https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/ Thoughts, analysis and news about a city for people. en-US Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/rorstrandsgatan-pedestrian-street/ https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/rorstrandsgatan-pedestrian-street/ Rörstrandsgatan has led Stockholm's summer street movement since 2016 and is now pedestrian year-round. A guest post by Irena Toljan on what business owners thought before and after, what the safety surveys show, and why there is still too much traffic. Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Irena Toljan summer streets guest post https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/hornsgatan-car-free-weekends/ https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/hornsgatan-car-free-weekends/ Car-free weekends have moved from Sveavägen to Hornsgatan. A guest post by Irena Toljan on the first two weekends, a shop owner's suggestions, and the plan to pedestrianize part of the street. Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Irena Toljan summer streets guest post https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/without-the-car-stockholm-lives/ https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/without-the-car-stockholm-lives/ The phrase 'Utan bilen stannar Sverige' (without the car, Sweden stops) feels like folk wisdom but is a campaign slogan, launched in January 1980 by the car industry's trade association to fight unleaded petrol and catalytic converter requirements. This is the story of the campaign. Sun, 16 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bilfritt Stockholm history car lobby https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/stockholms-summer-streets-2026-champions/ https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/stockholms-summer-streets-2026-champions/ Last time, I broke down why summer streets matter. Now, let's rank them, from "decent but could do better" to "urban paradise." Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Irena Toljan guest streets https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/stockholms-summer-streets-2026/ https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/stockholms-summer-streets-2026/ Each summer, Stockholm gives up its car-oriented, grey and depressing streets and adopts a new image: a people-friendly city. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Irena Toljan guest streets https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/just-one-more-lane/ https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/just-one-more-lane/ Why do the queues never shrink, despite seventy years of road building? On induced demand, the most well-established and at the same time most counterintuitive phenomenon in traffic research. Fri, 07 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bilfritt Stockholm facts traffic https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/how-much-space-does-parking-take/ https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/how-much-space-does-parking-take/ We converted the traffic office's 125,000 on-street spaces into area: 187.5 hectares. Here are the figures, what they build on and why they differ. Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bilfritt Stockholm facts parking https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/how-big-is-a-parking-space/ https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/how-big-is-a-parking-space/ The bay is 2.5 by 5 meters, that is 12.5 square meters. With maneuvering space included, a spot is closer to 15 or 25. Here are the measurements and where they come from. Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bilfritt Stockholm facts parking https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/before-after-streets/ https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/before-after-streets/ Drag the slider and see how a street in Stockholm can be transformed when the cars disappear. Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bilfritt Stockholm images streets before and after https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/life-after-cars-review/ https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/life-after-cars-review/ A well-argued tour through the rise, costs and alternatives of car society. Ammunition for the debate, well-packed and accessible. Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bilfritt Stockholm review books https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/we-have-started/ https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/we-have-started/ Bilfritt Stockholm is up and running. Here's what we do and how you can take part. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Bilfritt Stockholm news