--- title: "Blog" canonical: https://bilfrittstockholm.org/en/blog/ lang: en --- Issue 01 ● Thoughts, analysis and news 16 posts · updated monthly § 01 · Blog # The blog Thoughts, analysis and news about a city for people. Written by us at Bilfritt Stockholm and invited guests. § 02 Sep 22, 2026 ● Summer streets ## The Dark Side of Data and Conclusion The last part of the summer street series takes a critical look at the Gatupotential report's numbers, with Malmskillnadsgatan as the oddball, and sums up what makes a summer street work. A guest post by Irena Toljan on overhyped data with holes. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/the-dark-side-of-data/) [ ![](/images/blog/datans-morka-sida-nytorgsgatan-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/the-dark-side-of-data/) 9 min read Sep 12, 2026 ● Summer streets ## The Rest: Summer Streets with Untapped Potential Not every summer street in Stockholm is a roaring success. A guest post by Irena Toljan on five summer streets that fall short, from Nybrogatan's traffic chaos to a deserted Kista torg, and what could fix them. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/summer-streets-untapped-potential/) [ ![](/images/blog/sommargator-med-outnyttjad-potential-verkstadsgatan-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/summer-streets-untapped-potential/) 8 min read Sep 6, 2026 ● Summer streets ## Centralvägen (Solna) Centralvägen in Solna closed one side of the road for the summer and became a meeting place with play areas, outdoor dining and World Cup screenings. A guest post by Irena Toljan on why this suburban summer street wins in her book, and what it got wrong with bike parking. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/centralvagen-solna-summer-street/) [ ![](/images/blog/centralvagen-solna-fore-efter-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/centralvagen-solna-summer-street/) 4 min read Aug 30, 2026 ● Summer streets ## Nytorget area The Nytorget area, with Skånegatan at its heart, is the most successful summer street area in Stockholm. A guest post by Irena Toljan on more pedestrians and restaurants, suspiciously perfect survey results, and why the scale of the area makes it work. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/nytorget-area/) [ ![](/images/blog/nytorget-fore-efter-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/nytorget-area/) 4 min read Aug 25, 2026 ● Summer streets ## Swedenborgsgatan Swedenborgsgatan on Södermalm shows how putting pedestrians first can lift a street, but also what city rules cost the small businesses that make it lively. A guest post by Irena Toljan on jobs, a wine bar's outdoor seating, the street's economy and Stockholm's proposed dunka-dunk fund. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/swedenborgsgatan-summer-street/) [ ![](/images/blog/swedenborgsgatan-fore-efter-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/swedenborgsgatan-summer-street/) 8 min read Aug 21, 2026 ● Summer streets ## Rörstrandsgatan 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. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/rorstrandsgatan-pedestrian-street/) [ ![](/images/blog/rorstrandsgatan-fore-efter-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/rorstrandsgatan-pedestrian-street/) 5 min read Aug 20, 2026 ● Summer streets ## Hornsgatan 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. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/hornsgatan-car-free-weekends/) [ ![](/images/blog/hornsgatan-fore-efter-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/hornsgatan-car-free-weekends/) 5 min read Aug 16, 2026 ● History ## Utan bilen stannar Sverige – 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. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/without-the-car-stockholm-lives/) [ ![](/images/blog/utan-bilen-lever-stockholm-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/without-the-car-stockholm-lives/) 9 min read Aug 12, 2026 ● Guest ## Stockholm's Summer Streets 2026: The Champions Last time, I broke down why summer streets matter. Now, let's rank them, from "decent but could do better" to "urban paradise." [Read the full post →](/en/blog/stockholms-summer-streets-2026-champions/) [ ![](/images/blog/summer-streets-hornsbergs-strand-sketch-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/stockholms-summer-streets-2026-champions/) 7 min read Aug 9, 2026 ● Guest ## Stockholm's Summer Streets 2026: The Best and the Rest Each summer, Stockholm gives up its car-oriented, grey and depressing streets and adopts a new image: a people-friendly city. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/stockholms-summer-streets-2026/) [ ![](/images/blog/summer-streets-lilla-nygatan-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/stockholms-summer-streets-2026/) 5 min read Aug 7, 2026 ● Facts ## One more lane will fix it ("just one more lane bro") 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. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/just-one-more-lane/) [ ![](/images/blog/en-fil-till-loser-det-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/just-one-more-lane/) 9 min read Jul 24, 2026 ● Facts ## How much space does parking take in Stockholm? 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. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/how-much-space-does-parking-take/) [ ![](/images/parkeringsytan-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/how-much-space-does-parking-take/) 5 min read Jul 22, 2026 ● Facts ## How big is a parking space? The bay is 12.5 square meters 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. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/how-big-is-a-parking-space/) [ ![](/images/blog/parkeringsplats-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/how-big-is-a-parking-space/) 4 min read May 19, 2026 ● Images ## Car-free: before and after Drag the slider and see how a street in Stockholm can be transformed when the cars disappear. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/before-after-streets/) [ ![](/images/blog/fore-efter-gator-og.jpg) ](/en/blog/before-after-streets/) 4 min read Apr 22, 2026 ● Review ## Review: Life After Cars A well-argued tour through the rise, costs and alternatives of car society. Ammunition for the debate, well-packed and accessible. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/life-after-cars-review/) 3 min read Apr 4, 2026 ● News ## We've started Bilfritt Stockholm is up and running. Here's what we do and how you can take part. [Read the full post →](/en/blog/we-have-started/) 1 min read End of issue [Follow on r/BilfrittStockholm →](https://reddit.com/r/BilfrittStockholm)