Appraisal of cycling and pedestrian projects

Social Cost - Benefit Analysis of Active Mobility Projects in Contexts With Steep Terrain. A Case Study in Colombia

“…Furthermore, the S-CBA considered three perspectives: health, environment, and road safety. Those are generally used in S-CBA analysis of cycling and walking projects (Ruffino and Jarre, 2020;Tainio et al, 2021). However, other benefits related to traffic jams, travel time savings or noise are more challenging to measure.…”

“…An increase in physical activity and a reduction of premature deaths (Mueller et al, 2015), a reduction of air pollutants (Espinosa et al, 2018), traffic congestion (Rabl and de Nazelle, 2012), an increase in road safety (Prato et al, 2016), and accessibility (Oviedo and Sabogal-Cardona, 2022). Several methods, such as balance sheet calculations (BSC), cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), and multi-criteria analysis (MCA) have been popular for evaluating active mobility projects (Ruffino and Jarre, 2020). Nevertheless, cost-benefit analysis (CBA), also known as social cost-benefit analysis (S-CBA) (Ruffino and Jarre, 2020), has been the most used technique in the last two decades because it assesses the return on societal welfare.…”

“…Several methods, such as balance sheet calculations (BSC), cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA), and multi-criteria analysis (MCA) have been popular for evaluating active mobility projects (Ruffino and Jarre, 2020). Nevertheless, cost-benefit analysis (CBA), also known as social cost-benefit analysis (S-CBA) (Ruffino and Jarre, 2020), has been the most used technique in the last two decades because it assesses the return on societal welfare. For instance, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Health Economic Assessment Tool (HEAT) to support the evaluation of active mobility (walking and cycling) projects, considering S-CBA.…”

“…In Colombian medium-sized cities, infrastructure projects aimed at promoting active mobility (cycling and walking) are highly criticised and difficult to sustain due to the prevailing mobility status quo, where cars are the most dominant factor on the streets (Nello-Deakin, 2019; Oldenziel and Albert de la Bruhèze, 2011). Consequently, governments, practitioners, and academics have shown a growing interest in developing active mobility projects appropriately (Ruffino and Jarre, 2020). Campus Manizales (CM) is an infrastructure project that seeks to improve the active mobility network (cycling and walking) in the city of Manizales (Colombia) through the construction of boulevards, parks, and bike paths.…”

Standard Transport Appraisal Methods

“…Perhaps needless to say, the above recommendations apply not only for 'ordinary' project appraisals within the transportation sector, but also for specific types of analyses such as sustainability assessment (Vassallo & Bueno, 2020), public transport appraisal (van Oort & yap, 2020) and appraisal of cycling and pedestrian projects (Ruffino et al, 2020).…”