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Table 10.1 A Two-Dimensional “Who-Benefits?” - Matrix Based on the M0 Case
International Actors
Win
Lose
Local Actors
Win
Lose
Scenario A
- transit traffic effectively rerouted
and
- local access & efficiency improved
Scenario C
- transit traffic effectively rerouted
but
- impacts on local area negative
Scenario B
- no benefits for international traffic
but
- local access & efficiency improved
Scenario D
- no benefits for international traffic
and
- impacts on local area negative
Of course, the reality is much more complicated, since different sections of the
ring road have different functions and hence different main beneficiaries. Also, local
actors would necessarily have to be further distinguished into inner city and suburban
actors as well as into those actors primarily interested in economic growth and those
interested in environmental sustainability. International actors might have to be further
differentiated into the EU as a whole, (geo-political) specific member state interests,
competitive economic interests and the interests of different EU populations. In the end,
the ultimate “Who-benefits” question remains controversial and unresolved in most
cases. Including costs and benefits at a wider geographical scale and making them
transparent during the assessment stage would already do much to address this problem.
10.4.5 Rethinking the Relationship between Traffic and Spatial Arguments
Traffic arguments need to be clearly separated from spatial arguments but they
cannot be assessed independently. At first glance, such a separation sounds contradictory
to the recurring call for a better integration of transportation and land-use planning. In
fact, the demand is highly supportive of this goal, in the sense that there can be no