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For den som vil vite hva man sier på en slik åpning har sjansen nå:
"It is nice
to welcome you to our wonderful region. We are a fast growing region with
several urban areas with regional cities. Eight out of ten live in urban areas
in Akershus.
The growth
in population and urban areas demand a good strategy for development of the
region. In 2014 Oslo and Akershus signed the joint plan for land use and
transport planning. We are now working to fulfil the goals of the plan, but as
you know changes and development in land use and transport planning takes time.
Akershus
and Oslo have recently agreed on a new differentiated payment for vehicles in
the tollring. The payment system will both be based on environmental
differential tolls and rush hour peaks. Therefore, the tollring will be a
restricting measure, not only a financial instrument.
The
electric cars is still going free, but in 2019 the electric cars will also pay
a moderate toll. However, hydrogen fuel cell cars will still pass the tollring free.
Our region
is in the front to introduce hydrogen fuel cells cars. Akershus County Council
has an ambition to make the County an enviromental pioneer. Together with Oslo
County we have invested approximately a quarter of the about 400 million Norwegian
kroner that have been invested in hydrogen technology in Eastern Norway.
State and
regional schemes have given electric and zero-emission vehicles access to the
public transportation traffic lane, giving them bypass traffic at far better
mobility and free parking and charging.
To reach
the goals in our plan, we are dependent on the municipalities, both in their
land use plans, and introducing restrictive measures, for example restrictions
on parking. The County has developed mobility analysis in cooperation with the
municipalities to promote a united understanding of the need for a change
towards a greener future.
We are very
happy to have interregional cooperation as we do in projects like this. We find
that the exchange of experiences is very useful to find good practices to
implement in our region. I hope you will
have a productive workshop and a lovely and smart stay!"