Infrastructure for cycling

The plan requires major public infrastructure investments and urban planning that reduces car dependency, and places the responsibility on politics to create cheap and simple climate-smart alternatives. A national backbone network for bicycles funded within the national plan is such an investment. The requirement for increased investment in cycling infrastructure is therefore supported.

• politics creates sustainable alternativesdecisive»Det är politikens, och inte individens, ansvar att skapa möjligheter för människor att välja enkla och billiga klimatsmarta alternativ.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is politics', and not the individual's, responsibility to create opportunities for people to choose simple and cheap climate-smart alternatives.”
• public infrastructure investments»det kommer också skapa väldigt många nya jobb över hela landet genom infrastruktursatsningar på järnväg, vägar, energi, bostäder och välfärd« (2022 manifesto ↗)“it will also create a very large number of new jobs across the entire country through infrastructure investments in railways, roads, energy, housing and welfare”
• planning for reduced car dependency»så att bilberoendet minskar.« (party programme ↗)“so that car dependency is reduced.”
• conditions for sustainable choices»Där inte teknikskiften räcker för att minska utsläppen måste konsumtionen styras bort från det smutsiga och alla ges förutsättningar att leva mer hållbart.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where technological shifts are not enough to reduce emissions, consumption must be steered away from the polluting and everyone given the conditions to live more sustainably.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The party programme states that transport systems shall be converted to more walking, cycling and public transport, which directly supports increased investment in cycle infrastructure as part of the national plan. The election manifesto commits to making it possible to live and travel climate-friendly and that policy shall take greater responsibility through investment. A coherent trunk network for cycling is not explicitly mentioned, but the counter-proposal's requirements align with the plan's commitment to substantial infrastructure investment and a stable climate policy framework.

• shift to cyclingdecisive»Transportsystemen ska läggas om för mer gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik« (party programme ↗)“Transport systems shall be converted to more walking, cycling and public transport”
• facilitate climate-friendly travel»Gör det möjligt att leva och resa klimatvänligt« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Make it possible to live and travel in a climate-friendly way”
• major infrastructure investment»satsningar på utbyggd kollektivtrafik, vägar och järnvägar« (party programme ↗)“investment in expanded public transport, roads and railways”
• stable climate policy framework»Det klimatpolitiska ramverket ska ligga fast.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate policy framework shall remain stable.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto promises more and better cycling paths and that walking, cycling and public transport shall be promoted while car driving in major cities decreases. The party programme also wants to see expanded walking and cycling paths between built-up areas and prioritize walking and cycling traffic in built-up environments. Increased investments and a specific plan for a national backbone network for cycling, financed in the national plan, therefore directly align with the plan's commitments.

• prioritize cycling before carsdecisive»minska bilåkandet i storstäderna och främja gång-, cykel- och kollektivtrafik.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce car driving in major cities and promote walking, cycling and public transport”
• expanded cycling infrastructure»fler och bättre cykelvägar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“more and better cycling paths”
• cycling paths between built-up areas»gång- och cykelvägar mellan tätorter på landsbygden« (party programme ↗)“walking and cycling paths between built-up areas in the countryside”
• prioritized transport modes in the city»väl utbyggd kollektivtrafik och gång- och cykeltrafik« (party programme ↗)“well-developed public transport and walking and cycling traffic”

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The election manifesto explicitly promises better access to cycle paths and that it should be easy to choose not to use a car in favour of, among other things, cycling, which in substance is the same as increased investment in cycling infrastructure. The plan also ties eliminating transport emissions to new emissions-free infrastructure actually being put in place. However, the plan says nothing about a national trunk network or about the financing model, which is why the support is derived rather than explicitly stated.

• better access to cycle pathsdecisive»Landsbygden behöver bättre vägar och bättre tillgång till cykelvägar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The countryside needs better roads and better access to cycle paths.”
• easy to choose not to use a car»Det ska dessutom vara smidigt att välja bort bilen till förmån för tåg, buss, båt och cykel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moreover, it should be easy to choose not to use a car in favour of trains, buses, boats and bicycles.”
• new emissions-free infrastructure»Transporternas utsläpp ska bort och ny utsläppsfri infrastruktur ska komma på plats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Transport emissions must go and new emissions-free infrastructure must be put in place.”
• more attractive cycling in cities»Utsläppsfria transporter, cyklar, elbilar och kollektivtrafik ska bli smidigare och attraktivare.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Emissions-free transport, bicycles, electric cars and public transport should become easier and more attractive.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan demands continuous routes for pedestrian and cycling traffic within and between communities, which in substance is the cycling network backbone the counter-proposal wants to see, and it wants facilitation of cycle path expansion. The plan also establishes that Sweden needs continued major infrastructure investments and prioritizes useful investments over prestige projects. The financing form within the national plan is not addressed, which tempers certainty.

• cycling network backbonedecisive»Det behövs sammanhängande stråk för att underlätta gång- och cykeltrafik« (party programme ↗)“Continuous routes are needed to facilitate pedestrian and cycling traffic”
• major infrastructure investments»Sverige behöver fortsatt stora investeringar i infrastruktur.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden needs continued major infrastructure investments.”
• prioritize utility over prestige»i stället för att lägga hundratals miljarder på en höghastighetsjärnväg som inte är klar ens om 20 år« (2022 manifesto ↗)“instead of spending hundreds of billions on a high-speed railway that won't even be finished in 20 years”
• cycling as a mode of transport»Cykling är ett effektivt och miljövänligt transportslag för främst kortare resor.« (party programme ↗)“Cycling is an effective and environmentally friendly mode of transport mainly for shorter trips.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan supports cycling-promoting infrastructure and places on the state the responsibility to keep investment levels in transport system infrastructure long-term high, as well as to stimulate the most socio-economically and environmentally efficient systems. It provides support for increased cycling investments within the national plan. At the same time, the election manifesto explicitly prioritizes upgrading neglected roads, which makes the support for a special national backbone road network for cycling weaker.

• cycling-promoting infrastructuredecisive»Fördelarna med en cykelfrämjande infrastruktur är flera« (party programme ↗)“The advantages of cycling-promoting infrastructure are several”
• state investment responsibility»investeringsnivån i kommunikationssystemens infrastruktur« (party programme ↗)“the investment level in transport system infrastructure”
• efficient transport systems are stimulated»de samhällsekonomiskt och miljömässigt mest effektiva kommunikationssystemen stimuleras« (party programme ↗)“the most socio-economically and environmentally efficient transport systems are stimulated”
• road upgrading is prioritised»Miljardsatsning för att rusta eftersatta vägar i hela landet - istället för att bygga dyra höghastighetståg.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Multi-billion investment to upgrade neglected roads throughout the country - instead of building expensive high-speed trains.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto explicitly states what should be prioritized in infrastructure: upgrading existing railways ahead of new construction, repaired roads and more charging stations. Cycle infrastructure and a national backbone cycle network are not among the commitments, and the plan establishes that the party knows what must be done and what can wait. Increased cycle investments within the national plan thus stand against the plan's own priorities.

• upgrading ahead of new constructiondecisive»Rusta upp dagens järnväg i stället för att satsa på höghastighetståg som riskerar att vara omoderna redan innan de är klara« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Refurbish today's railways instead of betting on high-speed trains that risk being outdated before they are ready”
• road maintenance prioritized»Laga Sveriges vägar så att du kan komma fram säkert och i tid« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Fix Sweden's roads so you can get there safely and on time”
• clear priority order»Vi vet vad som måste göras – och vad som får vänta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We know what must be done – and what can wait.”
• prioritize and exclude»Politiken har en viktig uppgift att prioritera och välja bort« (party programme ↗)“Politics has an important task to prioritize and exclude”

The plan wants to redirect prestige investments to the more pressing needs of upgrading transport infrastructure and prioritises maintenance of existing roads and railways throughout the country. A new national trunk network for cycling that shall be financed within the national transport infrastructure plan is precisely such a new investment that would compete with these maintenance needs. The plan therefore argues against the counter-proposal's demands for increased cycling investments within the plan. Since the plan expresses itself about what the national plan should prioritise it affects the committee's grounds.

• maintenance before new investmentsdecisive»Sverigedemokraterna vill rikta om prestigesatsningar på höghastighetståg till snabbare och mer trängande behov av att rusta upp transportinfrastrukturen inom alla trafikslag.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to redirect prestige investments in high-speed rail to faster and more pressing needs to upgrade transport infrastructure in all transport modes.”
• existing infrastructure first»I ljuset av de stora behoven i befintlig infrastruktur är det enligt Sverigedemokraterna fel att lägga flera hundra miljarder kronor på att bygga nya banor för höghastighetståg mellan storstäderna Stockholm, Göteborg och Malmö.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“In light of the large maintenance needs in existing infrastructure it is according to Sweden Democrats wrong to invest several hundred billion kronor in building new tracks for high-speed rail between the major cities Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö.”
• maintenance of road and rail»Förbättra underhållet av vägar och järnväg« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve the maintenance of roads and railways”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.