpaths cluttered …

For people managing a cycling network, there are over sixty different metrics to help evaluate the impact of engineering, education, encouragement …

In the last year, the number of e-bikes imported to New Zealand has reached nearly 20,000 units while electric scooters and skateboards are …

Glen presented "Electric bicycle and low-powered vehicles standards and safety" at the 2017 Transport Knowledge Conference in Auckland. This …

Arising from the 2014 Cycling Safety Panel recommendations, in 2016 the NZ Transport Agency commissioned ViaStrada to research whether NZ should …

At the 2016 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Auckland from 6 to 8 July, John Lieswyn in a paper co-authored with Axel Wilke, presented on E-bikes: …

John Lieswyn presented his paper "CV Link: California's new paradigm in shared use pathways" at the 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Auckland, 6 to 8 …

Glen Koorey presented at the IPENZ Transportation Group Conference in March 2016, with co-presenter John Lieswyn. Their paper was titled Making …

The Canterbury branch of the Transportation Group had a meeting where two presenters talked about e-bikes. John Lieswyn's presentation covered two …

ViaStrada was commissioned by Austroads to undertake research into the effectiveness of on-road bicycle lanes at roundabouts in Australia and New …

This technical note and poster proposes a glossary of cycling facility terms with the aim of reducing confusion amongst practitioners. It was …

Following on from the 2008 NZTA funded investigation by ViaStrada into methods of continuous cycle counting, this conference paper summarises the …

ViaStrada's Andrew Macbeth and John Lieswyn reviewed the Golden Mile corridor using the Safe Systems Approach, and controversially suggest a people …

John completed an MET Masters research project in 2011 looking into how risk and uncertainty are dealt with in the literature and guidelines around …

Following on from the 2008 NZTA funded investigation by ViaStrada into methods of continuous cycle counting, this conference paper summarises the …

Surveys of Christchurch residents have shown that separated cycle facilities, (where cyclists are separated from motor vehicles) are the most likely …

What happens when petrol prices go up, or buses go down? Following the 2008 petrol price rises and the 2009 Auckland bus driver industrial dispute, …