Oslo Is on Its Way to Becoming a Car-Free City by 2019 Watch out Amsterdam, Oslo may be taking over to be the cycling nirvana of the ...
Watch out Amsterdam, Oslo may be taking over to be the cycling nirvana of the world as the Norwegian city plans to build 60km of cycling lanes by 2019. This is to prepare for the impending banning of cars within Oslo’s city center in the next two years.
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Oslo’s 2019 goalsNorway’s council allegiance between the Labour, Green, and Socialist Left parties has plans to add a further 60km of cycling tracks, worth almost $1 billion, over the next three years. The Norwegian authorities are also increasing investment in other transportation systems like bus and tram networks that operate within the city.
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