Is the widespread use of urban land for cycling promotion policies cost effective? A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the case of Seville
| Autor: | Raul Brey, Antonio Sánchez-Braza, Mercedes Castro-Nuño, Lourdes López-Valpuesta, Manuel Marchena-Gómez, José I. Castillo-Manzano |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Análisis Económico y Economía Política |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Economic growth
Public land Status quo media_common.quotation_subject Geography Planning and Development 0211 other engineering and technologies Public policy Context (language use) Rationality 02 engineering and technology Management Monitoring Policy and Law Bicycle promotion policy Promotion (rank) 0502 economics and business Economics Sustainable urban transportation Nature and Landscape Conservation media_common 050210 logistics & transportation Cost–benefit analysis Public economics 05 social sciences Cost-benefit analysis 021107 urban & regional planning Forestry Cycling infrastructure investments Seville Cycling |
| Zdroj: | Land Use Policy. 63:130-139 |
| ISSN: | 0264-8377 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.landusepol.2017.01.007 |
| Popis: | Cycling promotion has without doubt been the most intensive policy seen in Seville in the 21 st century as far as the use of public land is concerned. In the current context, economic tools need to be applied to rigorously assess the efficiency and economic rationality of cycling infrastructure investments. This article provides a Cost-Benefit Analysis to estimate the economic and social returns on investments from the construction of a bicycle lane network in the city of Seville (Spain). This kind of studies tries to contribute to mitigating the degree of conflict associated with a land policy that breaks with the traditional status quo. The case study is especially relevant due to the successful public policy implemented in recent years to transform the Seville's urban mobility model into a sustainable system. Based on fieldwork with two survey campaigns conducted among the different cyclist profiles (private bicycle users and public bicycle sharing system users), we analyze two major effects: modal change and changes in journey time. Our robust findings, subjected to a sensitivity analysis, point to the remarkable economic benefits of the bicycle promotion policy in Seville, with significant savings in travel times, vehicle use and infrastructure maintenance, health, traffic accidents, and air pollution for both cyclists and society as a whole. |
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