Currently there is no method for valuing the pedestrian improvements beyond safety and access, within the Waka Kotahi benefits framework.
However, Waka Kotahi has developed interim guidance that includes a procedure consistent with existing Monetised benefits manual guidance to value the benefits of quality improvements for users of footpaths and walking environments, and provides interim parameter values that can be used to value quality (including amenity) improvements. The values provided are interim until further work to confirm the parameter values in New Zealand is complete.
Impact on urban amenity in pedestrian environments [PDF, 962 KB]
This interim work has its origin in the Transport for London (TfL) Valuing Urban Realm Toolkit (VURT). However, because of location-specific differences and the Monetised benefits manual already providing for some elements of VURT, for example safety, a framework that is conceptually and methodologically sound for New Zealand with defendable parameter values has been developed.
Case study research into applying VURT in Auckland(external link)
