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Research Report 517 Use of roadside barriers versus clear zones

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Category: Safety, security and public health , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This report summarises research carried out in 2011–12 to quantify the effects of roadside barriers and clear zones on mitigation of run-off-road crash numbers and crash severity for New Zealand road and roadside characteristics through statistical a…

Research Report 537 Improving the cost-benefit analysis of integrated PT, walking and cycling

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Category: Integrated land use and transport systems , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research project developed an evaluation framework for estimating the cost-benefit analysis of integrating public transport (PT) with walking and cycling.

Research Report 515 The effect of rainfall and contaminants on road pavement skid resistance

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Category: Environmental impacts of land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audiences: Communities, General

This research project, which was undertaken between 2003 and 2006, aimed to improve the understanding of the effect that environmental factors (eg rainfall and detritus) have on the variation of measured skid resistance, both in the short and longer …

Research Report 536 Optimising expenditure on roadside safety barriers

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Category: Safety, security and public health , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research, which was carried out in New Zealand in 2013, used computer simulation modelling to identify whether it is better to rectify or replace existing roadside crash barriers that are of substandard height or are corroded, or to install new …

Research Report 534 Drivers of demand for transport

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Category: Economic development , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Frontier Economics was engaged by the NZ Transport Agency to assist in identifying a 'best fit' methodology for assessing the historical relationship in New Zealand between: 1) economic activity and road freight activity; and 2) income grow…

Research Report 512 The New Zealand accessibility analysis methodology

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Category: Sustainable land transport , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research considers land use and transport accessibility drawing on international practice from the UK, Europe, USA and Australia.

Research Report 533 Economic appraisal of public transport service enhancements

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Category: Transport demand management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research project was undertaken to provide guidance on appropriate methods and benefits parameters to use in the economic appraisal of public transport proposals (in particular service enhancements) in New Zealand.

Research Report 531 Experience with value-for-money urban public transport system enhancements

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Category: Integrated land use and transport systems , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This report reviews research literature and published evidence regarding the value for money of urban public transport enhancements.

Research Report 085 Review of accident analysis procedures for Project evaluation manual

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Category: Safety, security and public health , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The Transit New Zealand Project evaluation manual (1996) outlined the procedures to be adopted when evaluating roading projects in New Zealand.