On Ya Bike? A Review of the Christchurch Cycleway Network Business Case

Glenn Boyle () and James Hill

Working Papers in Economics from University of Canterbury, Department of Economics and Finance

Abstract: Transport consulting firm QTP Ltd has estimated that the proposed Christchurch cycleway network provides $8 of economic benefits for every dollar invested; i.e., a benefitcost ratio (BCR) of 8.0. As a result, the Christchurch City Council has labelled the network’s business case as “proven”. However, this “proven” business case has been the subject of precisely zero public scrutiny. We provide that scrutiny and find, in contrast to QTP, that the cycleway network is a doubtful proposition from an economic efficiency perspective, having an estimated BCR in the 0.7-1.6 range, at best.

Keywords: Christchurch; cycleway; benefit-cost; transportation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D61 L92 O18 R40 R42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18 pages
Date: 2016-08-08
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