Greater Dublin Area Draft Transport Strategy 2011-2030

The proposed measures within the Strategypackage will result in changes in User Benefits forboth personal travellers (consumers), as well asbusiness travellers.Benefits (or disbenefits) are derived fromchanges in:• Journey times• Vehicle operating costs• User charges (including fares and tolls); and• Reliability and Quality benefitsSocial cost benefit analysisThe Strategy package has been subject to adetailed social costs benefit analysis in order toassess the overall costs and benefits to society.This analysis draws upon much of the TransportEconomic Efficiency analysis within the economysection of the multi-criteria assessment. Thisprovided an assessment of both the Net Private(User and Service Provider) Benefits from thestrategy, as well as Public Sector Investment Costs.In addition, the social costs benefit analysis alsogives consideration to any changes in the cost ofexternalities, specifically carbon and accidents.The analysis indicates that the overall benefitsdelivered by the Strategy are in the order of €36billion (2002 prices, discounted), providing a ratioof the benefits to costs of the Strategy Package inthe order of 5.Whilst there must be caveats in relation tothe precise scale of the benefits and costs, ascalculating a ratio for a wide-ranging Strategyincorporating many measures can only beindicative, the result clearly demonstrates thatthe Strategy package will deliver substantialbenefits to society that outweigh the costs ofimplementation and operation.12.3.3 Objective 3 Improve the built environmentNo. Sub-objective Strategyscore3.1 Improve andmaintain theenvironmentfor peoplemovementMeasures which supportthe sub-objectiveOVR 1WCY3WCY4WCY5WCY6WCY8Transport user hierarchyImprove streetscape intown centresWalking/cycling inresidential areasFootpath provision andmaintenancePedestrian crossingfacilitiesPlanning policies tosupport walkingPredicted outcomes by2030 from Strategy (basedon 3-hour AM peak modeloutputs)Placing pedestrians at thetop of a transport userhierarchy and enhancementof facilities, for pedestriansand cyclists, particularly intown centres and residentialareas, should create a muchmore pleasant environmentfor people movement.Chapter 12: page 17 www.2030vision.ie