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Research Note 004 Evaluating the greenhouse gas emission reduction benefits from land transport mode shift programmes and projects

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research note identifies a variety of land transport mode shift programmes that have demonstrated reductions in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), primarily through changes in vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT).

Research Note 010 New Zealand’s experience of transitioning to a zero-emission public transport fleet – a research note

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research, undertaken in 2022, collected and collated knowledge from transitions to electric public transport to provide councils with guidance and 'lessons learned'.

Research Report 727 Community response to transport noise exposure in New Zealand

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Environmental noise can harm human health and negatively impact people’s daily activities at home, school and work and during leisure and can cause a range of disturbance and annoyance reactions among individuals.

Research Report 730 Integration of vehicle operating cost and emission models

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

In New Zealand, we use two models to estimate fuel use, which can be used to predict vehicle emissions.

Research Report 726 Assessing the relationship between the sustainability of urban form and transport in Aotearoa New Zealand

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

Integrated transport and land-use planning is recognised as a critically important component of reducing transport emissions and creating an urban environment that achieves broader social, economic and environmental outcomes.

Research Report 702 Integrated land use and transport planning

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research was undertaken to improve Waka Kotahi, and sector understanding about the benefits of integrated transport and land use planning and to provide a foundation for additional work to improve integrated planning processes, delivery, and out…

Research Report 695 Life cycle assessment of pavements - Development of a calculator

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audiences: Road controlling authorities, Road traffic engineers & consultants, Roading contractors

This research was commissioned to develop a scientific, life-cycle based understanding of the whole-of-life environmental impacts of different pavement designs, including use of recycled materials.

Research Report 692 Road edge-effects on ecosystems

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The aim of this study was to gather information from international literature and local case studies to help Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and sector partners identify, assess, monitor and manage road edge effects on biodiversity.

Research Report 640 Understanding the value of meeting the requirements of environmental legislation

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

This research developed a framework to enable roading authorities to understand the value of meeting the requirements of environmental legislation for roading improvement projects.

Research Report 658 Testing New Zealand vehicles to measure real-world fuel use and exhaust emissions

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Category: Environmental sustainability , Research programme , Research & reports | Audience: General

The purpose of the research was to better understand real-world fuel consumption and vehicle exhaust emissions from the New Zealand fleet and use this knowledge to improve the ability of the Transport Agency’s Vehicle Emissions Prediction Model (VEPM…