Stavanger kommune

in the Norwegian economy, whereby fewer and fewer goods
are produced locally, have also left their mark. Heavy industry
failed to materialize and, instead of manufacturing plants,
warehouses for imported goods were built. The warehouses
also developed gradually into sales outlets and then shops in
competition with businesses in the urban centres.
The area is administered by Forus Næringspark AS, an intermunicipality
company with the mayors of Stavanger, Sandnes
and Sola sitting on the board of directors. The company provides
ready-for-building sites for sale to companies - almost
1 000 companies to date.
Today more than 60% of the almost 25 000 work places are
related to offices, services and retail shopping. The number of
work places may double within the next 30 years.
One of the main challenges in the Forus area is the much larger
relative growth in work places compared to other parts of
the greater city area. This has resulted in considerably more
car traffic to and from Forus compared to the town centres and
in strained traffic conditions, particularly in the rush hour.
Plans are now focusing on developing dedicated public transport
routes. Pedestrian and bicycle traffic is also to be facilitated.
The objective is to increase the number of people travelling
to and from work by public transport or on foot or bicycle.
Opposite: Statoil, Forus. Photo: Bitmap
CITY EXPANSION IN 1965 AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT AREAS
40