passagebehov

Passagebehov is a planning concept used in Swedish land- and transport planning to denote the need for passage or access through a given area. It concerns the movement of people and goods and the associated requirements for routes, corridors, and crossing points that enable safe, efficient, and equitable mobility. The concept is applied early in the planning process to ensure that future developments maintain or improve connectivity between residential areas, workplaces, services, and recreational destinations, as well as to secure the viability of transit and freight movement.

How passagebehov is determined varies by context but typically relies on travel demand analysis, origin–destination data, and projections of population and employment growth. It also considers accessibility targets, safety, and environmental constraints. Technical tools such as GIS-based network analysis, traffic and pedestrian flow models, and scenario planning are often used to estimate future needs and to test different corridor layouts or crossing solutions.

Application of passagebehov informs decisions on where to allocate space for roads, pedestrian and cycling networks, public transport infrastructure, and potential crossing structures such as bridges or underpasses. It helps planners design corridors that connect key destinations while balancing safety, sustainability, and community impact. In practice, the concept guides the layout of master plans, municipal development plans, and transport programs, serving as a bridge between growth projections and specific infrastructure investments.

See also: urban planning, transportation planning, mobility, accessibility.