Signe Lynggard Madsen, the transit budget officer of Denmarks Finance Ministry, met with APTA staff during a visit to Washington in July, discussing how the U.S. government allocates its financial resources among competing major infrastructure projects and the ongoing funding requirements of urban transit systems.
Madsens American trip also included a meeting with Richard Steinmann, Director of the Federal Transit Administration Office of Policy; a look at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority operations; and a trip to New York City, where she discussed the citys transit funding procedures with Chris Boylan, Deputy Executive Director, Corporate Affairs and Communications, with New Yorks Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Although it is one of the smallest countries in Europe, Denmark is the home of some of the continents most important transit infrastructure projects, including the $2 billion Orestad link with Sweden, and a new driverless metro system that will eventually link up with the two-nation Orestad rail crossing and Copenhagens international airport. The Copenhagen Metro is scheduled to enter service in October.
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