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Riding a sea of urban waste. Grønmo before the closure.

CATEGORY Territorial/urban A TWIN CITY STORY transport, while the Norwegian national average is 8 %, almost twice LOCATION Skien, Porsgrunn Skien and Porsgrunn are two bordering cities in County as much. With Europan, Skien Municipality, Porsgrunn Municipality POPULATION Skien 51 670, Porsgrunn 34 540 that for many years have had intertwined histories. This has been and Telemark County want to invite to a discussion about a sustainable area 117 273 a co-existence that both sides have benefited from, and the two development of the twin city area. STRATEGIC SITE 88 300 ha municipalities now collaborate on an increasing number of areas. The PROJECT SITE Skien 140 ha, Menstad 296 ha, Porsgrunn 146 ha, cities also physically interact; Last decades’ substantial urban sprawl NEW URBAN MOBILITY ± Herøya 149 ha has converted the two cities into one continuous urban field of over The competition calls for an exploration of the potential in the twin SITE PROPOSED BY Skien Municipality, Porsgrunn Municipality, 100 000 inhabitants. This has allowed for generous access to space city collaboration and aims for a development that will strengthen Telemark County and quality living, however the sprawl has led to an unfortunate the area’s its position in the region. The municipalities and the county OWNER OF THE SITE Various public and private owners infrastructural situation. Only a minuscule 5% of travelers use public wish to use infrastructure as the driving force of change, COMMISSION TO WINNER Planing commission transportation. In comparison, ¼ of all travelers in use public Connecting cities Europan 11 - Norge - Skien Porsgrunn

Bicycle roads and Intercity train triangle Infrastructure and amount of travelers public transport per day Planned Light rail 11-112 Planned Light rail, tunnel 113-255 Biking - Main route 256-460 Bus route 461-847 Main road 848-1644

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± View of the site from south therefore Skien, Porsgrunn and Telemark County ask the Europan 11 and economic growth and solve the challenges related to sustainable the Menstad site, an industrial area between the cities, with an contenders to: transportation of people in the region? A key element in the strategy industrial program scheduled to be moved from the area in the should be a light rail connection between the two municipalities. coming years; and the last two sites are Porsgrunn centre and the - Propose a strategy for a new sustainable mobility in the twin city industrial and dwelling area, Herøya. The first site calls for better urban field. FOUR STRATEGIC SITES internal connections, while the latter is an undefined end point in - Investigate on a conceptual level how a new strategy can be Four strategic sites are selected as test beds for the common strategy. the infrastructure. implemented in four strategic nodes along a light rail corridor. Acting as stops in a future light rail connection, they must mediate not only existing urban fabric, and local and regional flows, but also Skien and Porsgrunn have been pioneers in the industrial This strategy should aim to create an attractive, modern and act as starting points for new development and new program. The development of . Will you help them make the leap into a sustainable urban area. How can new infrastructure be used as a four sites are, starting from the north, the Follestad site, a strategic common sustainable reality? successful tool that will contribute to regional, urban, demographic point for new urban development in Skien centre; further south Connecting cities Europan 11 - Norge - Skien Porsgrunn

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URBAN SPRAWL FOLLESTAD/SKIEN ONLY 5% OF TRAVELERS USE PUBLIC TRANSPORT

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