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Research Report 382 Using risk analysis to assess treatments for frost and ice

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Category: Natural hazard risk management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The comparative effects on skid resistance of the two commonly used treatments for frost and ice on New Zealand roads, mineral grit and the anti-icing/de-icing agent calcium magnesium acetate (CMA), were examined through an on-road test programme.

Research Report 170 Health monitoring of superstructures of New Zealand road bridges: Waipawa Bridge, Hawke's Bay

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Bridge health monitoring is a method of evaluating the ability of a bridge to perform its required task (also called fitness for purpose) by monitoring the response of the bridge to the traffic loads it has to withstand.

Research Report 380 'I want to ride my bike' – overcoming barriers to cycling to intermediate schools

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

Transport modes such as walking and cycling, including cycling to school, could play a key role in combating obesity, climate change and traffic congestion as well as restoring ‘social capital’ within communities.

Research Report 379 Organising integrated urban development projects

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

This report examines how to enhance the integration of transport and land use at the implementation stage of urban development projects.

Research Report 377 Rural drink-drive enforcement in the Southern Police District

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

Drink-driving is a serious road safety issue, particularly in the rural environment, with a significant number of road users killed or injured on rural roads annually.

Research Report 182 Endurazyme trials on unsealed roads in Tararua District New Zealand

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Endurazyme #388 is a proprietary bioenzyme stabiliser designed to allow greater use of marginal in-situ pavement materials.

Research Report 376 Agglomeration elasticities in New Zealand

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

This paper analyses the relationship between the multi-factor productivity of New Zealand businesses and the effective employment density of the areas where they operate.

Research Report 375 Applying health impact assessment to land transport planning

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

This research draws on learning from New Zealand and other countries to meet the following research objectives: to assess the need for health impact assessment (HIA), in the context of the New Zealand Transport Strategy and relevant legislation to ev…

Research Report 181 Riprap protection of bridge abutments

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Category: Activity management , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Criteria for selecting riprap to protect bridge abutments against scour were investigated.

Research Report 374 Comparisons of NZ and UK trips and parking rates

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

Trip generation, parking demand, modal split and travel activity related to different land uses are fundamental information for transportation planning and land use planning, now and in the future.