Walking and cycling

Chapter 8 of the Economic evaluation manual volume 2, 2005, describes how to evaluate the costs and benefits of walking and cycling projects, covering:

  • Types of projects (section 8.1)
  • Travel impacts (section 8.2)
    • Demand
    • Walking distance
    • Cycling distance
  • Benefits (section 8.3)
    • Types of benefits
    • How benefits are valued
    • Congestion reduction
    • Accident reduction
    • Health improvement
    • User cost savings
    • Community liveability
    • Composite benefits for footpaths and other pedestrian structures
    • Composite benefits for cycle lanes, cycleways or increased road shoulder widths
    • Combined projects
  • Calculate costs and benefits (section 8.4)
  • References (section 8.5)