Expanding the Brussels ring road and the myth of travel time savings

In April 2021, the Flemish government published their plans for redevelopment of R0, larger ring road around Brussels. These include a social cost-benefit analysis (SCBA) and an environmental impact assessment report (EIA) in which pros cons various plan alternatives are weighed against each other. The current paper is critical both official documents, assesses to what extent recent academic insights regarding induced travel being dealt with planning process this motorway project. Drawing upon literature review, it concluded that existing body knowledge on largely ignored by documents scrutinised, suggests SCBA overestimates economic benefits project, while EIA underestimates impacts. While pricing scheme would potentially support achievement stated objectives, not included any proposed alternatives.