A very far sighted plan by the Norwegians. Scotland could have done something similar when it set its "world leading" climate change targets, but instead did next to nothing.
"By 2030, 75 percent of the country’s buses and 50 percent of its trucks must be low-emission, the new plan rules, while 40 percent of its short-distance ships and ferries (an important means of transit in Norway) must be either low emission or use biofuels."
"For roads repairs alone, the government wants 36 billion Kroner ($4.15 billion) and 18 billion Kroner ($2.08 billion) for railway upgrades, which puts the potential cycle highway bill into perspective. "
Still, cycling getting the equivalent of nearly 50% of the rail upgrade budget. Imagine that in Scotland! Just imagine if the equivalent of nearly 50% of, say, the budget for the EGIP programme had been spent on segregated cycling infrastructure in Scotland's cities...
It really does feel more and more like we're living in a conservative backwater of a country, in too many ways. Sigh.