Mobilidade Urbana: um desenho de ruas para o entorno do Parque Solon de Lucena

Abstract

This final paper makes a diagnosis of the current situation and elaborates a new street design for the surroundings of the city park "Sólon de Lucena", in the central region of the city of João Pessoa/PB - aiming to prioritize the pedestrian. Streets which improve quality of life are becoming the desire of many citizens around the world. Amidst the growth of cities and its policies to support the circulation of automobiles, the accessibility and walkability of pedestrians face difficulties. This chaotic urban scenario also exists in the central region of João Pessoa, which concentrates many commerces and services sector, with in a large circulation of people and cars in the area. When experiencing the place of study, a lack of safety was observed when walking, due to the constant conflict between the existing modals. Through a qualitative and quantitative analysis presented in this study, it was found out in data the lack of spatial quality for the mobility of pedestrians. The urban quality of public spaces encourages their greater use, providing vitality to the cities (Speck, 2017). Based on this context, this final paper prepared a proposal of the preliminary draft of mobility, in order to provide accessibility, comfort and safety to pedestrians in the studied place.