Walking and Cycling

Ex-Post Assessment of Transport Investments and Policy Interventions

Roundtable Report, Policy Insights,

27 February 2017

Data collection for evaluation needs to be planned for from the outset.
Audit transport projects throughout the project stages
Use independent organisations to carry out audits of transport projects.
Recognise the variety of economic goals targeted by transport investments.
Involve local partners in providing evidence on performance.

The Benefits of Improving Access to the United Kingdom Rail Network via the Access For All Programme

Discussion Paper,

27 February 2017

The Economics of Enhancing Accessibility

Discussion Paper,

27 February 2017

Public Private Partnerships for Transport Infrastructure: Renegotiation and Economic Outcomes

Roundtable Report, Policy Insights,

23 February 2017

Use renegotiation of PPPs only in exceptional cases.
Use an independent jury to assess whether the outcome of a PPP is what parties might have been expected to negotiate had they foreseen a change that has occurred.
Consider to task an independent body with determining when renegotiation of a PPP is legitimate.
Include reputation and demonstrated competence in selection criteria for a PPP.
Compare advantages and weaknesses of PPPs versus other forms of private capital.

ITF Transport Outlook 2017

Transport Outlook, Policy Insights,

29 January 2017

The 2016 Paris climate agreement must be translated into concrete actions for the transport sector.
Policy will need to embrace and respond to disruptive innovation in transport.
Reducing CO2 from urban mobility needs more than better vehicle and fuel technology.
Targeted land-use policies can reduce the transport infrastructure needed to provide more equitable access in cities.
Governments need to develop planning tools to adapt to uncertainties created by changing patterns of consumption, production and distribution.

Cruise Shipping and Urban Development: The Case of Dublin

Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,

22 January 2017

Implement the Alexandra Basin Redevelopment Project.
Develop a joint cruise strategy for the whole city.
Better exploit Dublin’s asset as potential home port.
Resolve constraints related to cruise passenger flows.
Develop a green cruise port policy.

Quantifying the Socio-economic Benefits of Transport

Roundtable Report, Policy Insights,

20 January 2017

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) guidelines can be expanded to include reliability and some wider impacts.
Further research into reliability benefits is needed to improve confidence in results.
Wider economic impacts should be examined in cases where they are expected to be significant.
Further research into the impacts and tools for capturing wider impacts is needed.
Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) can play an important role in decision making, but need not dominate.

Cruise Shipping and Urban Development: The Case of Venice

Case-Specific Policy Analysis, Policy Insights,

21 December 2016

Create certainty about the future of cruise shipping in Venice.
Develop a tourism strategy for the city including guidance on which tourists to prioritise.
Develop instruments to contain the number of tourists in the city of Venice.
Develop an action plan for extracting more value from home port passengers.
Give a more structural character to environmental policies that have a discontinuous nature.

Adapting Transport to Climate Change and Extreme Weather

Research Report, Policy Insights,

14 December 2016

Act now to preserve the value of transport infrastructure and maintain network performance.
Protect transport infrastructure against climate impacts through good maintenance.
Prepare for more frequent and unexpected failure of transport infrastructure.
Account for temporary unavailability of transport assets in in service continuity plans.
Assess vulnerability of transport assets and networks from climate change and extreme weather.
Focus on transport system resilience, not just on designing robust infrastructure.
Re-evaluate thinking on redundant transport infrastructure.
Do not rely solely on cost-benefit analysis for appraising the value of transport infrastructure.
Develop new decision-support tools that incorporate deep uncertainty into asset appraisal.

National Issues in the USA in Economic Development, Mobility, and Income Inequality

Discussion Paper,

13 October 2016

Balancing Financial Sustainability and Affordability in Public Transport

Discussion Paper,

13 October 2016

Is Congestion Pricing Fair?

Discussion Paper,

13 October 2016

Perspectives for Integrating Housing Location Considerations and Transport Planning as a Means to Face Social Exclusion in Indian Cities

Discussion Paper,

12 October 2016

How Equitable is Access to Opportunities and Basic Services Considering the Impact of the Level of Service?

Discussion Paper,

12 October 2016

Housing Plus Transportation Affordability Indices: Uses, Opportunities, and Challenges

Discussion Paper,

12 October 2016

Competitive Tendering in Local and Regional Public Transport in the Netherlands

Discussion Paper,

17 September 2016

High Speed Rail Competition in Italy

Discussion Paper,

17 September 2016

Airport Demand Forecasting for Long-Term Planning

Roundtable Report, Policy Insights,

6 July 2016

Use quantitative methods to analyse the key drivers of airport demand.
Use expert guidance to help interpret the quantitative results.
Quality-assure the analysis and counter the risks of optimism bias.
Reflect the risks and uncertainties that arise in even the best forecasts.
Make better use of demand forecasts in airport infrastructure planning.

Reducing Sulphur Emissions from Ships: The Impact of International Regulation

Corporate Partnership Board Report, Policy Insights,

9 May 2016

Harmonise requirements on maritime sulphur emissions with regard to compliance options.
Apply sanctions for non-compliance with sulphur emissions regulations for ships that are sufficiently dissuasive.
Inverse the burden of proof for compliance by prohibiting ships to carry heavy fuel oil except as cargo.