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Auckland City Centre Gateways – Crash Reduction
Posted speeds were lowered to 30-40km/h in the Auckland City Centre in 2020. Accordingly, gateway speed thresholds designed by TES were installed around the city centre. In 2025, reported Death and Serious Injury (DSI) crashes were analysed in the city centre, approximately 4.5 years ‘before’ and ‘after’ the…
New Roundabouts - Huge Crash Savings
Two new roundabouts designed by TES and commissioned by Auckland Transport have achieved substantial crash savings, post-construction. Roundabouts that are well designed can achieve substantial long-term crash savings! Also, the Church / Victoria roundabout was the subject of a peer...
Zero Road Deaths Can Be Achieved
A road death toll is not inevitable. More than 500 cities worldwide with populations greater than 50,000 have achieved zero road deaths multiple times. Common actions to achieve this have included: Redirecting Road Funding - Walking and cycling infrastructure generally gets low priority for funding...
Tactical Urbanism Beyond Transport
Photograph Source: Bike Auckland
Tactical urbanism aims to provide more space, greater connectivity, safety and amenity for pedestrians and cyclists. These attributes not only enhance ease of transport but promote health and wellbeing in the community by...
Tactical Urbanism Shared Spaces
Shared spaces are zones where all road users can operate together safely. Iterative design upgrades of shared spaces can significantly improve their operational performance, particularly in relation to safety and amenity for vulnerable road users. Various measures can be implemented...
Innovating Streets for People Pilot Fund
Photograph Source: Waka Kotahi NZTA: Innovating Streets Pilot Projects Fund Leaflet
“New Zealand has become the first country to provide funding to make tactical urbanism into official government policy.” – Carlton Reid, Forbes Medial LLC. Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency aims to deliver fast tactical changes in our streets and neighbourhoods. The ISPPF (more than $7million) will help...
Flexible Roadside Barriers and Guardrails
Deaths on our roads stem primarily from loss of control crashes on our roads. According to Waka Kotahi NZTA, when fitted along the centre and sides of a road, flexible roadside safety barriers and guardrails can reduce the number of people killed by up to 90% and reduce the number of motorcycle deaths...
Audio Tactile Profiled Markings
Audio Tactile Profiled (ATP) markings (also known as rumble strips) are a combination of painted line marking and raised profile thermoplastic ribs that provide an audible (sound) and sensory (vibration) warning to alert drivers of a possible lane departure. ATP markings can be an effective measure to reduce...
Intelligent Advance Warning Signs
Every year, hundreds of crashes occur at intersections involving drivers who failed to notice the priority-controlled intersection and drive through them at open road speeds without stopping. Such crashes can have high severity and can even result in fatalities. To counter this problem a trial of solar powered...