The Urban KiwiRAP trial is part of New Zealand’s Road Assessment Programme (KiwiRap). This programme operates in conjunction with the International Road Assessment Programme (IRAP), implemented by approximately 70 countries around the world...

Following a previous project, where we made a range of recommendations regarding parking management and infrastructure in and around Oamaru, the Waitaki District Council came to us looking for guidance and advice to help ...

This research project, funded by the New Zealand Transport Agency, set out to investigate how emerging technologies could be used to inform the Transport Agency on the performance of the New Zealand State Highway network...

The Canterbury Cricket Association was looking for resource consent for a new pavilion at Hagley Oval. They were looking to improve their facilities, aiming to accommodate more spectators and meet the needs of television broadcasters as they ...

In 2010, when the Waimakariri District Council committed to creating a more vibrant town centre for Rangiora, it quickly became clear that access and parking was a key issue. They recognised that this was constraining the economic development...

With considerable growth forecast for Belfast and northern Christchurch in general, the Christchurch City Council (CCC) identified the need to understand the effects an increase in population and commerce could have on transport...

The Gisborne District Council (GDC) were looking to update their urban development strategy, and, in conjunction with both their annual plans and their long-term consultation plans, wanted to revisit their walking and cycling strategy.

A need to increase capacity, a desire to rearrange the way heavy vehicles accessed their site, and a focus on improving safety drove Foodstuffs to enlist our services as they redesigned the intersection outside their Wainoni Road supermarket.

Dunedin City Council (DCC) were finding themselves inundated with suggestions and advice regarding existing and proposed cycling facilities in and around the city. They were looking for help to explain and justify the decisions ...

This comprehensive review of Christchurch’s bus network had two distinct parts. The first involved high level scoping analysis of bus corridor routes and the development of a priority list for implementing/improving each of these corridors...

With a limited budget for maintaining and building bridges the Hastings District Council (HDC) wanted a way to focus their annual spending on priority projects. They asked us to review their road system and determine which bridges played...

Looking to establish a defined town centre for Rolleston, the Selwyn District Council (SDC) came to us for transport advice to complement the master plan they were creating. They wanted to establish the street cross sections...

Austroads identified the need for a smart tool to help determine the best pedestrian crossing facilities for a wide array of roading environments. They wanted to be able to assess the economic efficiency of a range of solutions, as well as the ‘walkability’...

In order to make use of the valuable insights offered by road users, the Christchurch Traffic Operations Centre (CTOC) wanted a more efficient way to collate and review the complaints they received. In contrast to their existing system...

Every two years the NZ Transport Agency produces an action plan for their Safer Journeys programme (the Transport Agency’s road safety strategy for 2010-2020), highlighting their goals for the next 24-month period. Between 2013-2015 one...

Highfield Park is an area of land in Christchurch, between Marshlands and Redwood, which a private group of investors were looking to have rezoned from rural to residential. As part of the consent process they enlisted our help to study the impact 2200...

The Hamilton City Council (HCC) asked us to update the city’s accessibility model, taking into account a number of significant subdivisions and changes to infrastructure that had occurred in recent years. They wanted a clear overview of ...

Deemed a ‘project of national significance’, the NZ Transport Agency’s proposed flyover adjacent to Wellington’s Basin Reserve drew significant opposition from a number of groups, and a Board of Inquiry was appointed by...

The latest in a range of projects relating to Dunedin City Council’s (DCC) cycle strategy, this job involved generating a benefit-cost ratio (BCR) to assist in their application to the NZ Transport Agency for funding of a portion of their strategic cycle network.

The Wellington regional office of the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) was looking to develop a system to prioritise safety projects on state highways within their region. They already had a considerable amount of quality data; they now needed...

With Rolleston’s residential and commercial sectors rapidly expanding the Selwyn District Council recognised the need for a tool to help them manage the township’s growth. They wanted an analytical tool to estimate the impact that growth...

Having received funding for approximately 65 new speed cameras the New Zealand Police (NZP) asked us, as independent experts, to objectively analyse the best locations around the country to position those cameras. Given the high visibility...