Mobilidade Urbana no Centro da Cidade de João Pessoa: Uma Proposta Sob Um Novo Paradigma

Abstract

Urban mobility is a factor of extreme importance for the proper functioning of a large city, especially its center. Without adequate conditions of displacement, several activities are impaired and performance is far from ideal, harming the quality of life of people. In the center of the city of João Pessoa, the concern with urban mobility is not different. The displacement of thousands of people daily to carry out various activities using mainly individual transportation causes a saturation in the occupation of roads and public space aggressively. This paper proposes to analyze the existing conditions in terms of occupation and mobility in the city center, making a diagnosis of the current situation and proposing improvements that facilitate other means of transportation more beneficial for people and the city. After researching ideas and examples of applications of probable solutions, it was possible to define the study area taking into account the most attractive points and to suggest a set of actions that seek to encourage people to choose to leave the cars and use other types of transportation with adequate quality and safety. The proposals include the creation of friction to hinder the access of the individual vehicle to the city center and the implementation of garage buildings at strategic points with the purpose of reducing the idle occupation of the vehicles in the streets, in order to integrate with bus lines or bicycles. It aims to promote an alternative to what has been adopted in the last years, promoting priority to the pedestrian and collective public transportation to the detriment of individual private transportation. The ideas exposed need more in-depth studies, mainly in the technical part, to analyze their viability, and, if confirmed, their possible implantation.