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  • Best Practice for Walking and Cycling

    ViaStrada's Andrew Macbeth delivered a presentation on Best Practice for Walking and Cycling to the May 2011 meeting of the Wellington Active Transport Forum. The presentation discusses policy and design issues for walking and cycling, such as when walking and cycling facilities should be separated from each other. Andrew gave the presentation on one of his regular visits to Wellington, while developing the Upper Hutt Walking and Cycling Strategy.

    when presented/published: 
    19 May 2011
    Author Reference: 
    Andrew Macbeth
    where presented/published: 

    Wellington Active Transport Forum

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  • Earthquake workshop debrief to IPENZ Transportation Group

    The Christchurch City Council ran a series of three stakeholder workshops in June 2011 to discuss transportation issues for the rebuild of Christchurch's central city, after the devastating earthquakes of 2010 and 2011. The workshops discussed three themes: form and function; parking; and public transport. Andrew Macbeth attended all three in his capacity as the accessibility representative on the Canterbury Regional Transport Committee. His presentation is available on the ViaStrada website.

    when presented/published: 
    23 Jun 2011
    Author Reference: 
    Andrew Macbeth
    where presented/published: 

    CCC earthquake workshop debrief for IPENZ Transportation Group

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  • "Before After" Public Forum on Christchurch Earthquake Recovery

    The New Zealand Institute of Architects hosted a series of panel discussions on the earthquake recovery in Christchurch under the banner Before After. The themes were: Heritage and Character, Urban Design; Residential; Transport and Infrastructure; and Environmental Planning; with a wrap-up entitled "Where to from here?".

    ViaStrada director Andrew Macbeth was on the panel for the transportation forum, along with well-known Wellington architect Ian Athfield and geographer Dr Simon Kingham from the University of Canterbury. Andrew's presentation is available on our website.

    when presented/published: 
    30 Jun 2011
    Author Reference: 
    Andrew Macbeth
    where presented/published: 

    Institute of Architects' public "Before After" forum on the Christchurch earthquake recovery

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  • Rebuilding the streets of Kaiapoi after the 2010 Canterbury earthquake

    The 4 September 2010 earthquake significantly damaged infrastructure in the town of Kaiapoi, 20 km north of central Christchurch. The Waimakariri District Council (WDC) faced challenges of immediate repairs and longer term reinstatement. An 'Infrastructure Recovery Team' including ViaStrada's Jeanette Ward, was promptly established to manage these challenges and the opportunities that soon became apparent.

    Jeanette's conference presentation gives an overview of the items discussed in the paper and provides a strong visual background to the project.

    when presented/published: 
    28 Mar 2011 - 30 Mar 2011
    Author Reference: 
    Jeanette Ward
    Author Reference: 
    Ken Stevenson
    Author Reference: 
    Rob Kerr
    where presented/published: 

    IPENZ Transportation Conference

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  • Cycle counting programme in Hamilton

    Following on from the 2008 NZTA funded investigation by ViaStrada into methods of continuous cycle counting, this conference paper summarises the literature on the latest methods, count durations, number of sites needed, and where they should be placed to gain a representative sample of the cycling levels throughout a given network.

    This knowledge has been applied in the development of automatic cycle counting programmes for three New Zealand cities of a range of sizes: Christchurch, New Plymouth, and Hamilton. This paper presents the development process, planning, and implementation to date of the programme for Hamilton City.

    when presented/published: 
    28 Mar 2011 - 30 Mar 2011
    Author Reference: 
    John Lieswyn
    Author Reference: 
    Axel Wilke
    Author Reference: 
    Steve Taylor
    where presented/published: 

    Transportation Conference in Auckland

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