Getting the transport right – for what? : What transport policy can tell us about the construction of sustainability

“Get the transportation right. Then let things happen.” Sir Peter Hall, Professor of Urban Planning, once gave this advice on planning cities for a sustainable future. In research and politics, ‘right’ is increasingly coming to mean ‘sustainable.’ If policy is an expression of what is considered ‘right’, and getting the transport right will enable sustainable cities, then just what is right or sustainable in Stockholm can be read from transport policy proposals. By paying attention to what pro