C-MobILE project (8 cities: Barcelona, Bilbao, Bordeaux, Copenhagen, Newcastle, North Brabant, Thessaloniki, Vigo)
Area: complex urban areas
Date implemented: Stage 1 in 2017 (ex-ante cost-benefit analysis); STage 2 in May 2021 (ex-post cost-benefit analysis
How long from concept to implementation: Stage 1: six months; Stage 2: fourteen months
Relation between efforts undertaken and benefits achieved: win-win
What was done and how: The C-MobILE project implemented so-called C-ITS services in eight cities. The main work for the cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) relied on the collection and processing of data to calculate the costs and benefits of the C-ITS services. For the purposes of the ex-ante CBA, and since no real-life data were available, a literature review was performed, including a significant number of projects and initiatives (at the European and US-level) launched prior to C-MobILE. These data (related both to costs and benefits of C-ITS) were processed and adapted appropriately for the C-MobILE purposes. Then, a methodology was defined for economic analysis and results calculation. For the ex-post CBA, no literature review was necessary, as data from the project could be used. Once the large-scale deployment of the C-ITS services in the eight cities were finalised, the cities provided their actual costs and logs collected from the end-user devices were used for benefits calculation.
Why it worked to 'fast track' the innovation/measure: This work contributes to acceleration as it highlights the importance of estimating the socio-economic aspect of a project/ deployment. Moreover, it serves as a guideline for executing CBA for ITS and C-ITS projects.
Lessons learnt: Thorough investigation and review of data to be used should be conducted in case there are no real-life data available. Furthermore, the methodology for economic analysis should be defined and adapted according to the specific characteristics of project deployment.
Tips for replication: The case study could be replicated in any other project/deployment related to ITS or C-ITS, considering any special characteristics of the project/deployment and proceeding with the necessary modifications.
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Date implemented: Stage 1 in 2017 (ex-ante cost-benefit analysis); STage 2 in May 2021 (ex-post cost-benefit analysis
How long from concept to implementation: Stage 1: six months; Stage 2: fourteen months
Relation between efforts undertaken and benefits achieved: win-win
What was done and how: The C-MobILE project implemented so-called C-ITS services in eight cities. The main work for the cost-benefit analyses (CBAs) relied on the collection and processing of data to calculate the costs and benefits of the C-ITS services. For the purposes of the ex-ante CBA, and since no real-life data were available, a literature review was performed, including a significant number of projects and initiatives (at the European and US-level) launched prior to C-MobILE. These data (related both to costs and benefits of C-ITS) were processed and adapted appropriately for the C-MobILE purposes. Then, a methodology was defined for economic analysis and results calculation. For the ex-post CBA, no literature review was necessary, as data from the project could be used. Once the large-scale deployment of the C-ITS services in the eight cities were finalised, the cities provided their actual costs and logs collected from the end-user devices were used for benefits calculation.
Why it worked to 'fast track' the innovation/measure: This work contributes to acceleration as it highlights the importance of estimating the socio-economic aspect of a project/ deployment. Moreover, it serves as a guideline for executing CBA for ITS and C-ITS projects.
Lessons learnt: Thorough investigation and review of data to be used should be conducted in case there are no real-life data available. Furthermore, the methodology for economic analysis should be defined and adapted according to the specific characteristics of project deployment.
Tips for replication: The case study could be replicated in any other project/deployment related to ITS or C-ITS, considering any special characteristics of the project/deployment and proceeding with the necessary modifications.
Sources or links:
