He was the first to carefully study how roads should be laid out in the terrain and how people should be guided to the different parts of the park.Asker (1986), sida 173 och 174 During his short time as Stockholm's city gardener, he developed planning ideas to guide the design of the city's parks for a long time. According to Almqvist's program statement, the first parks were Fredhällsparken and Rålambshovsparken, both on Kungsholmen. In 1938, Almqvist wanted to be dismissed from his position, and he was replaced by Holger Blom, also a trained architect. In 1940-48, Almqvist was an urban planner in Södertälje.
