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Reykjavík to reduce number of petrol stations by half in six years
Transportation Environment
The Reykjavík City Council has unanimously agreed to strive towards reducing the number of petrol stations by half within the city limits by the year 2025.
During their meeting last week, the City Council approved objectives to that effect, for upcoming negotiations with owners and lot-holders of petrol stations in Reykjavík.
The City Council furthermore approved negotiation guidelines for the discussions, and pledged to establish a special task force to negotiate a deal with stakeholders.
This includes finding better use for valuable land, where petrol stations will be replaced by apartment buildings, shops and other services. This is in line with the objectives of the Reykjavík City Plan for 2010-2030 and the Climate Plan approved in 2016, which underlines the importance of more eco-friendly transportation and total energy exchange in all car transportation by 2040.
The Climate Plan states that:
“An action plan will be realised and incentives defined to reduce numbers of petrol stations by half in 2030, and to the effect that they will have largely disappeared from the city by 2040.
The task force will be authorized to lead the negotiations with stakeholders, and to draft contracts regarding renewal of leases but no longer than for two years. Originally, the city had intended to meet this goal by 2030, but the City Council decided to step up its game and tighten the deadline by five years, or by the year 2025.