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kollektivmilliard

English translation: billion kroner extra in public transport allocation/funding

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Norwegian term or phrase:kollektivmilliard
English translation:billion kroner extra in public transport allocation/funding
Entered by: brigidm

10:12 Nov 18, 2009
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Climate change /energy
Norwegian term or phrase: kollektivmilliard
In connection with transport-related measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In the context of public and passenger transport in urban areas, a scheme called "kollektivmilliard" is mentioned, as follows:"I de ti største byområdene trengs en dobling av kollektivtilbudet i rushtiden. For å realisere dette er det behov for en årlig kollektivmilliard over 20 år."
doatley
Norway
Local time: 03:34
billion kroner increase in public transport budget allocation
Explanation:
I think the terms means a billion kroner extra spending on public transport ("kollektiv"). See this extract from Report No. 24 to the Storing on the National Transport Plan for 2006-2001. My term is just one of several alternatives here (spending increase, budget increase, etc)

"Compared with the average allocations for 2002–2004, this involves an annual increase of approximately NOK 420 million. Compared with the allocations during the period 1998–2001, the annual increase is approximately NOK 1 billion for roads and railways together."
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brigidm
Norway
Local time: 03:34
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billion kroner increase in public transport budget allocation


Explanation:
I think the terms means a billion kroner extra spending on public transport ("kollektiv"). See this extract from Report No. 24 to the Storing on the National Transport Plan for 2006-2001. My term is just one of several alternatives here (spending increase, budget increase, etc)

"Compared with the average allocations for 2002–2004, this involves an annual increase of approximately NOK 420 million. Compared with the allocations during the period 1998–2001, the annual increase is approximately NOK 1 billion for roads and railways together."

brigidm
Norway
Local time: 03:34
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jeffrey engberg: but keep the glossary term simple, no? For example, a billion kroner in public transit funds?
8 mins
  -> As I said, this was just a suggestion, but I see you left out the "extra", which may or may not be pertinent here, i.e. is this "milliard" in addition to the current budget or not?
agree  Egil Presttun
1 hr
  -> Thanks Egil
disagree  Per Bergvall: It's not an annual increase of a billion - it's a billion extra each year. Say public transit spending was at 50 billion this year - an extra billion each year vould leave it at 51 for the next 20 years, while an increase would make it 51, 52, up to 70.
20 hrs
  -> Valid point, Per. This is the most logical interpretation of "årlig kollektivmilliard over 20 år". I think I got waylaid by the translation of the Transport Plan, which uses "annual increase".
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