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RUFS 2001

Regional Development Plan 2001

for the Stockholm Region

Short Summary

Regional development plan for the County of Stockholm.Adopted by the County Council at the council meeting on 14 May 2002.

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After many years of work, the Regional Development Planfor the Stockholm region RUFS 2001 is now finished andcan be used. The overall vision is that the region must havea long-term sustainable development with social and eco-nomic balance. The vision is based on three basic objectives: international competitiveness good and equal living conditions long-term sustainable living environment.

These objectives have been the starting point when thestrong and weak sides, the possibilities, and the needs of theregion have been analysed.

The Stockholm region is the administrative and eco-nomic centre of Sweden and has good prerequisites of being the engine for development in the whole country. Theregion has a good starting position it is attractive, innova-tive, and in many respects efficient. But if the developmentpossibilities of the region are to be utilised fully, an activeregional planning is needed and bottlenecks and otherobstacles for development must be removed.

In May 2002 the County Council, which is the regionalplanning authority, approved the Regional DevelopmentPlan 2001 for the Stockholm region, RUFS. A planning process was thus terminated, one that had been in progressfor more than a decade and involved many of the stake-holders in the region: the municipalities, government andregional authorities, as well as organisations. The plan hasbeen circulated for comment a number of times and is thus well established. During this process, regional mutual view-points were developed around important objectives, strate-gies, and measures. In this way the region will be able topursue pressing issues better in the future.

The development plan has a wide base. Besides thephysical planning, it deals with issues concerning trade andindustry, innovations, integration, and competence devel-opment. At the same time it is a regional plan in the full

meaning of the Planning and Building Act.The complete version of the development plan can beordered from Office of Regional Planning and UrbanTransportation, Box 4414, 102 69 Stockholm, by emailfrom [email protected], or be downloaded from www.rtk.sll.se.More information about the various parts of RUFS as wellas interactive maps are available at: www.stockholmsregionen2030.nu

A plan for long-term sustainabledevelopment in the Stockholm region

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Regional Development Plan 2001 for the Stockholm regionProject leader: Gran JohnsonResponsible for maps: Julie Mostert, Sara Webjrn

From GSD Lantmteriverket Gvle 2003.Permissions: M 2003/4591.Cover illustration: Kerstin Rundlf, RTKGraphic design: SOYA, www.soya.sePrinted by: Katarina Tryck, Stockholm 2003ISSN 1402-1331

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The regions strong sidesThe Stockholm region has Swedens largest domestic market.There are more businesses here than anywhere else in Sweden. A number of prominent scientific institutions are also activein the international exchange of ideas.

The labour market is large and differentiated and unem-ployment is low. However there is one weakness, unemploy-ment is concentrated to certain groups of immigrants.

Compared to other metropolitan areas, the Stockholm

region has a good environment with clean air and water as well as extensive green areas. At the same time, developmentis so dense that there are good prerequisites for resource-saving solutions and for an extensive public transport system.

Regional growing painsDuring the past fifteen years the population of the county has increased by one percent per annum on average. If thepopulation continues to increase at the same rate during thecoming 30 years, there will be 400,000 to 600,000 morepeople living in the region in the year 2030. The lower figurereflects an increase in population at the same rate as during the 1980s. The higher figure reflects a growth similar to thatof the 1990s.

Housing construction and the extension of the trafficsystem have however not kept pace with the growth in pop-ulation. People in the greater Stockholm area live in more

Starting point the region atthe beginning of the 21st century

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Stockholm housing developments during the 20th century.

cramped accommodation than others and young people herehave difficulty in finding their own flat. Companies run intotrouble when recruiting personnel from other parts of thecountry because vacant dwellings are scarce and expensive. A well functioning housing market is therefore an importantprerequisite for development in the region.

The flow of traffic on many of the roads leading intoStockholm has already reached full capacity. The trafficsystem is very sensitive to disturbances and there are long

queues on the major roads every day. The problem can get worse because when the population grows by one percent,the traffic increases by two percent.

There is a lack of places for higher education in the region. Young people in the county are experiencing tougher compe-tition than those in other parts of the country when it comesto getting into colleges and universities in their home county.

The Stockholm region and the worldThe Stockholm region does not compete with the remainderof Sweden but with other metropolitan areas. But competi-tion must be combined with co-operation and the region hasclose connections with important regions abroad. The regionhas particularly good prerequisites for developing into a centrefor the Baltic Sea Region and several indicators show that theexchanges between the large cities in the area are increasing.


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Five strategies

The regional development plan is based on five strategiesthat have evolved during the planning and consultationprocess. The strategies can be realized by input in nine dif-ferent fields. The strategies and the input form a pattern where a certain effort is included as a part in a number of strategies, e.g. the development of competence or invest-ments in infrastructure.

Increasing the regions capacity

Two long-term trends are that the population is increasing,by people moving in from other parts of the country and by an excess of births over deaths, and that the economy isgrowing. The region needs to improve its capacity to housethe growing population and create prerequisites for a long-term sustainable economic development. The number of vacant homes on offer must be increased and the capacity of the transport system must be strengthened. More collegesand universities need to be built in the region to meet thelong-term demand.

Strengthen the innovationenvironment of the region

The regions educational and research resources must bestrengthened and further developed. By creating more denseenvironments and meeting places, the region can improve

its innovation climate. Today the inner city of Stockholm isunique in the region because of its density and accessibility.The region needs more places with a sufficiently high density of resources, companies, and customers, that can be attractiveto various clusters of trade and industry. Regional cores in theouter areas can also be meeting places, like the inner city.

Expand and hold the region togetherThe functional Stockholm region is growing, which is posi-

tive. A large and closely connected regional market is robustand can form a base for a wide range of goods and services.The expansion of the region into adjacent counties in theValley of Lake Mlaren can be supported by improved inter-regional transport that facilitates commuting to work andother contacts.

But at the same time the regions internal connectionsmust be retained, not least the social. The region must beheld together, if its size is to be advantageous. Therefore theconnections from Lake Mlaren to the Baltic Sea need to bestrengthened. There is also a need for strong regional cores inall parts of the region with good connections to the regionalcentres and with each other.

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Renewal and innovation Integration and immigration Competence, development and R&D Housing structure Green and blue structures Transport system Land and premises for work places and services Housing market and house building Technical infrastructure


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International direct airlineconnections from Stockholm

Number of departures per week

Number of inhabitants, millions

Seen internationally, the Stockholm region has a strong social capital. The inhabitants of the region have trust ineach other and have confidence in the regions institutions.To be able to retain this capital intact and to enable theregion to compete in an internationalised world, a muchstronger integration between Swedish-born people andimmigrants is needed.

Develop the structures

and systems in the regionThe structures of the region housing and transport sys-tems have traditionally been star-like. The importanttransport systems start in the centre of Stockholm andhousing spreads radially along the main roads, railways,and underground. The Baltic Sea and Lake Mlaren as wellas the green wedges accentuate the star-like structure.

As there is good accessibility to the regional centre butcross-connections are poor, many operations have beenconcentrated to the central parts of Stockholm. But costsare high and still growing. It must therefore be possible todecentralise work places and service.

New companies are favoured by joint localisation andthe region needs a structure with a limited number of strengthened outer core areas that can off-load and supple-ment the city.

It is also advantageous from a transport viewpoint if thecores outside the regional centre can be junctions and chang-ing points in the transport system. Increased co-operationbetween different forms of public transport gives improvedefficiency in the transport system. People living in the greaterStockholm region use public transport to a greater extenttoday compared to people living in other regions. Publictransport must also retain its competitiveness in order toreduce fuel consumption and emissions in the future.

Internationalise the regionThe Stockholm region is much dependent on internationalcontacts and markets. Internationalisation requires opennessto the surrounding world and co-operation with otherregions. Exchanges and contacts with other regions must befacilitated by developing the international connections of the transport systems.

Airline connections in the central Baltic Sea region.


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Several strategically importantdevelopment areas

Renewal and innovationSeen internationally, the Stockholm region is a mediumsized metropolitan region and thus needs a more pro-nounced profile than the larger metropolises. The regionshould continue to build on the strength of being positively disposed towards innovation and renewal and have anobjective of being a world-leading environment for thedevelopment of new companies, founded on innovationand technology. New products and services will be deve-loped here together with new methods for production,marketing, and distribution. Companies will be givengood opportunities for testing new forms of management,organisation, co-operation, and competence development.

The public sector can stimulate the development of companies by participating in the creation of more denseand accessible environments, e.g. in the form of scienceparks. Municipalities and the county council should draw up an action plan to force the pace of renewal in their pro-curement and tenders. E-commerce should be the normalthing, both for tenders and for continued contact withsuppliers. The contacts with innovative regions in othercountries should be strengthened.

Integration and immigrationThe region is multi-cultural and should adapt itself to andtake advantage of this. Integration and immigration areimportant requirements for growth and renewal and for thesocial functioning of the region. Deficiencies in integrationpolitics and the reception of refugees have produced prob-lems with segregation and regional differences, which is a new and alarming dimension.

The work of integration must have a wide perspectiveand be long-term. Some municipalities have a much greaterdensity of immigrants than others and it is not the task of these municipalities to solve these issues alone. Efforts inproblematic areas are valuable but must be supplemented by measures to bring all the inhabitants of the region closertogether and to increase mobility in the region.

The reception of immigrants must be more individual. When recruiting labour, employers should prioritise variety and the rules for the immigration of manpower should besimplified to meet the expected shortage of labour in many fields. The integration of refugee immigrants is facilitated

when places of work become more multi-cultural.

Competence development and R&DIf the Stockholm region is to stay dynamic and growth ori-ented even in the future, it is important that efforts are madeto develop competence and strengthen research and develop-ment (R&D). Only then will companies find it favourableto locate their knowledge intensive operations to the region.If such efforts are made in various parts of the region, all theinhabitants will have the same opportunities for competencedevelopment irrespective of ethnic, geographic and socialprerequisites and the regional integration will increase.

Measures are also needed to increase the number of young people that go on to higher education after leaving school. The number of places in universities and colleges inthe county must be increased considerably and SdertrnUniversity College must be given the prerequisites to allow itto develop into a university. Co-operation between trade andindustry and education and research should be developed.

Multi-core structureThe Stockholm region is today basically single-core andoperations and work places are very much concentrated tothe inner city. However, the number of houses and work places outside the central area will increase gradually.

When the region grows, the potential of new regionalcores increases. These can supplement the regional centre atthe same time as housing is concentrated and sprawling iscounteracted. Good communications with the regional cen-tre and with other core areas are required if a core is to devel-op. Additions need to be made to the radial track system inthe form of transverse roads and public transport connec-tions that can off-load the regional centre and improve acces-sibility between different areas. At the same time it is impor-tant that the advantages of the star structure are utilised.

The following outer cores have such a potential thatthey should be prioritised in the long term:

Regional cores: Barkarby Jakobsberg Kista Sollentuna Hggvik Flemingsberg Sdertlje Tby centre Arninge Skrholmen Kungens kurva Haninge centre

The cores can be supported by investments in the trafficsystem and by localising public sector operations there.


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Year 2000 Base Level year 2015 High Level year 2015Municipality Inhabitants Dwellings Inhabitants Dwellings Inhabitants DwellingsBotkyrka 73,0 30,0 86,5 36,5 91,0 38,5Danderyd 29,5 12,0 31,0 13,5 32,0 14,0Eker 22,5 8,5 27,5 11,0 31,5 12,5Haninge 69,5 30,5 77,0 37,0 81,5 39,0Huddinge 84,5 36,5 89,5 42,0 97,0 45,0Jrflla 60,5 26,5 64,5 32,0 70,0 34,5Liding 40,5 19,0 42,0 21,0 44,0 22,0Nacka 75,0 31,5 86,0 39,0 89,5 40,5Norrtlje 52,5 25,5 65,5 33,5 68,5 35,0Nykvarn 8,0 3,0 10,5 4,5 12,0 5,5Nynshamn 24,0 11,0 27,0 13,5 28,5 14,0Salem 14,0 5,5 17,5 7,5 19,5 8,5Sigtuna 35,0 15,5 40,5 19,5 43,5 21,0Sollentuna 58,0 24,0 61,5 28,0 68,0 30,5Solna 56,5 30,5 68,0 39,0 71,0 40,5Stockholm 751,0 405,5 801,0 433,5 812,0 437,5Sundbyberg 34,0 18,5 36,0 21,0 39,5 22,5Sdertlje 78,0 36,5 82,5 41,5 90,0 44,5Tyres 39,0 16,0 45,0 19,0 46,0 19,5Tby 60,0 24,5 63,5 28,5 67,5 30,0Upplands-Bro 21,0 8,5 30,0 13,5 32,0 14,5Upplands Vsby 37,5 16,5 44,5 21,0 46,5 22,0Vallentuna 25,0 10,0 35,0 15,0 37,5 16,0Vaxholm 9,5 4,0 12,0 5,5 13,0 6,0Vrmd 31,5 13,0 47,0 20,0 52,0 22,0sterker 34,5 14,0 44,5 19,5 48,0 21,0The County 1 824,5 876,0 2 035,0 1 015,0 2 132,5 1 056,0

House-building and Population growth.

Population and dwellings inmunicipalities in the years 2015 in thousands of inhab

A well functioning housing market with sufficient building of new houses, is an important prerequisite for the develop-ment of a dynamic region like the Stockholm region. A shortage of housing causes difficult economic and socialconsequences. The building of new houses in the region hasnot kept up with the fast growth of the population. Thenumber of new houses built has dropped from approx.

9,000 dwellings per annum at the beginning of the 1990s toabout 3,000 to 5,000 dwellings per annum in recent years.There is now a shortage of housing in nearly all the munici-palities in the region. The planning of the municipalities asregards new housing up to the year 2015 is in excess of theneeds in the Base Level. But some preparedness is needed tomeet the High Level and for a long-term expansion.

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A sustainable development

From the plan to implementation

The measures described in the respective subject areas havebeen considered from a sustainability perspective. The conse-quence assessment shows that the development plan makes a positive contribution to the sustainability of the region. Thestakeholders in the region must co-operate in the process toensure a long-term sustainable development for the Stock-holm region. A regional development plan alone cannot leadto a long-term sustainable development in the region. Butthe plan can definitely make a contribution on the way. Toachieve a long-term sustainable development, other measures

are also needed, measures outside the framework of RUFS,e.g. the development of cleaner technology for car enginesand fuels. Another requirement is a sufficiently high invest-ment level in housing, education, and infrastructure. Thereare many things in a large city like Stockholm that give goodprerequisites for a sustainable development. Denser housing requires less land for dwellings. It also provides a base formore efficient and environmentally friendly heating using district heating, efficient public transport, shorter travelroutes, and improved service.

The Stockholm County Council has the prime responsibili-ty for drawing up and adopting RUFS 2001. According tothe planning and building law, it should serve as guidancefor decisions about comprehensive land use plans, detaileddevelopment plans, and area regulations.

The municipalities, together with other national and

regional stakeholders, have in various ways a mutualresponsibility to continue the process of putting the planinto effect. The intention is that the regional developmentplan and the mutual viewpoints it represents, should func-tion as a common base for the continued planning andefforts of many stakeholders in the county, individually orin co-operation.

The work will be carried out at a number of levels. Thestakeholders in the region should work to improve anddeepen national metropolitan politics, which are underde-veloped in Sweden compared to other countries. The regionshould also make quite clear its interests in national andinternational politics.

Co-operation with neighbouring counties in the LakeMlaren valley should be strengthened in relevant fields.

Co-operation in the various parts of the region can bedeepened with sub-regional plans and investigations as data for decisions and agreements.

The County Council will make up its mind about theup-to-dateness of the development plan during the current

term of office. The Regional Planning and Urban Trans-portation Committee is responsible for following up theplan and for producing decision data before its up-to-date-ness is examined.

The Office of Regional Planning and Urban Transporta-tion will report to the Regional Planning and Urban Trans-

portation Committee and other stakeholders about how theimplementation is developing and invite people to confer-ences and negotiations about the continued implementa-tion. The Regional Planning and Urban TransportationCommittee also has the intention of initiating and partici-pating in the implementation of certain parts of the plan.

The Regional Planning and Urban TransportationCommittee will participate during the next few years in real-ising RUFS in a number of areas, including the following: Multi-core structures Expanded functional region Metropolitan politics Sustainable regional development Infrastructure planning Green structure Sub-regional co-operation International co-operation

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Read more

You can read more about the Regional Development Planfor the Stockholm Region (RUFS 2001) and its variousparts in the following publications:

Regional Development Plan 2001 for the StockholmRegion. Program & proposals 2:02

The future of the Stockholm region, a long-term strategy.Program & proposals 1:00

Regional plan 2000, Program & proposals 3:00

Traffic in the Regional plan 2000.Program & proposals 4:00

Economic growth, renewal and integration.Program & proposals 5:00

Competence, development and R&D.Program & proposals 6:00

The Baltic Sea Region perspective.Program & proposals 7:00

RUFS 2001, Exhibition proposal.Program & proposals 1:01

RUFS 2001, Consultation report.

Program & proposals 2:01RUFS 2001, Exhibition report. Program & proposals 1:02

Regions, commerce, and growth. Report 6:98

Scenarios for education. Report 1:99

Todays youth are tomorrows adults. Report 3:99

Development politics in three metropolitan regions.Report 4:99

The Stockholm region in the world. Report 2:00

Water in the Stockholm region. Report 3:00

Social atlas of the Stockholm region. Report 4:00

Metropolitan politics in debates and action. Report 5:00

Housing? Report 6:00

Energy supplies 20002030. Report 8:00

The role of the Stockholm region for Swedens growth.Report 1:01

Blue structure in the County of Stockholm. Report 3:01

Experience values, social qualities in the regional greenstructure. Report 4:01

Information system for the regional green areas. Report 6:01

More cores. Report 1:03

The Stockholm regions interplay with its closesurroundings. Report 2:03

Modern national metropolitan politics. Metropolitanpolitics 5:2003

Other information Information about RUFS 2001 in English Summary of RUFS 2001 in English Planning in the Stockholm region in Swedish and English Fact sheet with statistics about the Stockholm region

Ordering

All these publications can be ordered free of charge from:Office of Regional Planning and Urban Transportation,Box 4414, 102 69 Stockholm, Sweden.Email: [email protected], fax +46 8 737 25 66.

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Some of the reports published by the Office of RegionalPlanning and Urban Transportation are no longer in stock. All the RTK publications can be downloaded from website: www.rtk.sll.se/publikationer/index

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The overall vision for the Stockholm region isa long-term sustainable development withsocial and ecological balance. Three basicobjectives have been decided for the develop-ment of the region:

International competitiveness Good and equal living conditions Long-term sustainable living environment

The growth of the Stockholm region makesdemands on the planning of the buildings andgreen areas as well as the infrastructure. TheRegional Development Plan 2001 for theStockholm region (RUFS) describes whatneeds to be done to meet the expected growthin various areas during the coming 30 years.RUFS is a strategic instrument for uniting thecontinued growth with a long-term sustainabledevelopment.

The County Council is responsible forregional planning in the County of Stockholm.

In RUFS the perspective has been extendedfrom physical planning to issues concerninginnovation, integration, and competencedevelopment. The designation RegionalDevelopment Plan has been used to underlinethis change, even if RUFS is still a regionalplan as defined in the Planning and BuildingAct (PBL).

The work of drawing up a regional develop-ment plan for the Stockholm region has been

in progress for several years in close co-opera-tion with municipalities, regional authoritiesand organisations.

The County Council adopted the regionaldevelopment plan in May 2002. The planbecame formally legal in November of thesame year and is valid for six years, i.e. untilNovember 2008. It will now form a base forthe planning of the municipalities, for govern-ment organisations, and for other stakeholders.

Regionplane- och trafikkontoret

Regional development plan for the County of Stockholm.Adopted by the County Council at the council meeting on 14 May 2002.

Stockholm County CouncilMedborgarplatsen 25Box 4414, 102 69 Stockholm, SwedenTel. +46 8 737 25 00, fax +46 8 737 25 66Email: [email protected]: www.stockholmsregionen2030.nu and www.rtk.sll.se

RUFS 2001

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Regional Development Plan 2001

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