Roads
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Report
How safe are our roads? Australian road assessment program: risk mapping 2016
The Australian Road Assessment Program (AusRAP) is an analysis of the major highways and motorways in Australia, as defined in the National Land Transport Network Determination 2014. Eligibility for assessment typically requires that a road have a speed limit of 90km/h or more, though some lower speed limit sections are included where they form an...
Discussion paper
Future directions paper: how Victoria will continue to support the development of automated vehicles
The purpose of this paper is to provide a comprehensive overview of the regulatory environment in Victoria, how it relates to automated vehicles and our plans to make changes to the regulatory framework that will support the testing and development of highly automated vehicle technology.
Journal article
Do denser urban areas save on infrastructure?: Evidence from New Zealand territorial authorities
The purpose of this research was to examine the link between density and the costs of providing infrastructure in New Zealand. There is a need for research to provide planners and local authorities with an evidence base for shaping development to be economically efficient as well as socially and environmentally sustainable. Compact (dense) urban form...
Discussion paper
The road ahead: how an efficient, fair and sustainable pricing regime can help tackle congestion
This is the first in a series of papers on transport network pricing from Infrastructure Victoria’s research program. The overall aim of this series is to examine the options, challenges and opportunities for transport network pricing in Victoria. This paper outlines the problems with the current approach to transport pricing in Victoria, and the benefits...
Discussion paper
Using value capture to help deliver major land transport infrastructure: roles for the Australian Government
The purpose of this paper is to outline a range of value capture approaches, and seek feedback on how the Australian Government could use its various policy and funding levers to stimulate the use of value capture in the development and delivery of transport infrastructure. The paper sets out evidence of the relationship between transport...