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National infrastructure, small towns and sustainable mobility – experiences from policy and strategy in two Swedish municipalities

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This study explores the implications of improved access to national rail and road infrastructure for urban planning and land use in two small Swedish towns. The promotion of sustainable mobility is considered a strategic objective at the municipal level, yet the study questions the extent to which national investments, and increased access to regional labour markets, support local efforts to increase sustainable mobility. The results indicate that municipalities struggle to adopt coherent approaches to increasing sustainable mobility and continue to develop physical plans that induce use of motor vehicles, a trend reinforced by national investments in road infrastructure in peri-urban areas.

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  • Paul Fenton, 2017. "National infrastructure, small towns and sustainable mobility – experiences from policy and strategy in two Swedish municipalities," Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 60(9), pages 1660-1682, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jenpmg:v:60:y:2017:i:9:p:1660-1682
    DOI: 10.1080/09640568.2016.1246998
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    1. Hrelja, Robert, 2019. "Cars. Problematisations, measures and blind spots in local transport and land use policy," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 87(C).

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