Voluntary forces and carpooling must make it easier to get to the countryside, the government now demands. You lean on experiences from Sweden.
In Sweden, it can roam around the sparsely populated areas. Among other things, due to carpooling schemes and volunteers who pick people up on the road.
So now the government wants the same for Denmark, now that bus routes and the taxi companies cannot make an economically sustainable business stick together in all parts of the country.
This is written by DR .
– We are coming up with the plan to create a Denmark with a better geographical balance. A significant part of that is opportunities for transport, because today there are too few options for transport if you live outside a larger city, says Minister for Town and Country Morten Dahlin (V) to the media.
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The move comes, among other things, because in a municipality like Holstebro, they have started to close down all city buses, so now the government wants volunteers to handle the transport needs.
One of the government's proposals is voluntary buses, which are believed to 'work very well in Sweden'. Furthermore, Morten Dahlin believes that he can see positive trends from an attempt with a similar scheme in Haslev, so now he would like to have it in the rest of the country.
In a city like Sonderborg, the scheme also exists. Here it is either the cowman or the local priest who takes someone into town. That is, in a minibus that is made available. The government believes that it should be seen as an alternative to empty buses.
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