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Swedish Efficiency

<p>How can growing cities manage increasing traffic while maintaining a high quality of life, low pollution, and an efficient economy?</p><p>Stockholm seems to have some answers.</p>

Random Swedes will be answering "The Swedish Number" until June 24.

Call this number and a Swede will answer, any Swede

Culture

They were expecting 2,500 Swedish volunteers to answer phone calls from foreigners curious about their country. They got 30,000.

Ample streets signs mark pedestrian crossings in Stockholm.

Many Americans want to behave more Swedish on the road

Development
Urban planners in Stockholm are transforming their city, prioritizing not for vehicles, but for people. Their vision is called "The Walkable City."

Sweden’s capital is on its way to becoming fossil fuel free by 2040

Environment
Stockholm has nine new Irish-made "Multihog" machines clearing the area's bike paths in winter.

Snow on the roads in Sweden — no problem

Economics
Stockholm's old town, the island of Gamla Stan.

Bernie Sanders wants us to be more equitable like Sweden. Could it work?

Economics
Arne Fredriksson instructs students from the Middle East and Africa in Swedish language, SFI-Södertälje.

Swedes ask: Can we take in more migrants and maintain our generous social benefits?

Conflict

Can Sweden preserve its egalitarian values and social safety net, while extending that way of life to many more people displaced by war?