COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION
FOCUSED DISCUSSION
EUROPE done it in the UK , France , and Germany .”
In all Danish towns and cities , cycling is one of the most common means of transport . According to the country ’ s official website , it is estimated that there are more than four million bicycles in Denmark and more than 10,000km of designated cycle tracks and routes . As the tram system takes shape , care must be taken to manage the space available for traffic .
“ The pedestrians and bicycles are using the same space as we are building on , so there ’ s a lot of congestion . You see people are stopped in their cars but there ’ s a lot of things that you need to balance when you ’ re doing this . You need your alignment to work for your construction site , but you also need to take into the account that the city must function when you are doing the construction ,” Hagelskær acknowledges .
COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION
There will be 26 stations on the line from Tarup in the north to Hjallese in the south . At 14.5km , the first phase of the tram system extends through much of Odense . As well as ensuring that the city can function during construction , Odense Letbane must also take into
It is estimated that there are more than four million bicycles in Denmark
account other projects that are happening in the city .
“ We need to have a lot of mutual adjustment , coordination and communication together ,” explains Hagelskær , referencing the aforementioned university and hospital projects . “ The city needs to be facilitators to the common investment . That means that we are actually adjusting or balancing a lot of bottom lines in a project like this . That is not a simple job to organise .”
FOCUSED DISCUSSION
The impact that the project has on the citizens of Odense is also an important
www . gigabitmagazine . com 289