Practitioner notes, plain prose.
Periodic write-ups on what we're seeing across the NZ transport sector — policy shifts, technical methods, lessons from the field. Senior-led, no marketing.
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The ITA approach — what an Integrated Transport Assessment actually needs to do
An Integrated Transport Assessment is meant to be the bridge between a development proposal and the network it lands on. Most ITAs we see are bridges with one end missing. Notes on the seven things a good ITA does, and the scoping tool we built so the missing end stops being missing.
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Reading the NZTA IDM update — what changed, what to watch
The 2026 update to the NZ Transport Agency Infrastructure Design Manual landed quietly but shifts how panel members will be evaluated against pavement-life outcomes. A practitioner's read on the seven changes that matter for everyone designing or assuring NZ state highway pavement.
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The AMP dashboard methodology — what makes asset data finally useful
A Power BI Activity Management Plan dashboard is only worth what the data behind it can defend. Notes on the six things that turned our Porirua AMP programme into a No. 3 national ranking — and how to build the equivalent for your council network.
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