Economic Impacts of Adopting a Sustainable Transport System in Beirut | Ifi Working Paper

Working Paper | February 2015
Economic Impacts of Adopting a Sustainable Transport System in Beirut by Mazen Omran, Johnny Ojeil, and Youssef Fawaz
​The work carried out in this paper demonstrates the economic benefit of a sustainable transport system. It compared a scenario with and without such system, and calculated loss time as a result of being held up in congestion during key peak hours mainly due to relying entirely on the private car. The work demonstrates that in addition to reducing congestion levels a sustainable transport system will generate benefits related to travel time, accident costs, vehicle operating costs, carbon emissions, environmental impacts, wellbeing of individuals, attraction of international companies to locate in Beirut with reduced congestions levels prevailing, positive effect on business efficiency, and wider labor catchment in terms of penetration of non-car owning communities thus improving labor mobility and accessibility