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Bybanen Bergen light rail: Some important lessons learned when planning a new light-rail system

25 June 2012 | By Thomas J. Potter, Senior Transportation Engineer, Norconsult AS

Bergen is Norway’s second largest city with a regional population of 350,000. In March 2000, and after more than 10 years of heated political and public discussion, a decision was made to build the city a new light-rail system. In 2006, the Norwegian Parliament approved the innovative financing package based…

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Public transport must be a decisive element in our solutions for the future

22 June 2011 | By Magnhild Meltveit Kleppa, Minister of Transport and Communications, Norway

I am quite sure that the challenge we are facing in Norway is familiar to the majority assembled here: our population is increasing, especially in the towns and cities. There is less room for each and every one of us. Traffic, both private and public, is increasing. We simply cannot…