Presentations and Publications by Glen Koorey

Cycling Infrastructure: If you build it, will they come? (and will they be safe?)

At the 8th International Cycling Safety Conference in Brisbane, Nov 2019, Glen delivered a keynote presentation looking at the relationship between …
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Who should control Mobility as a Service?

Who should develop and manage “Mobility as a Service” (MaaS) services in New Zealand? Three approaches that have appeared to date are (1) private …
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The mechanics and politics of changing a speed limit

With a new government pushing a greater emphasis on road safety, attention is increasing on the role that speed plays in our safety record. For both …
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Has the Christchurch Central City 30km/h zone worked?

In 2016, Christchurch introduced a 30km/h lower speed zone within a large part of the central city area. While this has generated some controversy …
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Dunedin Schools Cluster – a precinct approach to safety

Dunedin City Council commissioned ViaStrada to develop an area-wide approach to addressing road safety and parking issues around five central city …
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Developing and implementing local speed management plans

How do road controlling authorities make use of the new Speed Management Guidelines to introduce changed speed limits across their networks? Glen …
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The future of transport will be MaaS-ive...

What does the near future of transport look like? In Sep 2018, Glen Koorey gave a "pecha-kucha" presentation on Mobility as a Service (MaaS) to an …
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Neighbourhood Greenways – the missing piece of the puzzle

There has been considerable recent development of cycling networks around New Zealand cities. To date, these have largely featured on-road cycle …
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Transport resilience and earthquakes – lessons from Christchurch

How do people respond to dramatic changes in transport patterns? What can other communities learn from the transport effects of the Christchurch …
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Patterns in NZ truck-bike crashes

Glen presented on the New Zealand patterns in truck / bike crashes at the 2018 Transportation Conference in Queenstown. This is a follow up to the …
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Factors influencing red light running

Glen presented "Factors influencing red light running – a Christchurch investigation" at the Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF) in …
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E-bike and low-powered vehicles standards and safety

Glen presented "Electric bicycle and low-powered vehicles standards and safety" at the 2017 Transport Knowledge Conference in Auckland. This …
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Designing safer railway crossings for walking and cycling

KiwiRail and the New Zealand Transport Agency have led the development of a New Zealand design guide for pedestrian and cycle facilities at rail …
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Moving on from the almighty car: Future transport in Christchurch

ViaStrada's Glen Koorey was interviewed by The Press as part of an article in Aug 2017 about future changes to Christchurch's transport patterns. …
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Developing options for contraflow cycleways

Auckland Transport commissioned ViaStrada to investigate some options for providing contraflow cycling on three suburban one-way streets, as well as …
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Changing rural speed limits - Learning from the past

Glen Koorey presented 'Changing Rural Speed Limits - Learning from the Past' at the 2017 IPENZ Transportation Group Conference. The paper, co …
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Review of Road User Rules for people walking and cycling

The NZ Transport Agency engaged MWH and ViaStrada to investigate options for amendments to several give-way related road user rules. Our report was …
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Neighbourhood Greenways workshop presentations

Glen Koorey gave two presentations at the Neighborhood Greenways workshop held in Washington DC, US, as part of the 2017 Transportation Research …
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Making the case for lower speeds: tackling the concerns

Glen Koorey gave a presentation at the 2016 TRAFINZ Conference that provides an overview of the arguments for lower speeds in New Zealand, including …
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Four types of cyclist?

At the 2016 2WALKandCYCLE Conference in Auckland, Glen Koorey and co-author Karyn Teather presented a paper which explores the different types of …
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