Research and Evaluation Projects
The Research Hub provides a home for sharing research outcomes. Explore current and completed projects and engage with Transport for NSW's Research Themes.
Current projects
School zone and roadwork safety
Research designed to better understand risky driver actions and how they lead to serious road crashes near schools and in roadwork zones.
Bus impact evaluation tool for major road incidents
A continued collaboration with UTS to support decision making during major road network disruptions.
Localisation systems for Global Navigation Satellite System-denied environments
A trial of C-ITS for location services where global positioning is unavailable.
Operational responses to transport inequity
A collaboration with QUT to identify ways we could address transport inequity and car dependency in Western Sydney and outer-metro and regional areas
Evaluation of active transport initiatives
A collaboration with UTS to evaluate the impact of active transport initiatives implemented to support temporary transport plans.
Streamlining and integrating incident data
Using advanced AI to improve data to support better decision making.
NSW Freight Policy Research Program: Modules 1-3
Research to support Transport for NSW (Transport) Freight Policy Reform Program.
NSW Freight Policy Research Program: Modules 4-5
Research to support Transport for NSW (Transport) Freight Policy Reform Program.
Resources for managing older driver safety
Research designed to develop and implement evidence-based resources to improve management of older driver safety.
Encouraging travel behaviour change during network disruption
A collaboration with NTRO to identify innovative approaches to influence travel choice during disruption.
Care in Transit: Designing for Passengers, Transport Operations, and Homelessness Support
Understand how we can make spaces respectful to rough sleepers without diminishing customer experience and service provision within transport precincts.
Public transport graffiti: Understanding and prevention research
Updating our understanding of graffiti and graffiti prevention with a focus on transport impacts.
Macroscopic speed and safety evaluation of Shared Spaces in NSW
Continued research designed to support shared space design concepts and applications in NSW, delivered in partnership with the University of Technology Sydney.
Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS) Sound Design
Research and sound design project to produce an AVAS sound for electric and hydrogen buses operating in NSW.
National Harmonisation and Pre-deployment research
Research to increase capability uplift of Co-operative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) technology.
East-Coast Inland Rail
Research to improve understanding for optimal use of the regional road and rail networks.
Healthy, Equitable and Sustainable Urban Mobility
Promoting active travel and public transport for a post-pandemic world
Aboriginal Cultural Landscape Management for transport resilience
Research designed to improve the resilience of the transport corridor network through the integration of Aboriginal Cultural Landscape Management (ACLM) practices. The research will be delivered in partnership with La Trobe University.
Zero emissions heavy vehicles: Analysis, planning and policy
This research aims to improve our understanding of pathways towards zero emissions for heavy vehicles including the potential technology mix and costs.
Completed projects
Integrated connected data for safe, efficient traffic management
Exploring new data to improve current network management approaches.
Findings of the Work Zone End of Queue Study
Understanding and testing work zone safety treatments to reduce the frequency and severity of incidents.
Digital Smart Kerbs for Freight and Servicing
Analysis in collaboration with Campbelltown City Council to assess the use of kerbside loading zones using Digital Smart Kerb technologies.
Emissions and economic modelling of NSW road and rail freight
This research aimed to model the impact of various policy levers on carbon emissions from road and rail freight.
Save our Bees Research Findings
A collaboration with Western Sydney University to regenerate native bee populations.
Heavy Vehicle Driver Pathways Research Paper
Behavioural research to identify key challenges related to the attraction and retention of drivers in the heavy vehicle sector.
Hydrogen Powered Heavy Vehicle Demand and Infrastructure Assessment
Research designed to investigate the potential hydrogen fuel for heavy vehicle market size and likely first movers.
Promoting Sustainable University Travel Choices
Research designed to support better university sector engagement, understanding travel behaviours post-pandemic.
Optimisation of replacement buses during network disruptions
The purpose of this project was to develop a proof-of-concept tool for predicting replacement bus needs during unexpected network disruptions.
Wagga Wagga Active Travel Plan Evaluation
Evaluative research by TfNSW, University of Sydney and Wagga Wagga City Council to understand outcomes of Wagga Wagga's Active Travel Plan.
Using Virtual-Reality Technology to Improve Cycleway Design
Research by Transport for NSW and University of NSW to investigate how to integrate cycling infrastructure into urban and suburban environments safely.
Improving the Bikeability of Our Cities
An interactive scenario planning tool to explore various bicycle infrastructure scenarios and assess their potential impacts.
Roadworker Safety
Research designed to explore innovative ways to use new, emerging and existing technologies to improve road worker safety on the high speed, high volume motorways.
Evaluation and implementation of Shared Spaces in NSW
Foundational research designed to support shared space design concepts and applications in NSW.
Regional Town and Rural Hinterland Blueprint
Research to better understand mobility as a service (MaaS) requirements in a regional context.
Human size variation in design of Australian transport systems
Research designed to provide a comprehensive review of currently available anthropometry data and its applicability to the Australian Transport industry.
Frictionless Ticketing for Public Transport
Exploring new and emerging technologies for introducing frictionless ticketing.
Exploring balance between movement and place in designing safe and successful places
Research designed to explore the application of the Movement and Place Framework using immersive virtual environments.
Working from Home and Implications for Metropolitan Strategic Transport Models
Exploring the impact of working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic on transport models and policy.
Community transport of the future
Collaborative research designed to review the current community transport ecosystem in Australia.
Accelerated and Intelligent Road Assessment Program (AiRAP) data collection for Australian road safety
Research designed to improve road safety by accessing road data faster using new data extraction methods and machine learning.
New Dynamic Network Analysis Tools
A collaboration between TfNSW and the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (RCITI) at University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Sandy and Rosie, the Sydney Harbour Bridge robots
The research and development of the Sydney Harbour Bridge robots.
Safer by Design Bin
Collaboration between TfNSW, Sydney Trains, NSW Police and UTS on the design and development of safer bins.
Transport Network Architecture (TNA) model
ASA's presentation of the TfNSW Transport Network Architecture (TNA) model.
Driverless shuttle bus trial
A two-year trial of autonomous vehicles at Sydney Olympic Park.
Evaluation of Western NSW flexible transport
Information about the current research on the new flexible bus transport service trial in regional NSW.