Standards and Guides
NZ Transport Agency is currently undertaking a strategic review of the Bike Wise Programme. The aim of the review is to examine the current programme goals, format and outcomes, and determine whether these are still appropriate. The review will also look at ways the programme can be improved and enhanced.
The information contained on this page brings together numerous resources on the sustainability of biofuels, the biofuels sales obligation, fuel quality regulations, research funding, domestic biofuels development, and published reports about biofuels.
Cycle network and route planning guide
This guide aims to promote a consistent approach to planning the provision for cycling in New Zealand.
The vision for cyclist skills training is: a New Zealand where everyone has the opportunity to become a confident and capable cyclist
Feet First is now a flexible year-long project designed to help primary schools promote walking in fun and unusual ways. On the Feet First website, teachers can submit stories about walking initiatives, order resources, enter the competitions, collect walking numbers, or any combination of these. Schools can choose to participate in any way that suits them. For teachers, the website has - free to download - curriculum resources which provide inspiration and inquiry outlines, for curriculum areas.
Guidelines for making a travel plan
These guidelines can help you set up a walking school bus, or a workplace or school travel plan. Each set of guidelines contains sample forms and letters that you may wish to use during the planning process.
Guidelines for marking multi-lane roundabouts
The purpose of these guidelines is to assist designers in providing the most appropriate pavement markings for existing and proposed multi-lane roundabouts in New Zealand.
The purpose of this booklet is to draw attention to those elements of the design and construction of roundabouts which safety auditors have frequently found to be deficient, and to present some solutions commonly applied to address these reported deficiencies. While key issues are highlighted, this document should not be treated as a design guide.
These guidelines apply to all approved organisations for the preparation of their regional land transport programmes (RLTPs).
Managing road safety and efficiency under the Resource Management Act 1991
The need for this guideline was identified by a number of local authority engineers who approached Land Transport New Zealand (Land Transport NZ) for assistance. The working group made a tactical decision to complete this guideline in the knowledge that it is only part of the equation. It may be some considerable time before a body of research has been developed around the other objectives of the NZTS. When that has happened, then a complete guideline will be written, and this present guideline will form just one chapter of that complete guideline.
New Zealand Guide to the treatment of crash locations
This guide provides procedures for the treatment of traffic crash locations in New Zealand. It outlines practices and policies specific to New Zealand and forms a companion document to Austroads Guide to traffic engineering practice. Part 4. Treatment of crash locations (Austroads Pt 4).
NZ Supplement to AUSTROADS GTEP Part 14: Bicycles
The AUSTROADS Guide to Traffic Engineering Practice - Part 14: Bicycles (GTEP Part 14) is the widely used reference document for the design of cycle facilities in New Zealand.
Participation in land use and transport planning processes
The purpose of this document is to set out a statement of Land Transport New Zealand's (Land Transport NZ) policy for participating in land use and transport planning processes.
Pedestrian planning and design guide
This guide sets out ways to improve New Zealand's walking environment. It outlines a process for deciding on the type of provision that should be made for pedestrians and provides design advice and standards.
The purpose of the Review is to Ensure alignment between the procurement procedures and the Land Transport Management Act 2003 (LTMA) and Maximise opportunities for achieving value for money from NLTP funds spent by approved organisations in the current market environment.
Promoting community focused sustainable transport projects
Land Transport New Zealand is now funding councils to work with their communities to undertake projects and activities that encourage sustainable transport choices. From 2007 onwards, Land Transport NZ funding for councils community focused transport activities can be for projects related to both safety and sustainability.
Regional land transport strategy guidelines December 2004
These guidelines should be seen as a resource for use when reviewing regional land transport strategies. They should not be applied as a prescriptive or detailed template.
Road and traffic standards information sheets
Traffic notes are distributed to people/organisations in industry that have an interest in designing, building and managing roads in New Zealand.
Road safety action plans provide a sense of urgency, focus and commitment to mitigate road safety risks. The plans record agreed local road safety risks, objectives and targets, actions, and monitoring and reviewing processes.
Road safety audit procedures for projects
The objectives of road safety audit are to identify potential road or traffic safety concerns for all road users and others affected by a road project and to ensure that measures to eliminate or reduce the concerns are considered fully.
The results of national surveys carried out by the LTSA on the implementation of various traffic standards and guidelines.
Road signs and markings for rail crossings
This guideline document relates to the provision of new standard road signs and markings on the approaches to and at railway level crossings on New Zealand?s roads.
Land Transport NZ aims to ensure that New Zealand's roads are designed, constructed and managed safely and at a reasonable cost. Land Transport NZ sets safety standards for roads and promotes, assists and audits road controlling authorities' safety management systems.
This section is designed for people who use or are associated with school bus travel. It's loaded with tips for increasing safety on and around school buses.
Safety management systems project
To promote the adoption of safety management systems by Road Controlling Authorities (RCAs) to ensure that decisions about construction, maintenance and management of the road networks consider safety and help achieve targets and goals identified in national and local road safety strategies.
New Zealand's Land Transport Rule: Traffic Control Devices 2004 contains the legal requirements for road signs, signals and markings. The Manual of Traffic Signs and Markings, Road and Traffic Standards and Traffic notes guide road providers on a wide range of traffic control devices.
School travel plan coordinators guide
Land Transport New Zealand has prepared this material to help you get a school travel plan underway. Though there will be some variation across the country, dedicated staff members employed by regional or local councils will coordinate most school travel plans. This guide is written for these people - the school travel plan coordinators.
A school travel plan provides a school community with a package of practical actions to improve road safety, reduce car trips to school, and encourage students to use more sustainable modes of transport such as walking, cycling, buses and trains.
The resource contains a list of existing share the road resources and projects and outlines new ideas to promote good practice share the road projects.
In this section there are guidelines to assist road controlling authorities with the transitional provisions in section 10 of Land Transport Rule: Setting of Speed Limits 2003.
Standards and guidelines manual
The Standards and guidelines manual contains Land Transport NZ's policies and procedures documents for the National Land Transport Programme (NLTP). Standards are mandatory for all organisations receiving funds from the NLTP and guidelines are statements of good practice.
Stop and goes at traffic signals
The purpose of this booklet is to draw attention to those elements of traffic signals that the auditors have frequently found to compromise safety and/or efficiency, and to present ways in which these deficiencies could be addressed.
Total mobility scheme - A guide for local authorities
Land Transport New Zealand has prepared this material to help local authorities implement the improvements to the Total Mobility scheme that resulted from the Ministry of Transport's 2005 review (MoT, 2005). Land Transport NZ's statutory objective is to allocate resources and undertake functions in a way that contributes to an integrated, safe, responsive and sustainable land transport system.
Total mobility scheme - a guide for local authorities
Land Transport New Zealand has prepared this material to help local authorities implement the improvements to the Total Mobility scheme that resulted from the Ministry of Transport's 2005 review (MoT, 2005).
Traffic notes are distributed to people/organisations in industry that have an interest in designing, building and managing roads in New Zealand.
Travel behaviour change programmes encourage voluntary change in travel behaviour by providing incentives for people to use sustainable modes of travel, thus reducing the need for car travel in our communities.
Travel behaviour change guidance handbook
Travel behaviour change programmes encourage voluntary change in travel behaviour by providing incentives for people to use sustainable modes of travel, thus reducing the need for car travel in our communities.
Land Transport NZ is producing a range of flexible travel planning resources that can be used when developing a workplace travel plan.
Walking within the community has a lot of benefits in terms of health and fitness, safety and cost. It also brings familiarity with your community and reduces traffic congestion. Councils throughout New Zealand are being encouraged to develop local sustainability-related activities and projects in their communities.
A school travel plan provides a school community with a package of practical actions to improve road safety, reduce car trips to school, and encourage students to use more sustainable modes of transport such as walking, cycling, buses and trains.
Walking has a lot of benefits in terms of health and fitness, safety and cost. It also brings familiarity with your community and reduces traffic congestion.
A walking school bus provides a fun, safe, active and sustainable way for children to travel to and from school with adult supervision - that even the youngest students can enjoy.
Land Transport NZ is producing a range of flexible travel planning resources that can be used when developing a workplace travel plan. These resources - mainly templates and tip sheets - can be adapted to suit your workplace (for example, by adding your organisation's logo).
Workplace travel plan - coordinators guide
Land Transport New Zealand has prepared this material to help you get a travel plan underway in your organisation. We know that the implementation of workplace travel plans can lead to happier, fitter and more productive employees, as well as providing real cost savings to workplaces.
