Ex post evaluation of major projects supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and Cohesion Fund between 2000 and 2013: Naples metro Line 1 Vanvitelli-Dante section urban railway project: Italy

This report is the outcome of the ex post assessment of the Vanvitelli-Dante section of metro Line 1 in Naples, a major urban transport investment project co-financed by the ERDF in the 2000-2006 programming period. The ex post evaluation primarily focuses on assessing the long term effects generated by the project, identifying the key drivers and mechanisms that contributed to producing these effects and its current performance. The analysis draws from the ex post Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) and from an extensive set of qualitative evidence, both primary (interviews with key stakeholders and experts were carried out between November 2017 and February 2018) and secondary (technical reports, official reports, press articles, books and academic papers). Despite the project having generated both positive and negative effects, the balance between them suggests that the project was effective, the net result was positive and that the project was able to achieve its objectives. Specifically, as far as the long-term effects generated are concerned, the ex post assessment shows that: the project produced moderate positive results in terms of economic growth; the most controversial results emerged when looking at the impact of the project on people’s quality of life and the general well-being in Naples; environmental sustainability is another goal pursued by the project; the expansion of the railway network and the provision of accessible stations represent a considerable improvement in territorial and social cohesion. The project generated relevant long-term effects from the infrastructural standpoint. In contrast, the transport service is currently unsatisfactory to meet the demand for mobility in the city. As quantified in the CBA, the balance of these two aspects is a slightly positive net benefit for society, meaning that compared to the 1990s (i.e. when the new urban and regional mobility strategy was conceived), appreciable results have been achieved, but they are well below the ex ante expectations.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.2776/93616
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © European Union, 2020.
• Corporate Authors:

  European Commission

  Brussels,   Belgium  B-1049
• Authors:
  • Giffoni, Francesco
  • Caputo, Alessandra
  • Genco, Mario
• Publication Date: 2020-3-13

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 118p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Benefit cost analysis; Construction projects; Quality of life; Quality of service; Rapid transit; Sustainable transportation; Urban transit
• Geographic Terms: Naples (Italy)
• Subject Areas: Construction; Economics; Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01740734
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9789276174202
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 26 2020 10:42AM