Sustainability Assessment of Hungarian Cycling Infrastructure Investments
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Author: Péter Tóth Széchenyi István University Department of Social Studies and Sociology, Emese Makó Széchenyi István University Department of Transport Infrastructure and Water Resources Engineering |
Abstract: The popularity of cycling and the development of cycling facilities has grown significantly in recent years all over the world. Numerous governmental funds and tenders help local authorities in Hungary to implement transport and tourism projects concerning the improvement of the bicycle infrastructure. In the 2014-2022 programming period, Hungary has made the development of cycling infrastructure in Hungary a top priority, with a twofold objective: to facilitate the movement of commuter cyclists and to improve the background and framework for recreational and tourist cycling. Every successful application and investment had to have some kind of sustainability element. The research will use the Hungarian tender database summarising the data of the cycling infrastructure tenders implemented during the 2014-2020 period to show the extent to which these investments meet the sustainability criteria described in the tender and the sustainability criteria of the National Cycling Plan for the period.
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