The traffic strategic work to promote sustainable mobility : A qualitative study of two large Swedish municipalities

The transport sector currently accounts for a third of climate-affecting emissions in Sweden, which must be reduced in order for the government's target for climate emissions to be reduced by 70 percent by 2030 and for zero emissions to be achieved by 2045. This is done by encouraging sustainable modes of transport. This paper aims to investigate which policy instruments Malmö and Gothenburg use to encourage sustainable mobility. This is done on the basis of five qualitative interviews with the municipalities and the Swedish Transport Administration, as well as document analyzes of the municipalities traffic strategies. The results show that the main instruments focus on providing more space for cycling, walking and public transport, as well as reducing opportunities for car use, which is mainly done by limiting parking opportunities for cars. However, there are differences in the municipalities ability to implement sustainable mobility, which depends on the municipalities transport history and urban design, but also the ability to change their citizens' travel behavior