Sweco enables active travel infrastructure in the UK and Ireland
In the UK and Ireland, Sweco’s urban mobility experts work closely with cities and local authorities to design and expand the infrastructure for active travel. Read more
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Expanding the metro infrastructure in Europe
Sweco´s engineers have been comissioned to build new metro lines and extend existing lines in several European countries. Explore and learn more about the groundbreaking metro projects in this article. Read more
Circular infrastructure is essential to decarbonisation
Over €7 billion is available for projects targeting new, upgraded and improved European transport infrastructure on the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). The projects selected for funding will help the EU deliver on its climate objectives. Read more
White paper: Resilient infrastructure
European cities and towns are not equipped to handle the amount of water that has fallen recently. This is because of how cities are designed, with a lot of asphalt, few green areas and dense buildings. In a new white paper from Urban Insight experts highlight five key lessons and recommendations for successful implementation. Read more
Accessibility promotes social inclusion, participation and diversity
Urbanisation, digitalisation and demographic trends are placing new complex demands on people, and on society as a whole. At Sweco, architects, engineers and experts work side by side to navigate a changing world and improve people’s living conditions and well-being. Read more
Strategies to redistribute street space
Motorised vehicles, moving or parked, currently take up 50 to 70% of the public space in European cities. Several cities across Europe are exploring changes in design strategies to improve their residents’ quality of life. Read more
Digitally predicting traffic
Traffic congestion and lack of mobility have obvious negative economic and financial impacts on society. Yet, traffic networks are becoming more intensively used, which in some cases has made getting around in a city daunting and risks creating high levels of carbon dioxide emissions. Read more
Transport and mobility within Urban Insight in the light of COP26
The sustainable mobility paradigm of Oxford researcher David Banister from 2008 is one of the most cited transport research papers; it presents four overarching strategies needed to address the urgent challenges for transport planning in the light of least not the climate crisis. None of these strategies are themselves enough to greatly reduce the climate impact of travel and transportation; they need to be combined to achieve large-enough effects. Read more
Cycling could cut billions from public health costs
Swedes are one of the most sedentary peoples in the world, but municipal planning could improve people’s health considerably and save lives in the long term Read more
Urban development
When urban spaces are designed with great care and from a human perspective, important synergies are achieved. Read more