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Block H — Project Prioritisation
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Development of Strategic Project Sheets

4 weeks
Toolbox Themes
  • Sustainable Urban MobilityCreate a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan that builds efficient and accessible transport systems to meet people’s mobility needs and support a more connected city.
Objectives

Develop the necessary information for the implementation of strategic projects, in terms of technical approach and feasibility.

Results

  • Strategic project fact sheets, which include key information for the development of the project

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Description

This activity is based on the pre-feasibility study carried out in the Project Preparation (Activity 37). It involves the elaboration of technical and economic studies that go in depth on each of the projects that make up the project portfolio. This means that only for those projects, from the predefined list in E23, that have a high level of certainty in terms of execution will have the studies mentioned. 

The sheet expands in detail on the project's strategy and technical solution, as well as its more specific components and activities. It also elaborates on its objectives and benefits in terms of technical, social, economic, environmental, climate change mitigation or adaptation and specifies costs. It also includes a cost-benefit analysis, which is carried out to ensure that the project is feasible. In case the costs are higher than the benefits, the project will have to be adjusted or reconsidered. However, it is quite possible that this can be avoided by following the above steps of project preparation and prioritisation.

Using the T47 Strategic Project Sheet Template as a guide, all information is captured in a technical sheet template for each strategic project, including also its location, alignment with objectives and strategies, responsible and co-responsible bodies, beneficiaries, linkage with existing initiatives, conceptual design or target image, and additional requirements.

Steps
  1. Review the consolidated information relevant to each of the projects that were defined in Project Preparation (Activity 37).
  2. Review the information required to prepare the project sheet and consolidate the information you already have from previous activities. Use the T47 Strategic Project Sheet Template as a guide.
  3. Define the specific objectives of each project in technical, social, economic and environmental/climate change terms. 
  4. Develop the project strategy, its components and, if possible, the activities involved.
  5. Develop the conceptual design of the project if possible, to better detail its components and spatial characteristics. This information can have different levels of detail depending on the resources available, from a schematic plan, a target image, to a preliminary technical dossier (pre-project).
  6. Identify whether any additional requirements are necessary for the implementation of the project (e.g. an environmental impact study, the formation of a committee, etc.).
  7. Determine project costs from a more detailed budget, considering technical requirements and components.
  8. Carry out a cost-benefit analysis.
  9. Consolidate each project´s information in a strategic project sheet.
Resources
Sustainable Urban Mobility

Each sustainable mobility project from the pre-feasibility stage should now be expanded into a fully developed project sheet which includes detailed descriptions of infrastructure elements, (e.g. width of cycle lanes, types of pedestrian crossings), service specifications (e.g. bus frequency, travel time savings), and safety treatments (e.g. raised junctions, speed limit zones). Sustainable mobility project sheets should articulate not only mobility and safety goals, but also co-benefits such as inclusion of vulnerable groups, first and last mile connectivity with public transport, health outcomes, and GHG emissions reduction. For alignment with the Safe System Approach and Vision Zero goals, each sheet should show how the proposed project designs prevent death and injury, especially through safe speed principles and protective infrastructure. For instance, a project sheet for a street retrofit project might include protected bike lanes, pedestrian refuges, bus priority lanes, and green infrastructure to offer a combination of safety, accessibility, and climate benefits in one intervention.