Örebro (Sweden)

Örebro is a city of 160,000 inhabitants, located 200 km west of Stockholm. Örebro is a university city and also a logistics hub with good access to national road and rail networks.

The city is working on a package of measures for a more sustainable transport system. Örebro Municipality demonstrates a modal split (2023) of 48% vehicle, 7% public transport, 30% bicycle, 14% pedestrian. The Municipality aims to reduce the share of cars to maximum 40% by 2040. The current SUMP was adopted in 2024 and its main goal is to reduce car dependence and car accessibility in the central parts of the city. Significant efforts go toward maintaining and, hopefully, increasing the high share of cyclists. In addition, a BRT system (Bus Rapid Transit) has been under development since 2021, and the parking instrument has been used in a more active way to change travel habits in recent years.

Since 2020, the municipality has also a Sustainability Program, based on the global Agenda 2030 goals, which serves as a baseline for the Municipality's SUMP. The municipality has been involved in several European projects in the field of sustainable transport, among them Baltic Sea Cycling, Bustrip, CHAMP, and Push & Pull. The city has also promoted clean vehicles and fuels. A new biogas production plant opened in 2009 and is the primary fuel for the city's bus fleet, although a switch to electric is foreseen in the coming years.

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