Parking issues

The plan wants to see urban planning that avoids locking people into car dependency and a comprehensive strategy where urban planning, public transport and electric vehicles work together. Allowing municipalities to differentiate parking fees and reserve street space for car pools is such a planning tool. The plan moreover places the responsibility for cheap and easy climate-smart alternatives on politics, not on the individual.

• avoid car dependencydecisive»Vi vill se en samhällsplanering som så långt som möjligt undviker« (party programme ↗)“We want to see urban planning that as far as possible avoids”
• comprehensive transport strategy»en sammanhållen strategi för elektrifiering av transporterna, där stadsplanering, kollektivtrafik och elfordon alla har viktiga roller att spela.« (party programme ↗)“a comprehensive strategy for electrification of transport, where urban planning, public transport and electric vehicles all have important roles to play.”
• political responsibility for climate choices»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 easy and cheap climate-smart alternatives.”
• municipal self-government»Det kommunala självstyret är en betydelsefull del av den svenska« (party programme ↗)“Municipal self-governance is an important part of the Swedish”

The plan wants to make climate-smart travel the cheaper alternative and facilitate sharing and borrowing instead of owning, which supports the counter-proposal's requirement for differentiated parking fees and spaces for car pools. The measure is moreover put in the hands of municipalities, in line with the plan's view of municipal self-governance. However, the plan does not address parking legislation, and it warns against blaming those who need the car.

• climate-smart travel cheaperdecisive»Klimatsmart resande som det billigare alternativet.« (party programme ↗)“Climate-smart travel as the cheaper alternative.”
• shared and circular consumption»Gå över till en hållbar konsumtion med goda möjligheter till att laga, dela, låna och« (party programme ↗)“Move to sustainable consumption with good opportunities to repair, share, borrow and”
• municipal self-governance»Det kommunala och regionala självstyret skapar närhet och« (party programme ↗)“Municipal and regional self-governance creates proximity and”
• no blaming of car drivers»Klimatkrisen kan aldrig lösas med att skuldbelägga människor som behöver ta bilen till affären« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The climate crisis can never be solved by blaming people who need to drive to the store”

The election manifesto promises to facilitate those who want to share instead of owning a car and to reduce car driving in cities in favor of walking, cycling and public transport. The party programme establishes that the city should not be dominated by cars and that the sharing economy plays an important role. Giving municipalities the right to differentiate parking fees and reserve spaces for car pools is a direct tool for this policy.

• facilitate car poolsdecisive»sänka momsen kraftigt på bilpooler och andra delningstjänster och underlätta för de som vill dela, istället för äga, en bil.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“reduce VAT sharply on car pools and other sharing services and facilitate those who want to share, instead of own, a car.”
• reduced car driving in cities»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.”
• city not car-dominated»Staden ska inte domineras av bilar.« (party programme ↗)“The city should not be dominated by cars.”
• the sharing economy's role»Delningsekonomin där man delar på varor och tjänster spelar en viktig roll i en« (party programme ↗)“The sharing economy where people share goods and services plays an important role in a”

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The plan wants to promote electric cars through, among other things, differentiated fees that favor environmental vehicles and better parking opportunities, and make it smoother to opt out of owning a car. The counter-proposal's requirement that municipalities shall be allowed to differentiate parking fees for environmental vehicles and reserve spaces for car pools is the same thing in statutory form. The plan's decentralization line furthermore strengthens the argument that local climate power should increase.

• differentiated fees for environmental vehiclesdecisive»Elbilarna ska främjas med hjälp av fler laddplatser, differentierade trängselskatter som gynnar miljöbilar och bättre parkeringsmöjligheter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Electric cars shall be promoted with the help of more charging stations, differentiated congestion charges that favor environmental vehicles and better parking opportunities.”
• transport-efficient urban areas»Det ska dessutom vara smidigt att välja bort bilen till förmån för tåg, buss, båt och cykel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It should furthermore be straightforward to opt out of the car in favor of train, bus, boat and bicycle.”
• emission-free transport»Transporternas utsläpp ska bort och ny utsläppsfri infrastruktur ska komma på plats.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Transport emissions shall go and new emission-free infrastructure shall be put in place.”
• local decision-making power»Decentralisera mera. Människor ska få bestämma mer själva, och politiska beslut ska fattas nära dem som berörs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decentralize further. People shall be allowed to decide more themselves, and political decisions shall be made close to those affected.”

The plan states that utility traffic and public transport in cities with congestion or environmental problems should be given more room at the expense of private motoring, and that this occurs through urban planning and environmental fees decided locally or regionally. Differentiated parking fees and spaces for car pools are just such local control tools. The counter-proposal's demand for changed parking legislation therefore follows from the plan's transport policy.

• reduced private motoring in citiesdecisive»I städer med trängsel- eller miljöproblem bör nyttotrafik och kollektivtrafik ges större utrymme på bekostnad av privatbilism.« (party programme ↗)“In cities with congestion or environmental problems, utility and public transport should be given more room at the expense of private motoring.”
• locally decided environmental fees»Detta görs genom god stadsplanering och miljöavgifter, t.ex. trängselavgifter, som ska beslutas på lokal eller regional nivå och vars avgifter ska stanna på regional nivå.« (party programme ↗)“This is done through good urban planning and environmental fees, e.g. congestion charges, which shall be decided at local or regional level and whose revenues shall remain at the regional level.”
• electrified transport»Fler ska välja elbilen och en inblandning av fossilfria bränslen ska fortsätta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More shall choose electric cars and a share of fossil-free fuels shall continue.”
• transport bears climate costs»Beroendet av fossila bränslen måste brytas och alla transportslag måste stå för sina klimatkostnader.« (party programme ↗)“Dependence on fossil fuels must be broken and all modes of transport must bear their climate costs.”

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 explicitly gives municipalities the right to decide on introduction and design of congestion charges for car traffic, and wants economic and legal control instruments designed so that the economically and environmentally most efficient systems are stimulated. The subsidiarity principle speaks for the parking question to be decided locally. The counter-proposal's demands for municipal right to differentiate charges and reserve places are thus supported, even though the plan simultaneously protects the car's importance.

• municipal decision on traffic chargesdecisive»om införande och utformning av trängselavgifter för biltrafiken.« (party programme ↗)“on introduction and design of congestion charges for car traffic.”
• control instruments for efficient transport»ska utformas så att de samhällsekonomiskt och miljömässigt mest effektiva« (party programme ↗)“shall be designed so that the economically and environmentally most efficient”
• subsidiarity principle»Det en gemenskap på ett ändamålsenligt sätt kan sköta ska den också få sköta.« (party programme ↗)“That which a community can appropriately manage it shall also be allowed to manage.”
• the car's importance shall be protected»Tillgång till bil är för många en förutsättning för att kunna leva och verka oavsett var i landet« (party programme ↗)“Access to a car is for many a prerequisite for being able to live and work regardless of where in the country”

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 counter-proposal wants parking fees to be differentiated to favour environmentally friendly vehicles. The plan states that those who need the car should be able to afford it regardless of whether it runs on petrol or electricity, and promises lower fuel prices instead of new fee distinctions between fuels. That decisions should be made close to citizens admittedly speaks for local discretion, but the steering towards certain vehicle types lacks support in the plan.

• technology-neutral motoringdecisive»Där du som behöver åka en bit för att skjutsa dina barn till fotbollsträningen eller musikskolan har råd att ta bilen, oavsett om den går på bensin eller el.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Where you who need to drive a bit to take your children to football training or music lessons can afford to take the car, whether it runs on petrol or electricity.”
• lower costs for drivers»Sänka priset på bensin och diesel så att du klarar din vardagsekonomi« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Lower the price of petrol and diesel so that you can manage your everyday finances”
• local self-government»Beslut ska fattas på lägsta möjliga nivå, så nära medborgarna som möjligt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Decisions should be made at the lowest possible level, as close to citizens as possible.”

The plan explicitly opposes motorists subsidising expensive electric cars for affluent city dwellers and opposes individual modes of transport being taxed more heavily than others. Differentiated parking charges in favour of environmental vehicles and reserved spaces for car-sharing are precisely such steering of motoring. The plan's line is instead to make it easier and cheaper to get around by car, particularly for commuters.

• no to electric vehicle subsidiesdecisive»Subventioner av dyra elbilar som främst används av människor i större städer som dessutom har goda inkomster får i praktiken betalas av de som saknar förutsättningar att själva ta del av förmånerna.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Subsidies for expensive electric cars, which are mainly used by people in larger cities who also have good incomes, are in practice paid for by those who lack the means to benefit from the benefits themselves.”
• equal treatment of modes of transport»Att ensidigt beskatta vissa trafikslag extremt hårt slår mot dem som saknar alternativ till bilen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Taxing certain modes of transport extremely heavily hits those who lack alternatives to the car.”
• cheaper motoring»Sverigedemokraterna vill göra det lättare och billigare att ta sig fram med bilen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden Democrats want to make it easier and cheaper to get around by car.”
• facilitate car commuting»Förbättra förutsättningarna för bilpendling, framförallt på landsbygden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Improve conditions for car commuting, especially in rural areas”