Planejamento cicloviário: análise na largura útil da infraestrutura existente no município de Toledo - PR

Abstract

In search of sustainable urban mobility, many cities in Brazil have sought to develop cycling systems, as a way to encourage the population daily displacement, especially when traveling for work, study or leisure. However, it is observed that some systems have flaws in their design and therefore the purpose of increasing the demand for this mode of transport ends up not being achieved. The objective of the research was to collect and provide information about the existing cycling infrastructure in the city of Toledo-PR, to enable the optimization of urban mobility in the locality. The performance indicators used proved to be effective in translating quality into the useful width of the existing cycleway network. Thus, in an objective and simplified way, the classification of the quality of the cycling system contributed to the dissemination of the need to measure the conditions of the cycling network. The analysis showed that a portion with 7% contained in 55 stretches of cycling infrastructure are considered undesirable and another portion with 13% presents desirable cycling routes. Despite the municipal management promoting advances, the situational diagnosis when showing the vulnerabilities, considers the useful width a factor that must evolve in the face of the threats of the urban space and the increase of measures contributes to a greater efficiency in the displacement.