The Region of Örebro Karlskoga and Örebro Cities EUROPEAN UNION
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EUROPEAN UNION European Regional Development Fund The Region of Örebro Karlskoga and Örebro cities EUROPEAN UNION European Regional Development Fund Örebro Region, Karlskoga and Örebro cities project development - next steps Go further with planning of the inteface of Örebro for regional and interregional public transport – the realisation of a new public transport facility Continue anchoring the idea of future fast railway traffic Olslo–Stockholm and all “HUB”s in between. Karlstad- Örebro-Västerås- Eskilstuna - one hour “door to door” Contribution to a strategic master plan or mangement and implementation of attractive, effective an sustainable public transport within our own and in neighboring regions. EUROPEAN UNION European Regional Development Fund Örebro Region, Karlskoga and Örebro cities - Expectations from Enter.hub To benefit from experiences of other project, views on our projects and put our own projects closer to implementation To avoid mistakes, defaults and non creative situations/decisions that may lead to delays and costs To promote effective structures for sustainable development and regional/interregional benefits in complex and extensive projects with different and changing participants – networking To benefit from other similar projects and planning processes within or connected to the Enter.hub project. Future fast railroad Oslo-Stockholm Aims and ambition for regional public transport 2017 ”Maxium 30 minutes to Örebro from all major cities in the county” Train station Countryside bus transport Regional bus transport Regional train network (under invest.) Express bus network Regional train network Örebro County Council = ”Head of Public Transport ” Regional Public Transport Authority (since january 2012) Long- and short term planning Decides and finance all regional public transports Municipalities are responsible for infrastructure Work commuting between municipalities in East mid-Sweden and Stockholm region Örebro Region = national logistic hub for cargo and public transport by road& railway ”Nyckelstråket” = (The Key Corridor) Rail and road from Gothenburg to Stockholm Rail Transport Tons/year Number of trains/day Freight 2006 Miljon tons * Rail * Truck * Sea Welcome to Alfred Nobel´s Karlskoga! 12 Communications • Highway right through Karlskoga - 250 km to Stockholm - 270 km to Göteborg - 270 km to Oslo - 45 km to Örebro • Train Degerfors – Stockholm in 2 hours • Airport Örebro Airport, 30 km Karlstad Airport, 70 km 13 Business and work in Karlskoga • Industrial areas with high tech profile • Commercial areas • Manufactoring employs about 5 000 • Health and social care, public administrations employs about 3 000 • 15 000 people work in Karlskoga • Close ties between trade & industry and education • We have most patents per inhabitants in Sweden 14 Örebro City ”interface” planning area City Centre environment City Centre environment City Centre environment = Where everything can happen….. .