Contextualização da mobilidade urbana no município de João Pessoa

Abstract

This article will talk about urban mobility in the municipality of João Pessoa, with the main objective of reflecting on the current conditions of the municipality of João Pessoa, based on a survey of data on the safety, quality, comprehensiveness and cost of different modes of transport: individual transport (automobiles and motorcycles), the means of public transport (bus transportation) and the transport, in addition to considering modal integration between the latter two. In it, a contextualization of urban mobility in Brazilian cities will be carried out based on a historical basis: the regulatory framework for mobility and the process of road traffic. It will also be shown some national and international models of mobility plans adopted by other cities to base, comparatively, the model adopted by João Pessoa. Another contextualization sought refers to the State of Paraíba and the municipality of João Pessoa regarding traffic, increase of the fleet, accident rate, expenses, management aspects besides the programs developed by the capital. And finally, it will be commented on the process of Urban Dismobility occurred by the intense growth of the fleet of private automobiles.