The Standing Committee on Transport and Communications is reviewing a private member's bill by Grunde Almeland, Guri Melby, and Abid Raja aimed at promoting carpooling to meet the zero growth target for vehicle traffic. The proposers ask the government to make legal changes allowing free or discounted toll passes for carpooled vehicles, consider incentive schemes in urban growth agreements, enable carpool lanes, and promote digital carpooling solutions. A majority in the committee (Labour Party, Conservative Party, Red Party, and Green Party) has put forward five separate proposals asking the government to examine carpooling as a complement to public transport.
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The Storting asks the government to propose or establish changes in law or regulation that enable municipalities to set up schemes allowing vehicles with more than one person to receive free or discounted toll passage in toll rings for all or part of the day.
The Storting asks the government to consider different incentive schemes for carpooling in connection with the renewal of existing or establishment of new urban growth agreements.
The Storting asks the government to facilitate trials with carpool lanes or priority for carpooled vehicles where appropriate and without reducing public transport efficiency.
The Storting asks the government to encourage the development and use of digital carpooling solutions, including through collaboration with private actors and integration into existing mobility and journey planning services.
The Storting asks the government to examine how carpooling and car sharing could work as supplements to public transport, including in areas with limited public transport coverage.
The Storting asks the government to assess whether and how regulations in road traffic and commercial transport can be adjusted to enable carpooling and car sharing as effective tools for green mobility.
The Storting asks the government to strengthen knowledge about carpooling and provide guidance on how municipalities, regional authorities, and public transport operators can organize and implement such services.
The Storting asks the government to highlight carpooling as a relevant tool in urban growth agreements and other relevant agreements, in line with the zero growth target for car traffic.
The Storting asks the government to assess whether current conditions for carpooling provide a sound basis for developing such services in Norway.
The Storting asks the government to amend the road sign regulations to convert current transit lanes into shared-use lanes, allowing vehicles with passengers to use them. (Progress Party minority proposal)