ViaStrada

03/09/2026

🚗 🚌 🚲 The ins and outs of parking

With the New Zealand Parking Association Conference just around the corner (9-10 September in Wellington), we're taking a moment to celebrate the many forms that parking can take. From city centre parking demand studies, parking layout design options, and visitor parking strategies, to cruise ship coach operations and cycle parking design, we've had the opportunity to help shape parking solutions across New Zealand for public agencies and developers alike.

Also, Park(ing) Day on 18 September is a great chance to think differently about how we use public space. Do you know of a local council or community group planning something for Park(ing) Day? Let us know below! 👇

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23/08/2026

Looking to build your traffic modelling skills?

SIDRA SOLUTIONS' upcoming SIDRA ASSIGN Online Training on 9 September is a hands-on 3.5-hour course covering traffic assignment fundamentals, O-D volumes, network modelling, route choice, and traffic assignment analysis using the SIDRA ASSIGN module in SIDRA INTERSECTION 11.

As the New Zealand reseller and support representative for SIDRA, ViaStrada is proud to support NZ users of this powerful traffic analysis software. If you're keen to learn more about SIDRA or require local sales and support, we'd love to help.

🔗 Register for the course: https://www.sidrasolutions.com/training/online-training/sidra-assign

🔗 Learn more about SIDRA support in NZ: https://viastrada.nz/sidra


SIDRA SOLUTIONS

19/08/2026

🚦📢After more than 20 years, Stops & Goes of Traffic Signals manual has received a major update!

Commissioned by SNUG and prepared by ViaStrada, the 2026 edition reflects modern best practice for signalised intersections, with an increased focus on pedestrians, cyclists and public transport. The guide draws on decades of industry experience to help engineers identify and address common design and operational issues that can affect safety and efficiency.

We're proud to have contributed to a resource that continues to support transport practitioners across New Zealand. Well done to Megan Gregory and Axel Downard-Wilke.

Read about the project with a link to the guidance here: https://viastrada.nz/project/2026/stops-and-goes-traffic-signals-guidance-document-update

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13/08/2026

Check out the Winter 2026 edition of our e-newsletter, packed with the latest updates, insights, and news from the ViaStrada team:

🔗 https://viastrada.nz/newsletter/2026-08-13/viastrada-e-news-winter-2026-edition

Not subscribed yet? Sign up here to receive future editions straight to your inbox:

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We publish our newsletter quarterly, so you can stay informed without worrying about inbox overload.

11/08/2026

🚆 Rail Safety Week is a timely reminder that safe crossings matter.

ViaStrada has helped shape New Zealand's approach to railway crossing safety, from developing guidance for pedestrian and cycle crossings to delivering Level Crossing Safety Impact Assessments (LCSIAs) for cycle trails, urban streets, and major port infrastructure projects.

Helping people cross rail corridors more safely, one project at a time.



More info:
https://www.kiwirail.co.nz/communities/safety-in-the-community/railsafetyweek/
https://viastrada.nz/news/railway-crossing-safety
https://viastrada.nz/project/2024/hokitika-gibson-quay-lcsias
https://viastrada.nz/project/2025/lyttelton-port-reviews-and-designs

03/08/2026

Smiles all round for ViaStrada’s 'Try All and Error' team after claiming 2nd place at last week's quiz night at SydenhamUnderpass in Christchurch! Enjoy those book vouchers, team 📚 🎉 Thanks to Transportation Group NZ for putting together another fun night.

28/07/2026

New NZTA research just published! 📢

What causes the loud, isolated vehicle noise events that communities often report near roads? This three-year research project investigated the role of traffic behaviour and road features—including profiled line markings, speed platforms, roundabouts, and intersections—in generating these events.

ViaStrada was pleased to contribute to this research, working with Altissimo Consulting Ltd and Tonkin + Taylor to investigate the relationship between road design, driver behaviour, and vehicle noise. The findings highlight the complexity of the issue and provide a foundation for future noise mitigation strategies.

🔗 Read the report: https://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/research/reports/748

🔗 Learn more about the project: https://viastrada.nz/project/2026/individual-vehicle-noise-research

04/06/2026

World Trails Day is coming up!

We’re celebrating World Trails Day on Saturday 6 June 2026 by spotlighting our presentation at the World Trails Network Conference in Perth, Australia, this October.

At the conference, ViaStrada will present on improving access to trails and campgrounds.

John Lieswyn will share ViaStrada’s recent accessibility work on trails and campgrounds. Accessibility varies across New Zealand’s trails and campsites, and field audits have supported clearer information on the Department of Conservation website while identifying capital improvements that could further improve access.

Learn more: https://viastrada.nz/project/2026/doc-accessibility-audits

Conference registration: https://worldtrailsconference.org/6b-equity-of-access/

01/06/2026

🚲Have you heard of “Bicycle Face”? 🚲

Back in the 1890s, the stress of balancing a bicycle was thought to cause a dreadful nervous condition. The advice was that everyone (but especially women) should avoid cycling to prevent it! 😱

Thankfully, that myth was debunked while the bicycle — and the freedom it offers — remains.

Today we recognise that cycling is a great way to travel more sustainably and to reduce your fuel costs. It’s good for physical and mental wellbeing, and as many of us know, it’s just plain fun!💚

Join us in celebrating World Bicycle Day 🌏🚴 this Wednesday 3 June, and World Environment Day 🌏🌱on Friday 5 June.

01/06/2026

International Children's Day was yesterday, Monday, 1 June.

Kids love zipping around on their bikes, scooters, and skateboards, but they’re not always easy to see. That’s why we’re talking about visibility from driveways this International Children’s Day.

Did you know that a person driving into or out of a driveway must give way to a road user on a footpath, cycle path, or shared path?

Under current legislation you must give way to:
• Children on scooters
• Children on bicycles with wheels less than 355 mm diameter
• Mobility scooter riders
• E-scooter riders (those travelling over 15 km/h should be on the road, like adult cyclists)
• Pedestrians of all ages and abilities

Most of the people above are likely to be travelling at speeds of 10–15 km/h, including the kids. That’s faster than you might expect, and why it’s so critical that we go slowly and attentively as drivers.

This International Children’s Day, take a look at your driveways at home and at work and see if there’s a way you can make it safer for kids and everyone else, too.

If you’re not sure what makes a driveway safer, check out our article on pedestrian driveway safety. https://viastrada.nz/news/pedestrian-driveway-safety

Pedestrian driveway safety 28th May 2026 Did you know that a person driving into or out of a driveway must give way to a road user on a footpath, cycle path, or shared path?That means you must give way to: Children on scootersChildren on bicycles with wheels less than 355 mm diameterMobility scoote...