Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Stockholm

Congestion Pricing on Hold, Traffic Returns to Stockholm

By Aaron Naparstek | | 1 Comment
Transponder on the dashboard of a car zipping through the traffic-free streets of Stockholm on January 3, 2006, the first day of that city’s congestion pricing experiment. (Photo: Papa Razzi1) Stockholm, Sweden’s seven-month congestion pricing experiment is on hold until a voter referendum in September. Alan Atkisson reports: Last year, the politics around the planned "congestion […]

“Bra!” to Congestion Pricing

By Aaron Naparstek | | 4 Comments
The IMPACTS conference web site turns out to be a treasure trove of the latest information on how congestion pricing is working in the European cities that are trying it. Below are a few slides from the presentation delivered by Gunnar Soderholm (PDF file), Stockholm’s Deputy Chief Executive Officer. If you are a transportation geek […]

Weinshall in Stockholm: Praying for Safer Streets

By Aaron Naparstek | | 5 Comments
"The tragic loss of two bicyclists this week has shocked all of us and our thoughts and prayers are with the victims’ families and friends. Unfortunately, New York City’s crowded streets often cause conflict between cars and bicyclists as they attempt to share limited space." — NYC DOT statement, June 29, 2006. On Thursday, June […]

Cure for Stockholm’s Traffic Syndrome

By Aaron Naparstek | | No Comments
On January 3rd, Stockholm, Sweden became the latest major world city to begin managing and controlling motor vehicle traffic with congestion charging, an automated system that charges motorists a fee to drive into the most gridlocked sections of the city center. The fee varies depending on the time of day and level of traffic congestion. […]