Terminal turístico da praia do cassino: um projeto de democratização do acesso e incentivo aos multimodais

Abstract

Cassino beach, located in the municipality of Rio Grande - Rio Grande do Sul, is considered the largest beach in extension in the world, and currently has main access through individual motor vehicles, without any infrastructure for bathers throughout its extension, nor alternative accesses through public transport or cycle paths. The work intends to promote alternatives of transport modes of access, in addition to encouraging a more inclusive beach. To this end, studies of similar cases were carried out, in addition to diagnosing the beach, in this way, the construction of a new Tourist Terminal at Praia do Cassino was proposed, in the same place where the Old Tourist Terminal is located, deactivated for more than 15 years and already in ruins. The Terminal project intends to promote a democratization of access to the sand strip through the proposal of a tourist public transport line that connects the balneary to the Terminal located by the seashore, in addition to the proposal to integrate the existing bike path in the Cassino só that it can also reach to the Terminal. Furthermore, it´s included in the design proposal, a basic infrastructure for the bathers. In this way, the project is intended to encourage the local tourism, promote a better infrastructure for the residents and visitors of the space, decrease individual motor vehicle traffic – and thereby reduce noise and environmental pollution – in addition to encouraging the enhancement and environmental protection of Cassino beach.