Getting asset planning basics right – understanding traffic demand

presented by Alison Tomlinson, Strategic Asset Manager Queenstown Lakes District Council, REG Leadership Group Chair & Dawn Inglis, Manager at Co-Lab RIMU 

19 February 2026

Understanding traffic demand is a vital component of effective asset management. Good asset management practice plus great data can provide some insights, but there are a number of key elements that need to be understood to ensure the best outcomes. Learn how REG’s Traffic Count Estimation tool helps asset managers make sound asset planning decisions. 

Dawn Inglis is the Manager of RIMU – Road Infrastructure Measurement & Use – a business unit within Co-Lab, in the Waikato. RIMU plays a key role in delivering the Consistent Data Collection Collection (CCDC) project for the Road Efficiency Group Te Ringa Maimoa (REG) programme.
A Fellow of Engineering NZ, Dawn is a passionate and experienced engineer who has spent most of her career in local government. She brings deep expertise in transport asset management, having previously served as Group Manager Service Delivery at Waipā District Council and Manager of RATA (Regional Asset Technical Accord).

Alison Tomlinson is the Strategic Asset Manager for Queenstown Lakes District Council. She has worked in local government transport asset management for over 20 years in the UK and New Zealand. 
Alison is a decisive leader who is invested in growth and development for her team and all those she works with. It is this approach that attracted her to the Road Efficiency Group Te Ringa Maimoa (REG) – a programme that aims to improve transport outcomes for communities by supporting and nurturing the people behind the scenes at our road controlling authorities. Alison is the current chair of the REG Leadership Group. 

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