Infrastructure Australia believes that Active Transport initiatives (walking and cycling) can make a significant impact on Australia' transport problems. It also believes that Active Transport initiatives should be subject to the same analytical rigour as other infrastructure initiatives.
Infrastructure Australia is also aware of a set of impacts commonly associated with such initiatives, such as social capital and health benefits, that are less commonly included in traditional appraisals. However, the methodology underpinning their assessment is in development. Therefore, where justified, such benefits should be included in submissions, with full detail on the rationale for the parameters chosen and the prediction of the scale of the benefits, so that Infrastructure Australia can treat each case on its merits.