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Document 01 · Position 

§ 01 · Position

# The streets belong to  
everyone. Not just  
cars.

Summary

Across Europe, cities have shown that streets can be reclaimed. Less car traffic means cleaner air, quieter neighborhoods, safer streets and more life. **Stockholm is moving in the right direction, but too slowly.**

[What can you do? →](/en/take-action/) [Read our full position](/en/why/) 

![Outdoor café seating under blossoming chestnut trees on a car-free summer street in Stockholm, people sitting at tables out in the street.](/_assets/sommargata-uteservering.eiF5rx2G_1WFE7F.webp) Fig. 01 · Photo 

A summer street in Stockholm. The street, returned to people.

5×[1 ”huvudstadens gator \[kantas\] av cirka 120 000 parkeringsplatser för bilar. Det motsvarar fem gånger hela Gamla stans yta.” Stockholms stad, pressmeddelande 11 april 2025 ↗ ](https://via.tt.se/pressmeddelande/3870608/)

the area of Gamla stan is covered by Stockholm's street parking

50 %[2 “car traffic … fell by 50 percent on city streets between 2002 and 2022.” Urban Institute, 2 april 2025 ↗ ](https://www.urban.org/urban-wire/how-cities-can-use-paris-model-implementing-safer-street-infrastructure)

less car traffic in Paris since 2002

95 %[3 ”Då en bil står parkerad i genomsnitt 90–95 procent av tiden …” Stockholms stad, Trafikkontoret. Förslag till Parkeringsplan (remiss 2012) ↗ ](https://insynsverige.se/documentHandler.ashx?did=106787)

of the time a car sits parked

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## This is what a street can be

These aren't visions. They're Swedish streets in summer, when cars make way for people.

![Two people talking on colorful benches surrounded by flowers on a car-free summer street.](/_assets/sommargata-bankar.DpBsoNmH_zkoQO.webp) Fig. 02 

Benches and flowers instead of parking spaces.

![People sitting on a red bench at a lively crossing on a car-free street in summer.](/_assets/sommargata-korsning.COjFwLYM_2ncVaf.webp) Fig. 03 

A lively crossing where people on foot and bike come first.

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## Explore

[ 01 Gatuligan Which streets are the best and worst to spend time on? We ranked the inner-city streets by air, traffic, noise, street life and greenery. Explore the ranking → ](/en/streets/)[ 02 The bike calculator Enter your commute and work out how much you save in calories, CO₂ and money by swapping the car or bus for a bike. Try the calculator → ](/en/calculator/)[ 03 Parkeringsytan All of Stockholm's street parking gathered into a single square: 187.5 hectares. Drag it over your own neighbourhood. In Swedish. See the area → ](/parkeringsytan/) 

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## Latest from the blog

[All posts →](/en/blog/) 

[ ![](/images/blog/datans-morka-sida-nytorgsgatan-og.jpg)  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. 9 min read Read → ](/en/blog/the-dark-side-of-data/)[ ![](/images/blog/sommargator-med-outnyttjad-potential-verkstadsgatan-og.jpg)  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. 8 min read Read → ](/en/blog/summer-streets-untapped-potential/)[ ![](/images/blog/centralvagen-solna-fore-efter-og.jpg)  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. 4 min read Read → ](/en/blog/centralvagen-solna-summer-street/) 

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## Get involved

Want to take part? We need more people who write, research, build and get the word out. [See everything you can help with](/engagera/), or email [kontakt@bilfrittstockholm.org](mailto:kontakt@bilfrittstockholm.org) directly.