City Development Department
The City Development Department shall ensure sustainable urban development and meet the city's housing target of 140,000 homes by 2035 with accompanying infrastructure and public services.
The department has overall responsibility for the management and development of the city's land within the city's borders. Stockholm City Council owns about 70 percent of all land within the city.
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The City Development Department develops and manages the city's'consolidated land holdings to ensure sustainable expansion of the city. Responsibilities include development for housing and business areas as well as the city's investments in streets and parks within each development project.
Stockholm aims to be fossil fuel-free by 2040, and the City Development Department will contribute to creating an urban environment that makes it easy to live and travel in an environmentally conscious way and reduce transportation.
On the website City Development, you can read about urban development projects in the city.
The City Development Department operates based on the City Development Committee's assignments and decisions. The City Development Committee bears the ultimate responsibility for the operations.
Organisation
The City Development Department's work is led by the Head of Department, Thomas Andersson. The administration consists of eight divisions responsible for the operations within each area.