Spillover Effect Details
- Policy
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Swiss Roads Initiative
- Alternative
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A1 Bicycle and Micro-Mobility Promotion Initiative
- Dimension
- Infrastructure
- Criteria
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- Resilience to climate risks
- Time Frame
- 5
- Score
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- PositiveImpact
- The initiative could foster a significant cultural shift towards sustainable transportation, engendering higher public support for future investments in non-motorized infrastructure. Enhanced cycling lanes and micro-mobility options would lead to healthier communities through increased physical activity, reduced reliance on fossil fuels, and improved air quality. This could also result in lower healthcare costs, creating a financial dividend for future generations.
- NegativeImpact
- There’s a risk that the investment in this initiative could divert funds from more immediate traffic congestive solutions, slowing progress in repair and further development of traditional infrastructure, leading to increased traffic jams. In addition, if cycling lanes aren’t effectively utilized or maintained, the resources may be wasted, creating infrastructure debt rather than assets.
- Description
- The proposed A1 Bicycle and Micro-Mobility Promotion Initiative, while well-intentioned, may not effectively address the existing severe congestion issues facing the A1 motorway and instead could hinder broader infrastructural improvements. The initiative's long-term viability depends on changing commuter behavior, which historically has proven difficult. As other alternatives may offer more comprehensive and immediate solutions, this initiative risks being a less effective option for the current transportation struggles in Switzerland.