Spillover Effect Details
- Policy
-
Swiss Roads Initiative
- Alternative
-
Green Freight Corridor Initiative
- Dimension
- Infrastructure
- Criteria
-
- Project timeline reliability
- Time Frame
- 15
- Score
-
- PositiveImpact
- Enhancing freight transport efficiency and reducing carbon emissions could lead to a cleaner environment and improved public health, resulting in long-term benefits for future generations. Promoting electric heavy-duty trucks could also stimulate technological innovation and job creation in the green technology sector.
- NegativeImpact
- The reliance on electric trucks and dedicated green lanes may not adequately address the core issue of traffic congestion and could lead to ongoing urban sprawl and increased demand for land use dedicated to transportation infrastructure. This could create unintended economic and environmental impacts, leading to legacy infrastructure that is inflexible and costly to upgrade.
- Description
- While the Green Freight Corridor Initiative targets freight efficiency and environmental goals, its effectiveness is limited by its reliance on significant behavioral shifts in the logistics sector and the drawbacks associated with dedicated lanes. Compared to other alternatives, it fails to improve overall traffic conditions comprehensively, as it does not address the needs of all commuters or provide a full spectrum of congestion management strategies. The scope of the initiative also might not align with the urgent need for immediate improvements in congestion and transport efficiency.