💡 I was living in Örebro when I first heard about the 15-minute city in 2020 (and had just started Pedestrian Space activities). I had a lightbulb moment as the concept summarized well exactly what I was experiencing (and appreciating) on a day-to-day basis and walkable urban lifestyle.
📷 I decided to get busy documenting many of the best practices of walkability that I was observing, as well as testing out issues of spatial equity (for example, how well-connected diverse suburbs also were to city center).
🚌 I snapped several images of these local buses as I thought they were a really great municipal solution and service, offering public transportation for those for whom even the well-integrated local bus service was still too challenging to access.
In my communication with Länstrafiken Örebro (Region Örebro län, Trafik- & Samhällsplanering), an agent responded to my inquiry to clarify the service:
“The bus you have photographed is a bus for disabled people and elderly and sometimes used as a school bus. If you need to apply for transportation service – Färdtjänst, you find more information here: https://www.lanstrafiken.se/en/service-travel/transport-service—fardtjanst-och-riksfardtjanst/transportation-service—fardtjanst/“
Such a service ensures public transportation for people for whom regular bus service still has too many barriers and offers a more personalized experience and support.
