| 2.3.0 |
04/07/2025 |
Changed |
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Updated NZ economic factors for Waka Kotahi NZ Transport
Agency Monetised Benefit and Cost Manual (MBCM) v1.7.3 (May
2025)
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Updated Australian economic factors using Australian Bureau of
Statistics data to inflate unit cost values to March 2025
(crash costs) / November 2024 (travel time costs)
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Updated crash reduction factors in NZ as follows:
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Kerb extensions with median refuge now 45%
irrespective of parking presence
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Zebra with kerb extensions and median refuge now
45% irrespective of parking presence
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Zebra with platform and kerb extensions now 48%
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Improved behaviour of median width error checking to fire as
user leaves input field, rather than while entering a value
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Added explicit warning during file load that economic
parameters are loaded from file and do not represent current
values
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Upgraded internal tooling and dropped support for outdated
browsers
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| Removed |
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Vehicle operating cost update factor removed/disabled for
Australian jurisdictions (Australian jurisdictions do not
utilise a vehicle operating cost model)
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| 2.2.2 |
02/12/2022 |
Changed |
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New Zealand: economic factors, values adjusted to November
2021
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| 2.2.1 |
30/03/2021 |
Changed |
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New Zealand: economic factors, values adjusted to July 2020
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| 2.2.0 |
05/06/2020 |
Changed |
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| Added |
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A note referencing the Australian Transport Assessment and
Planning (ATAP) guidelines three tiered "Options generation
and assessment" process is displayed when an Australian
jurisdiction is selected
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The model now accepts separate “value of delay” parameters for
both pedestrians and vehicles, instead of applying the same
value to both modes, to facilitate Australian jurisdictions
whereby assessments are performed on the basis of the split of
private travel, business travel and heavy vehicles as is
consistent with Table 12 of the ATAP PV2.
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| 2.1.4 |
09/08/2019 |
Fixed |
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Zebra with median refuge/Zebra with kerb extensions and median refuge
now allowed if Median refuge/Kerb extensions with median refuge
allowed and Zebra is only excluded due to "formal
median refuge" requirement
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Bug incorrectly showing
Zebra with kerb extensions and median refuge as
suitable in certain situations
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If the existing facility relies on a parent facility (i.e.
Zebra with platform) enable parameters for parent
facilities (i.e. Platform) to be entered
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If the existing facility is Zebra with median refuge/Zebra with kerb extensions and median refuge
then the other should be allowed (unless parent
Median refuge/Kerb extensions with median refuge
facility is not allowed)
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| 2.1.3 |
15/07/2019 |
Fixed |
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Bug in calculation for zebra crossings in one-lane one-way
environments
|
| 2.1.2 |
05/04/2019 |
Fixed |
- Tool crashing on Internet Explorer
|
| 2.1.1 |
18/02/2019 |
Changed |
- Updtes to disclaimer
- New support email address: support@abley.com
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| 2.1.0 |
29/11/2018 |
Added |
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New Zealand: Safe and Appropriate Speed as a "do minimum"
speed for calculating delays/disbenefits for vehicle occupants
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| Changed |
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Improved help tips in
Request help or report a problem form
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All inputs above each calculation step are now treated as
required, to make highlighting more clear
- New Zealand: economic update factors
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Expected crash reduction factors for zebra,
zebra with platform and
zebra with platform and kerb extensions to align with
recent research
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Clarified how to determine peak volume times in tool help tips
and user guide
|
| Fixed |
- Inputs with errors not being highlighted in some cases
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Crossing Sight Distance calculation returning NaN when
there is no median
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Vehicle delays not being calculated correctly for
zebra with platform and kerb extensions
|
| 2.0.3 |
03/09/2018 |
Changed |
- Updated Austroads URLs for User Guide and Report
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| 2.0.2 |
28/08/2018 |
Changed |
- Update internal support system URL
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| 2.0.1 |
23/04/2018 |
Fixed |
-
Tool would not calculate when using Internet Explorer 11
|
| 2.0.0 |
12/04/2018 |
Added |
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Annual maintenance cost for each facility type can be
specified in the feasible facilities table (defaults to $0),
incorporated into BCR calculation
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Crossing upgrade scenarios can be tested: existing facility is
selected from a dropdown menu, the upgrade is used in the
financial assessment of savings and BCR
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Help tips and information box to highlight how Wombat
crossings can be assessed in Australian jurisdictions
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Facilities determined as unfeasible (or feasible only under
certain conditions) now have the reasons for this
determination stated in the Feasible facilities table
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Quick-start and help tip text to state that the tool cannot be
used to assess crossings in locations with more than two lanes
in any direction.
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In situations where a raised/painted median exists and is used
by pedestrians (even though it has no formal protection) the
tool can assess "no facility" to account for this reduced
delay and Crossing Sight Distance (CSD). In these situations:
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Kerb Extensions, Platform and Zebra are no longer
determined to be suitable without a formal Median refuge
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CSD for Signals calculated to account for the existing
median, as with no facility
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Inputs for Signals with Kerb extensions account for
existing median, if present, affecting the CSD
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Printable site information collection form, developed as a
checklist and template to assist in collecting tool data
during site visits, hosted by the tool.
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| Changed |
- Updated visual style
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Improved cross-browser performance of help tips and page
alert/confirmation dialogues
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Improved file save/load function to include tool version
checking/warning, visibility status and "show in final output"
information
- Support system moved to ticket-based system
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Incorporated disclaimer and quick start guide into tool
landing screen
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Zebra crossing confirmation delay calculated on the basis of
vehicle flow from
Easwarapadcham, Topp, & Koorey (2013)
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| 1.2.0 |
09/05/2017 |
Added |
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Confirmation on Jurisdiction change (to indicate that data may
be lost)
- File download/upload capabilities
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| Changed |
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Economic values:
- Average vehicle occupancy
- Average cost of pedestrian crashes
- Vehicle operating costs
- Value of delay
- Economic update factors (NZ)
- Crash Reduction Factors
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| 1.1.0 |
09/03/2015 |
Added |
- Dropdown selector for jurisdiction
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Incorporated Zebra crossing feasibility criteria for South
Australia and Tasmania
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| 1.0.3 |
02/02/2015 |
Changed |
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Default crash reduction factors for Zebra crossings updated
following working group decision
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| Removed |
- Load example values button
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| 1.0.2 |
16/01/2015 |
Changed |
- Integrated contact page into tool page
- Minor layout and style updates
|
| 1.0.1 |
07/01/2015 |
Added |
- Access help functions from top bar
- Contact page
|
| Changed |
- Minor layout and style updates
|
| 1.0.0 |
22/08/2014 |
Added |
- Estimated pedestrian crossing time calculation
|
| 0.9.12 |
30/07/2014 |
Added |
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Overall site characteristics intermediate outputs: total
crossing distance and peak hourly vehicle flow
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Highlight (red text) of negative NPV/BCR values and positioned
negative symbol before dollar sign
- Sight distances output for all facilities
- Additional input value checking
|
| Changed |
-
Zebra "may require approval" condition now based off posted
speed
- Page text and help tips
|
| Removed |
- Crossing distance check for facility built parameters
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Tactile paving/visual aids inputs (and hence comfort element
of PLOS)
- Sight distance as part of feasibility criteria
|
| Fixed |
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Fixed delay calculation for median refuge on 1-way 2-lane
roads
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| 0.9.11 |
17/07/2014 |
Changed |
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Improved dialogue information if platform negotiation speed
set too high
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| Fixed |
- Minor usability and error highlighting bugs
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Grade separation suitability (grade separation not appropriate
at intersections)
|
| 0.9.10 |
16/07/2014 |
Added |
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Darkening rows of non-suitable facilities if shown in
Assessment output
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Link to PDF document describing the facility feasibility
process
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Zebra + Platform + Kerb extensions and Signals + Kerb
Extensions added to possible facilities
- Detailed analysis of grade separation
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Help tips regarding crossing distances of built facilities
- Help tip descriptions for PLOS outputs
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Text stating AADT and Daily Pedestrians should be from
counts/estimates/surveys
-
noscript checking (if JavaScript is disabled will show a
warning message to the user)
- Force IE to use latest rendering engine
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| Changed |
- Mathematically simplified some equations
- Default values for some inputs
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Initial speed in VOC/travel time calculation for platforms:
average vehicle speed is now estimated from 85th percentile
approach speed
- Minor changes/updates to landing page text
- Changed some labels (i.e. Walkability -> PLOS)
- New facility feasibility decision trees
- Renaming around sensitive/non-sensitive pedestrians
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Incorporated sight distances into feasibility assessment
|
| Removed |
- Non-compliance rate for signalised crossings
|
| Fixed |
- Highlighting of errors with component facilities
- Australian update factor date defaults
- Minor bugs
-
Field width for update factor dates (too narrow on some
browsers)
|
| 0.9.09 |
09/07/2014 |
Changed |
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General usability improvements and checks for invalid inputs
- Pedestrian and vehicle delay calculations at signals
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Zebra and Platform now allowed on 1-lane 1-way roads as well
as 2-lane 2-way roads
- Australian vehicle occupancy defaults to 1.2
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Pedestrian non-compliance rate at signals affects crash rate
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Platform feasibility based only on 85th percentile approach
speed, previously highest value of posted and approach
|
| 0.9.08 |
07/07/2014 |
Changed |
- Output tables now hidden if user changes inputs
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Error boxes around inputs now disappear when valid inputs are
entered
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Layout diagram images show white paint between directions,
instead of yellow
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| 0.9.07 |
04/07/2014 |
Fixed |
-
NPV of vehicle delay calculation for facilities that include
raised platforms
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| 0.9.06 |
03/07/2014 |
Changed |
|
| Fixed |
- Bug with assessment outputs
|
| 0.9.05 |
03/07/2014 |
Changed |
- Appearance, usability and functionality improvements
|
| 0.9.04 |
01/07/2014 |
Changed |
- Functionality improvements
|
| 0.9.03 |
01/07/2014 |
Fixed |
|
| 0.9.02 |
01/07/2014 |
Changed |
- Browser compatibility enhancements
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| 0.9.01 |
30/06/2014 |
Added |
- Further input error checking
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| Changed |
- Browser compatibility enhancements
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