Looking at the cycle track pilot numbers
Budget
The budget of the Cycle Track was set at $7,100,0001. The spending according to the City of Calgary at the end of the pilot was , which is of the cycle track budget
If you look at the trips done over the lifespan of the cycle track pilot project, you can see that this comes to spent per trip.
Safety
When the pilot started, the average collisions per year was . Since the track has been put in place, there is now 1. Assuming a cost to the city of 2, this comes to a savings of per year.
Comparisons
Assuming airport tunnel construction costs came to 2. Assuming the same dollar-per-trip construction value,3 you would see trips, or roughly trips/day.4
Citations/Footnotes
- Centre City Cycle Track Network Pilot Project Final Report
- I was unable to find the report that had exact numbers. If you know where I can get the exact numbers, please contact me with a link to the report.
- This is an apples-to-oranges comparison. Different projects have different strategic value to the city.
- To my knowledge no exact numbers exist. If you know where these can be retrieved, please contact me !