The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand

IPENZ TRANSPORTATION GROUP

   

ROUNDABOUT MAGAZINE

Roundabout is the newsletter of the IPENZ Transportation Group, published quartely. It features topical articles and other relevant tidbits from the traffic world, as well as details on the latest happenings in the NZ roading/transportation scene.

Roundabout is available to all members as a PDF, or is available in a printed form mailed out on request to the Editor.

Click the 'Hot Links' on the left for the latest Transportation Group information and events.

In the current issue: (December 2009)

  • Chairman's Chat
  • Editorial
  • Letters to the Editor
  • Members' Information
  • 2010 Transportation Group Conference
  • Members' Articles
  • Profession in Print
  • Upcoming Events and Networking
  • Training Available
  • Situations Vacant
  • Your Representatives
  • The Last Word

Click here for the latest issue of Roundabout in PDF format.

Any contributions to Roundabout should be sent to the Editor:
Dr Ian Greenwood
c/ Opus International Consultants
PO Box
AUCKLAND
Ph: 9-355 9546 (wk)
Fax: 9-355 9585
Ian.Greenwood@opus.co.nz

UPDATEDCut-off for material for the next issue is 12th February 2010.

Electronic versions of earlier archived issues are available for public viewing below:

  • No.123 Dec 2009 (PDF, 1.6MB)
    - featuring the Intelligent Transport Systems Summit 2009 in Melbourne

  • No.122 Oct 2009 (PDF, 7.5 MB)
    - featuring Views Sought on Non-Car Trip Generation and more

  • No.121 July 2009 (PDF, 6.1MB)
    - featuring IPENZ submission on the Auckland Super City

  • No.120 March 2009 (PDF, 8.5MB)
    - featuring Climate change and Sustainable transport - the challenge for tranposrt engineers

  • No.119 Dec 2008 (PDF, 5.1MB)
    - featuring the Passeger Rail Funding

  • No.118 Aug 2008 (PDF, 7.5MB)
    - featuring the Draft Rules of the IPENZ Transportation Group

  • No.117 May 2008 (PDF, 6.2MB)
    - featuring IPENZ Transportation Group Study Award Report 2007 and Selwyn Green – Obituary.

  • No.116 February 2008 (PDF, 9.1MB)
    - featuring various members articles, Profession in Print - The Hidden Persuaders

  • No.115 December 2007 (PDF, 7.4MB)
    - featuring Transportation Conference 2007, Articles of Interest - PIARC (World Road Association) Congress

  • No.114 August 2007 (PDF, 8.6MB)
    - featuring Sharing the Road Space – Toronto Example, Comparing Travel Modes

  • No.113 April 2007 (PDF, 3.4MB)
    - featuring Paris Embraces Plan to Become City of Bikes, NZ infrastructure a train wreck

  • No.112 December 2006 (PDF, 2.7MB)
    - featuring New Management Committee, Urban Roundabouts in the Czech Republic, Intergrated Transport Assessments, Profession in Print

  • No.110 June 2006 (PDF, 3.1MB)
    - featuring Membership Campaign, IPENZ Transportation Conference 2006, Trptn Group Study Award, Group History Publication, Reflections on Bhutan, Transport Planning in Auckland, Urban Planning

  • No.109 March 2006 (PDF, 2.1MB)
    - featuring IPENZ Transportation Conference 2006, Trptn Group Study Award, IT Initiatives, What is travel time reliability?, Group History Publication, Conferences/Workshops/Courses

  • No.108 December 2005 (PDF, 998kb)
    - featuring Farewell to Mike Gadd, 2005/06 Budget, Urban Design - What's this all about?, Urbanism Down Under Conference, Is there a Traffic Engineer in the House?, The Village in the City: Transit & the Original Suburban Idea, Liveable Streets

  • No.107 August 2005 (PDF, 1.2MB)
    - featuring Toast to Alan Williman, Traffic Engineers: The Case for Licensure, TRB E-newsletter, Report on AITPM Conf 2005, 3rd Int'l Symposium on Highway Geometric Design, 'Fundamentals of Planning & Design for Cycling' courses

  • No.106 June 2005 (PDF, 1.3MB)
    - featuring Mgmt Committee Feedback, Measuring Transportation: Traffic, Mobility & Accessibility, New NZ Standard for Pedestrian Etiquette, Performance-Based Contracts for Roadmarking, Emergency Response and Disaster Readiness

  • No.105 March 2005 (PDF, 1.8MB)
    - featuring Initiatives to help pay for Auckland Roads?, 2005 IPENZ-TG Transportation Conference, AITPM Conference Attendance Report, Vision Zero and Aotearoa, 'Getting There - On Foot By Cycle' Released, Recent Technical Publications

  • No.104 December 2004 (PDF, 859kb)
    - featuring Peter Bielby & Mike Grady obituaries, 3M Traffic Engineer of the Year, Technical Conf 2004 awards, The War of the Planners, AITPM Conference report, Walking the talk on sustainable land transport, Fundamentals of Traffic Engineering course

  • No.103 August 2004 (PDF, 727kb)
    - featuring 2004/05 Draft Budget, Traffic Mgmt Workshop 2004, Grafton Gully Project award, Roading contractor conviction, Walking/Cycling Strategies research, NZ Guide to Treatment of Crash Locations, More speed measuring devices, AITPM Conference sponsorship

  • No.102 June 2004 (PDF, 2.3MB)
    - featuring 2004 Traffic Mgmt Workshop, Motoring of the Future, 'Traffic Technology International' articles, Urban Designers - and Roading Hierarchies, 'Local Transport Today' articles

  • No.101 February 2004 (PDF, 5.2MB)
    - featuring 2003/04 Budget, 3M Traffic Engineer of the Year, Enforcement or Engineering?, Transport Sector Review submission, Prof Ross Blunden obituary, Public Transport - the dream and the reality, Cars can be Safer, New Road Safety Audit Policy