Spillover Effect Details
- Policy
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Swiss Roads Initiative
- Alternative
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A1 Bicycle and Micro-Mobility Promotion Initiative
- Dimension
- Environment
- Criteria
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- Air pollution (emissions)
- Time Frame
- 30
- Score
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- PositiveImpact
- The integration of non-motorized transport options can significantly reduce traffic congestion, leading to reduced air pollution levels and healthier urban environments. Lower CO2 emissions contribute to climate change mitigation, ensuring a better quality of life for future generations. Moreover, promoting cycling and micro-mobility could foster a culture of sustainable transportation, encouraging other cities to adopt similar practices.
- NegativeImpact
- The initiative may not sufficiently address the high level of motor vehicle reliance in urban areas adjacent to the A1 motorway. Without comprehensive infrastructure improvements, such as dedicated cycling lanes and safety measures, the uptake of cycling might remain low, ultimately failing to significantly reduce congestion or emissions. Additionally, there may be resistance from communities or stakeholders who prefer automobile transit.
- Description
- The A1 Bicycle and Micro-Mobility Promotion Initiative aims to improve urban transport by promoting cycling and micro-mobility. However, its potential negative impacts, including insufficient infrastructure to support the initiative and limited appeal to commuters heavily reliant on cars, may lead to inadequate congestion alleviation and air quality improvements. Compared to other alternatives, which focus on broader population segments and include measures that directly target congestion and emissions efficiently, this initiative scores poorly. It is important to consider that the baseline problem directly concerns congestion—simply promoting non-motorized options without a comprehensive strategy is unlikely to meet significant performance expectations, especially over a 30-year timeframe. Moreover, the scaled financial investment may not yield the anticipated sustainable long-term benefits if not matched with other complementary initiatives such as smart traffic systems or enhanced public transport options.