Pricing and investment in transport infrastructure

A study examined pricing and investment decisions in transport infrastructure planning. Comparing different transport alternatives, it found a charging scheme (e.g. tolls) may favour the creation of a particular transport infrastructure network. This could lead to an irreversible long-term situation that may not be beneficial for users and society

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An alternative to financing European infrastructure

The EU has promoted the Project Bond Initiative (PBI) to increase the attractiveness of large-scale infrastructure funding to institutional investors such as pension funds and insurance companies. A study undertook a strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats (SWOT) analysis of pilot case studies and found that the PBI may facilitate infrastructure financing in Europe, but certain challenges need to be addressed.

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Assessing the social costs of transport infrastructure development

The time required to implement large-scale transport infrastructure projects is substantial. However, the social costs generated during the construction phase are insufficiently included in assessment models. This study proposes a new method that aims to enhance current applied methods for investment assessment.

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Local and creative financing for bike and pedestrian infrastructure

Improving bike and pedestrian infrastructure is complementary to health and sustainability goals. This study examines a number of alternative funding mechanisms that have been used in US cities, and makes recommendations that are applicable to Europe.

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Research projects in the TRIMIS database often focus on novel concepts and technologies, without giving full attention to financial dimensions. However, a number of projects do explicitly consider transport finance.

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The contents and views included in the TRIMIS Digest do not necessarily reflect the position of the European Commission. Please note that each article is a summary of only one study. Other studies on the same topic may come to other conclusions.