How much behaviour change is required for the investment in cycling infrastructure to be sustainable? A break-even analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Active travel has gained traction among policy makers as a promising solution to physical inactivity. Returns on active travel investments, including cycling infrastructure, crucially rely on resulting improvements in population behaviours. Estimating the expected economic value that an additional regular cyclist will generate and being able to identify the behaviour change required at the population level to offset the intervention costs is important to inform future investment decisions.

Methods

The WHO's Health Economic Assessment Tool was employed to conduct a break-even analysis. A case study methodology was used which focused on a real-world construction project of a separated cycleway in the UK. The economic assessment considered physical activity benefits,

SUBMITTER: Candio P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10115289 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature