Junction development

Photo: LINK Arkitektur

Node development is a key tool for achieving national goals of more attractive cities and towns and low emissions. There are more of us, and more of us will live in cities. This leads to increased pressure on land and creates increased transport needs.

To solve this challenge in a good and sustainable way, densification and hub development are important keywords.

A hub is more than a transport hub. It is also an urban and qualitative co-location of functions. The development of a hub should ensure good accessibility and transport efficiency for everyone.

We offer holistic thinking around each hub. It is appropriate to divide the hub development into smaller sub-projects with their own organization and ownership. The goal is to find the right balance between land use for urban development and for infrastructure. This balance can be achieved with a dense building structure with robust infrastructure, short distances, a rich functional mix, social density and inviting and experiential public spaces.

Public transport hubs must offer efficient transitions between different public transport lines and/or other forms of transport. They must also contribute to proper urban development and be a good meeting place for the local residents. It is important to densify the areas around the hubs. Densification means that more people have the opportunity to travel by public transport, public transport has a better passenger base and the route offer can be strengthened.

Skisse fra mulighetsstudie for Sluppen i Trondheim

Feasibility study - Sluppen, Trondheim | Illustration: Axion-Visuals

Photo: Axion Visuals

To develop good hubs, you need to involve the right expertise at the right time. Our expertise includes all relevant disciplines within urban and urban planning, public transport and architecture. We have extensive experience with everything from concept selection to detailing each individual hub, as well as the construction process itself.

We have cutting-edge expertise in urban mobility, with a focus on soft road users and the connection between public transport and mobility on foot. We possess up-to-date knowledge and experience, as well as the most innovative software tools for analyses, planning documents, illustrations and digital participation.