Stockholm 2030

Abstract

The regional development plan for the Stockholm Region should meet the growth which was expected to occur in various areas during the next 30 years, e.g. the growing population and the increasing transportation needs. Since the regional plan is only a guideline and not binding the municipalities had to be voluntarily involved in the preparation. The physical structure is of great importance for the location of households and companies and the implementation of the plan. The successive creation and evaluation of alternative planning scenarios, describing the possible future land use and transportation structure, was a central part of the planning process. A number of forecasting and modelling tools were used for the creation and evaluation of these scenarios. Using GIS and transport models as tools can serve and facilitate the planning process and the dialogue with stakeholders as well as the understanding of future spatial scenarios. A number of environmental, economical, and social impacts can be considered and evaluated comprehensively. A large number of alternatives can rapidly be evaluated, discarded, or approved for further analysis. New alternatives and combinations of alternatives can be evaluated on demand from stakeholders.