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Transportation in the capital area is discussed at the morning meeting of the Road Administration on Thursday, November 14 from 9:00-10:30. The meeting will be held in the building of Vegagerðirn, Suðurhrauni 3 in Garðabær and will be live streamed. The development of built-up areas and transport in recent years and where the main development and population growth has been in the capital area will be discussed. We will look at how it has affected car traffic during this period. Comparisons between countries on travel time in similar cities and the capital area will be reviewed. Then the results of a study on travel habits in a mixed settlement will be reported. Finally, we will review the entry level to the bus in the capital area in recent years and the route towards the New Route Network. Agenda: Opening of the meeting: Bergþóra Þorkelsdóttir, director of the Road Administration. Urban development and transport in the capital area: Cecilía Þórðardóttir, transport engineer and project manager at Vegagerðinn Traffic in numbers - comparison between countries: Berglind Hallgrímsdóttir, transport engineer Ph.D. at EFLU Traffic in numbers - travel time in the capital area: Cecilía Þórðardóttir, transport engineer and project manager at Vegagerðinn Travel habits in mixed settlements: Albert Skarphéðinsson, engineer at EFLU Access to buses in the capital area in recent years and the path towards the New Route Network: Valgerður Gréta Benediktsdóttir, at Strætó Moderator: Bryndís Friðriksdóttir, Regional Manager of the Capital Region of the Road Administration.