Running Updated: 18/05/2026
Mobility Index promotes sustainable travel
Sustainable travel patterns are created by making it easy to make the right choice. In Stockholm Royal Seaport, walking, cycling, and public transport take precedence over car use. This is achieved through both area-wide planning and property-level measures
People’s attitudes and travel habits are influenced by facilitating a safer traffic environment and creating good infrastructure for pedestrians and cyclists. Property owners can influence this through measures that create conditions for sustainable travel. The Mobility Index tool has been developed to facilitate property owners’ efforts. The tool evaluates measures at the property level that positively influence sustainable travel through five different modules: walkability, cycling infrastructure, stationary vehicles, deliveries, and mobility services. The project was based on experiences from the Green Space Index planning tool, which provides a 'menu' of different measures to create multifunctional green infrastructure.
Purpose and goal
The purpose of the project is to develop a tool that encourages and inspires developers to incorporate measures in buildings that stimulate sustainable mobility.
Properties should be designed and equipped to make walking and cycling the preferred choice over car use, thereby contributing to a vibrant urban environment.
Results and experiences
A Mobility Index is established for each detailed development plan and tailored to local conditions. The concept encompasses five modules: the walking city, the cycling city, stationary vehicles, freight logistics, and mobility services. Different measures carry different scores, showing how properties can support sustainable travel within the district. Some measures can be implemented during the planning stage, while others are feasible only once the property is occupied.
The Mobility Index will help reduce carbon emissions and pollutants, enhance road safety, and lower noise levels. Furthermore, pedestrian-friendly environments deliver additional health benefits.
Within the framework of each module, a number of measures have been identified for which participants can earn points. All points that a property earns for implemented measures are totalled and divided by the maximum possible score, which gives a total mobility index.
Evaluation carried out at the very early stages of the scheme suggests that developers have incorporated the issue of sustainable transport planning to a greater extent right from the outset.
Since 2016, the tool has been incorporated into the land allocation process. Initial assessments show improved engagement from developers.