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Research Report 529 Performance indicator analysis and applying levels of service

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

The NZ Transport Agency has been using performance indicator analysis and levels of service reporting for some years to assist with funding allocation, monitoring the application of funds and ensuring these are spent appropriately.

Research Report 527 Improving bus service reliability

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

The objective of this research (undertaken in 2010–12) was to provide urban bus operators and public transport contracting authorities in New Zealand with practical guidance on methods for diagnosis of urban bus service (un)reliability, the causes of…

Research Report 539 A new vehicle loading standard for road bridges in New Zealand

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Category: Natural hazard risk management , Integrated land use and transport systems , Safety, security and public health , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research report proposes a new vehicle loading standard for the design and evaluation of road bridges and other highway infrastructure in New Zealand.

Research Report 535 Accurate and affordable location technology for New Zealand

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

A potential gap between available location technology and its use on the ground was identified in the New Zealand land transport sector.

Research report 407 Evidential-based guidelines for temporary speed limits

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

A study was conducted to examine whether the New Zealand Code of practice for temporary traffic management guidelines for the implementation of temporary speed limits (TSL) result in driver speeds that match safe travelling speeds.

Research Report 179 Effects of public transport system changes on mode switching and road traffic levels

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

A research project was undertaken to appraise international evidence on the effects of changes in urban public transport systems and services on the extent of switching to/from car travel and on total road traffic volumes, and to develop guidelines f…

Research Report 575 The costs and benefits of inner city parking vis-à-vis network optimisation

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Category: Integrated land use and transport systems , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: Road traffic engineers & consultants

This research project investigated the monetary and non-monetary costs and benefits associated with reallocation of inner city kerbside parking to new uses in New Zealand.

Research Report 572 Detailed customer requirements of travel information services, and the effectiveness of current channels

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Category: Integrated land use and transport systems , Research programme , Research & reports | Audiences: General, Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants

The purpose of this report was to build on Transport Agency research report 540 ‘Customers’ requirements of multimodal travel information systems’ to provide practical market and customer research on the delivery methods that customers would prefer a…

Research Report 570 Travel time saving assessment

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

This research report covers the following aspects (from New Zealand and international perspectives) relating to the valuation of travel time savings for use in the economic appraisal of transport initiatives: The relative importance of travel time sa…