Transport and streets
The City of Stockholm is responsible for all municipal roads, streets and squares. The transport system must be reliable, safe, secure and sustainable.
As the City grows and Stockholmers increase in number, opportunities to travel and transport goods must also be expanded. Expanding the infrastructure for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport is important for Stockholm to function.
Mobility
The City of Stockholm’s Mobility Strategy outlines how the city can accommodate increasing travel demand by making strategic trade-offs and prioritizing within the available urban space.
The strategy is based on four planning aims:
- Capacity
- Mobility
- Attractiveness
- Sustainability
Capacity and Mobility
Walking, cycling, and public transport are space-efficient and high-capacity modes of travel – they can move more people within the same area. These modes, along with efficient freight transport, should be prioritized and allocated more space in the city. Moving traffic should also be prioritized over stationary vehicles. In public transport, travel times should be reduced and reliability improved.
Attractiveness and Sustainability
The city’s streets are more than just space for transport – they are living rooms and meeting places for Stockholm’s residents. Public spaces should be designed to encourage movement by improving walkability and the quality of stay throughout the city. At the same time, the negative impacts of the transport system on the environment, climate, and traffic safety must be reduced. The transport system should be quiet, safe, clean, fair, and secure.
Walking
Walking is a common mode of transport in Stockholm. Short distances and a well-developed public transport network contribute to the high number of pedestrians. The City of Stockholm is investing in improving sidewalks, pedestrian paths, and walking routes.
Cycling
Cycling in Stockholm should be easy and safe. We want more people to choose bicycles for longer distances and throughout more of the year. That is why we are investing in making Stockholm a better city for cycling.
Public Transport
Expanding public transport and using existing infrastructure more efficiently are essential for Stockholm’s continued sustainable growth.
Region Stockholm is responsible for public transport in Stockholm County. The City of Stockholm’s responsibility is to create good conditions for efficient public transport within the city limits, for example by planning and developing the city’s infrastructure, such as streets, roads, and transfer points.
Freight Transport
Freight transport is becoming increasingly important in a growing Stockholm. Ensuring the delivery of goods and the removal of waste is vital in the effort to create an attractive city.
Traffic Safety
The City of Stockholm works according to the Vision Zero principle – no one should be killed or seriously injured in traffic. This vision forms the foundation for how we design the city’s traffic environment.
Parking
Parking takes up space in the city and affects the ability to create space for other important functions than cars. How the city plans and regulates parking is therefore a key part of Stockholm’s efforts to build a functional urban environment.
Related Operations
Public spaces
The City’s functions and people are the starting point when it comes to designing urban spaces such as streets, squares and quays.
The City’s strategy for public spaces complements the accessibility strategy, with guidelines describing how the City’s streets, squares and other public spaces evolve.
Organisation
The Transport Department is responsible for the operation and maintenance of municipal streets, roads and squares, as well as parking on street land.
The City-owned company Stockholm Stads Parkering is responsible for parking areas outdoors and in car parks around the city.
Policy documents
The annual budget, adopted by the City Council, is the ultimate governing document for all the City’s operations. Completing policy documents establish and clarify how the City’s operations should operate and how they should be run.
Most of these policy documents are available in Swedish only.