Editing Transport in Norway (section)

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[[Image:MF Stavangerfjord.jpg|thumb|Car ferries are a vital part of the highway infrastructure in the coastal regions. Above is "MF Stavangerfjord" which goes between Arsvågen and Mortavika in Rogaland.]]
'''Transport in Norway''' is highly influenced by [[Norway]]'s low population density, narrow shape and rugged coastline. Norway has old [[Ship transport|water transport]] traditions, but [[road transport|road]], [[rail transport|rail]] and [[aviation|air transport]] have increased in importance during the 20th century. Due to the low population density, [[public transport]] is somewhat less built out in rural areas of Norway, however public transport in and around cities is well developed.

The main governing body is the [[Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications]], which performs operations through numerous subsidiaries.<ref>Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communication, 2003: 3</ref> Tasks related to public transport and some roads have been delegated to the [[counties of Norway|counties]] and [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipalities]]. Most infrastructure is publicly owned, while most operations are performed by private companies; public transport is subsidized.

On average each Norwegian transported themselves for 70 minutes each day. In 2008 8% of passenger transport was made by [[public transport]]; road transport is the dominant mode of transport.<ref name=sntrans>{{cite web |url=http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/10/12/transport_en/ |title=Transport |author=Statistics Norway |access-date=2008-07-15 |author-link=Statistics Norway }}</ref> It had risen to 10% in 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ssb.no/en/transport-og-reiseliv/statistikker/reise|title=Travel survey|work=Statistics Norway|access-date=2018-04-20|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2014 22% of travel was on foot and 4% by bicycle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.regjeringen.no/contentassets/e6e7684b5d54473dadeeb7c599ff68b8/en-gb/pdfs/stm201220130026000engpdfs.pdf|title=National Transport Plan 2014–2023|website=Norwegian Ministry of Transport and Communications}}</ref> The transport sector was responsible for 4.1% of the [[Measures of national income and output|gross national product]] and 6.6% of employment in 2006.<ref name=sntrans /> According to the World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013,<ref name="TandTCR">[http://www3.weforum.org/docs/TTCR/2013/TTCR_DataTables7_2013.pdf World Economic Forum's Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013]</ref> Norway placed 83 out of 140 countries regarding quality of roads, 47 out of 122 regarding quality of railroad infrastructure, 25 out of 140 regarding quality of port infrastructure and 54 out of 140 regarding ground transport networks.