Journal of Advanced Transportation

Research Article

Engaging Multiple Actors in Large-Scale Transport Infrastructure Project Appraisal: An Application of MAMCA to the Case of HS2 High-Speed Rail

Table 8

Criteria weights for government transport professionals, NGOs, sustainable transport researchers, and other transport professionals. Percentages may not sum to 100% due to rounding.


	Criterion	Gov.	NGO	Sust.	Other

Direct project impacts (internal costs & benefits)	(1) Journey cost & affordability	1.1%	0.0%	5.8%	0.6%
	(2) Journey experience	0.0%	0.0%	0.2%	1.1%
	(3) Journey reliability & system resilience	8.4%	0.0%	3.2%	3.9%
	(4) Journey time	9.0%	0.0%	4.2%	4.4%
	(5) Project costs	12.1%	15.3%	2.2%	15.9%
	(6) Project delivery risks	4.2%	0.0%	1.9%	0.4%
	(7) Rail capacity for freight	2.4%	8.7%	3.8%	7.8%
	(8) Rail capacity for passengers	12.6%	3.4%	11.2%	14.5%
	(9) Traffic & transport disruption	1.5%	0.0%	0.2%	0.0%
	(10) Transport integration & connectivity	5.9%	16.5%	11.1%	2.9%

	*Total weight for direct project impacts*	*57.3*	*44.0*	*43.8*	*51.4*

Indirect societal impacts (externalities - people)	(11) Accessibility	1.6%	5.8%	17.7%	7.0%
	(12) Accidents & safety	1.7%	0.0%	0.1%	1.4%
	(13) Community disruption & severance; blight	3.6%	0.0%	4.4%	0.7%
	(14) Equity & distributional effects	2.6%	3.9%	3.9%	1.7%
	(15) Land use & urban development	2.4%	11.6%	5.4%	5.0%
	(16) Landscape, townscape & cultural heritage	4.3%	11.2%	0.2%	4.3%
	(17) Prestige & image	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
	(18) Rail industry growth & innovation	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%	0.0%
	(19) Regional economic development & regeneration	14.4%	3.2%	7.8%	10.7%

	*Total weight for indirect societal impacts*	*30.4*	*35.8*	*39.6*	*30.8*

Environmental impacts (externalities - planet)	(20) Agriculture, forestry & soils	0.0%	4.0%	0.1%	0.6%
	(21) Air quality	1.1%	0.0%	0.3%	0.0%
	(22) Biodiversity & nature	3.3%	4.9%	3.7%	5.3%
	(23) Carbon footprint	4.9%	6.4%	9.7%	7.0%
	(24) Material footprint	0.0%	0.0%	0.6%	0.0%
	(25) Noise & vibration	0.0%	0.0%	1.4%	0.0%
	(26) Solid waste & disposal	0.0%	0.0%	0.3%	2.5%
	(27) Water & land contamination	0.0%	0.0%	0.4%	0.6%
	(28) Water resources & flood risk	3.0%	4.9%	0.1%	1.6%

	*Total weight for indirect environmental impacts*	*12.3*	*20.2*	*16.6*	*17.7*