Ministry of Transportation Policy Reviews

Cabinet Secretary's Note - Below are the department's assessments for various proposed government policies. I have included our existing policies for comparison. Some policies will be harder to implement than others, and that is reflected in the 'political cost'; that is, the amount of political will there is to see it through. This amount will be deducted from the Political Capital available to the General Assembly as listed in the most recent annual report. Costings are correct as of the tabling of this review, but may vary from changes to population, wages, or national circumstances.

Road and Highway Construction Policy
Political Cost: Lower to Minimum 21, Lower to Basic Maintenance 11, Raise to Minor Expansion 11, Raise to Major Expansion or Build National Expressway System 21 Cost Range: ₣60M - ₣3,200M Decreasing will
 * Increase: Unemployment, Traffic Congestion, Environmentalist Opinion
 * Decrease: Car Usage, Motorist Opinion

Increasing will
 * Increase: Car Usage, Motorist Opinion
 * Decrease: Unemployment, Traffic Congestion, Environmentalist Opinion

Automotive Emissions Standards
Political Cost: Implement 6 Cost Range: ₣15M Implementing will
 * Increase: Motorist Income, Car Usage, Environmentalist Opinoin
 * Decrease: Capitalist Opinion, CO2 Emissions, Oil Demand

Ban Freight and/or Passenger Air Travel
Political Cost: Implement 40 Cost Range: N/A Implementing will
 * Increase: Environmentalist Opinion
 * Decrease: Air Travel, International Trade, Diplomatic Reputation, Tourism, Environmental Pollution, Immigration, Illegal Immigration, GDP

Ban on Female Driving
Political Cost: Implement 30 Cost Range: Up to ₣22M Implementing will
 * Increase: Religious Opinion, Conservative Opinion
 * Decrease: Liberal Opinion, Liberal Identity, Gender Equality, Car Usage, Motorist Identity, Tourism

Ban on Inefficient Automotives
Political Cost: Implement 25 Cost Range: Up to ₣4M Implementing will
 * Increase: Environmentalist Opinion, Electric Car Transition
 * Decrease: Motorist Opinion, Environmental Pollution, Car Usage, CO2 Emissions, Oil Demand

Biofuel Subsidies
Political Cost: Implement 10 Cost Range: Up to ₣300M Implementing will
 * Increase: Environmentalist Opinion, Farmer Opinion, Motorist Opinion, Farmer Identity, Farmer Income, Food Price Crisis
 * Decrease: CO2 Emissions, Oil Demand

Bicycle Subsidies
Political Cost: Implement 2 Cost Range: Up to ₣137M Implementing will
 * Increase: National Health, Environmentalist Income
 * Decrease: Car Usage, Bus Usage, Railway Usage

Bus Pass Subsidies
Political Cost: Implement 13 Cost Range: ₣140M to ₣500M Implementing will
 * Increase: Retired Opinion, Bus Usage, Poor Class Income, Retired Income, Inter-Generational Wealth Gap

Bus Company Subsidies
Political Cost: Implement 10 Cost Range: ₣75M to ₣1,000M Implementing will
 * Increase: Commuter Opinion, Bus Usage, Commuter Income, Commuter Identity
 * Decrease: Motorist Opinion, Capitalist Opinion, Unemployment

Car-Pooling Media Campaign
Political Cost: Implement 2 Cost Range: ₣12M to ₣40M Implementing will
 * Decrease: Car Usage

Clean-Fuel Subsidies
Political Cost: Implement 14 Cost Range: ₣50M to ₣300M Implementing will
 * Increase: Environmentalist Opinion, Motorist Opinion, Motorist Income
 * Decrease: Environmental Pollution

Dedicated Bus Lanes
Political Cost: Implement 10 Cost Range: ₣65M to ₣150M Implementing will
 * Increase: Commuter Opinion, Bus Usage
 * Decrease: Motorist Opinion

Driverless and Assisted-Driving Auto Policy
Political Cost: Implement 28 Cost Range: Up to ₣72M Implementing will
 * Increase: Commuter Opinion, Motorist Opinion, Technological Innovation, Capitalist Opinion, Industrial Automation

Electric Car Subsidies
Political Cost: Implement 9 Cost Range: ₣450Mto ₣1,750M Implementing will
 * Increase: Motorist Opinion, Electric Car Transition, Environmentalist Income, Environmentalist Identity
 * Decrease: Oil Demand, Environmental Pollution

High-Speed Rail Subsidies
Political Cost: Implement 14 Cost Range: ₣850M to ₣5,700M Implementing will
 * Increase: Commuter Opinion, International Trade, Worker Productivity
 * Decrease: Car Usage, Unemployment, Air Travel

Minimum Automotive Fuel Efficiency Standards
Political Cost: Implement 13 Cost Range: Up to ₣49M Implementing will
 * Increase: Environmentalist Opinion, Electric Car Transition
 * Decrease: Motorist Opinion, Environmental Pollution, Car Usage, CO2 Emissions, Motorist Income

National Public Airline
Political Cost: Implement 11 Cost Range: Revenue of ₣120M to Expense of ₣250M Implementing will
 * Increase: Socialist Opinion, Socialist Identity, Air Travel, Tourism, Patriot Identity, Worker Productivity, Government Corruption
 * Decrease: Capitalist Opinion

National Public Rail Company
Political Cost: Implement 11 Cost Range: Revenue of ₣1,300M to Expense of ₣7,750M Implementing will
 * Increase: Trade Unionist Opinion, Trade Union Membership, Commuter Income, Commuter Identity, Socialist Identity, Worker Productivity, State Employee Identity, Government Corruption
 * Decrease: Private Railway Commerce, Capitalist Opinion, Unemployment, Poverty, Overall Rail Usage

New Car Subsidies
Political Cost: Implement 14 Cost Range: Up to ₣500M Implementing will
 * Increase: Motorist Opinion, Motorist Income, Car Usage, Electric Car Transition, GDP
 * Decrease: Oil Demand, Environmental Pollution, Respiratory Disease Crisis, CO2 Emissions

Satellite Communication Road-Pricing System
Political Cost: Implement 45 Cost Range: ₣1,300M to ₣1, 600M Revenue Range: Up to ₣2,700M Implementing will
 * Increase: Environmentalist Opinion, Capitalist Opinion
 * Decrease: Car Usage, Motorist Opinion, Motorist Income

Subsidised School Buses
Political Cost: Implement 14 Cost Range: ₣150M to ₣400M Implementing will
 * Increase: Parent Opinion, Bus Usage

Tele-Commuting Initiatives
Political Cost: Implement 2 Cost Range: ₣25M to ₣225M Implementing will
 * Increase: Commuter Opinion, Parent Opinion, Trade Unionist Opinion, Worker Productivity, Telecoms Commerce
 * Decrease: Commuter Identity, Car Usage

Toll Roads
Political Cost: Implement 25 Income Range: ₣4M to ₣55M Implementing will
 * Increase: Commuter Opinion, Capitalist Opinion
 * Decrease: Motorist Opinion, Car Usage, Traffic Congestion, Income Equality, Motorist Income

Urban Automotive Limits or Bans
Political Cost: Implement 40 Cost Range: Up to ₣16M Implementing will
 * Increase: Environmentalist Opinion, Bus Usage,
 * Decrease: Motorist Identity, Car Usage, Motorist Opinion, Environmental Pollution

Urban Congestion Charges
Political Cost: Implement 11 Income Range: Up to ₣130M Implementing will
 * Decrease: Motorist Opinion, Car Usage, Traffic Congestion, Motorist Income

Urban Cycling Media Campaign
Political Cost: Implement 2 Cost Range: Up to ₣50M Implementing will
 * Increase: National Health
 * Decrease: Car Usage, Rail Usage, Bus Usage