The Energy Agency South Sweden wil carry out a pilot in Region Kronoberg. The pilot focusses on understanding and changing the mobility needs and behaviours in 14 stationssamhällen (towns with <16000 inhabitants and a train station). These nodes are key in becoming a sustainable region and we implement pilot actions in 2 of them: Diö and Ljungby.
In Diö the commute flow towards urban centers, while in areas like Ljungby the commuting happens more within the municipality.
- Ljungby has just over 16,000 inhabitants, and in terms of size occupies second place in the region after Växjö. Ljungby's bus station is located at the intersection between the city center to the east and the city's business area to the southwest. Residential and villa areas spread out around these. There is a relatively large and versatile range of services. Proportion of population living within 1 km of the station: 50%. There used to be trains but now the tracks were removed and most of their ways became bike paths.
- Diö is a locality in Älmhult Municipality in the Kronoberg County. It has approximately 900 inhabitants and it is situated 10 km north of Älmhult. The mobility hub is located in the southern part of the community, opposite the Invacare facility. The community spreads out to the north, and a little over a kilometer from the mobility hub are the village's services in the form of a school, a preschool and a home for the elderly. Grocers can be found three kilometers away in the next village. Proportion of population living within 1 km of the station is 65%.
Companies gain access to a greater range of solutions that are in demand among employees. Stationssamhällen’s residents and employees have access to attractive and sustainable mobility solutions. There is a basis for other actors to offer sustainable mobility solutions.
