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AbstractThis is a conceptual paper that argues that bus services in the form of a new product, named the high‐speed bus (HSB) could be an attractive alternative to investment in high‐speed rail (HSR) on some corridors. A proposal by the Israeli government to build an HSR connecting Tel Aviv in the center of the country with the city of Eilat in the South is used as a case study to examine the HSB concept. Comparison between the HSR and HSB alternatives is made in general terms and with respect to investment, direct transport impacts and non‐transport impacts. Not aiming to provide a full evaluation, the comparison demonstrates unequivocally that developing bus services could be a viable and superior alternative to the HSR in many circumstances.

In addressing various policy problems, deciding which policy measure to start with given the range of measures available is challenging and essentially involves a process of ranking the alternatives, commonly done using multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) techniques. In this paper a new methodology for analysis and ranking of policy measures is introduced which combines network analysis and MCDA tools. This methodology not only considers the internal properties of the measures but also their interactions with other potential measures. Consideration of such interactions provides additional insights into the process of policy formulation and can help domain experts and policy makers to better assess the policy measures and to understand the complexities involved. This new methodology is applied in this paper to the formulation of a policy to increase walking and cycling.