Acessibilidade ao transporte público como fator de justiça social e territorial – uma proposta para a cidade de Campo Mourão

Abstract

After the Brazilian street protests of 2013, in several cities public transit systems began to undergo in scrutiny, external audits, lawsuits and commissions of inquiries. One of the main resolutions because of these events was the tax relief for the public transit sector. In Campo Mourao, the service is provided by a permittee private company without undergoing bidding process for over 30 years. In the diagnostic phase, problems with local law, very long concession periods, unconstitutional exclusivity clause, lack of transparency and, above all, lack of supervision were identified. In a survey conducted in cooperation with the city Department of Planning, the absolute majority of the users interviewed (72%) was dissatisfied with the fare in comparison to the service provided, they gave an average score of 4.0 – in a 0-10 scale - for the city public transit system. The main proposals presented were: the upgrading of legislation, structural change in the administration of the service by creating an exclusive office for transportation related issues, creation of a social fund for urban mobility, which would be funded by paid parking, termination of benefits without direct funding and a fare system of unlimited ride passes for a given length of time.