Affiliation(s)
1. School of Architecture and Urbanism of Faculdade Meridional (IMED), Group of Studies and Research on Urban Mobility (NEPMOUR), Passo Fundo/RS. CEP: 99070-220, Brazil;
2. Department in Horticulture, University of Washington, 910 S Meadow St Colfax WA 99111, USA
ABSTRACT
Increasing urbanization rates observed in the last decades have
significantly contributed to a higher number of
travelers to urban environments.
The objective of this study was to identify measures and factors that encourage
the use of alternative transportation in the cities of Washington D.C., USA and
Porto Alegre, Brazil. The methodology used to compare these two cities was an
evaluation of their urban mobility plans, including strategic analyses and
measures to promote the use of public transport. This approach was based on factors described in
the following document: “Urban Sustainability:
Impacts of Economic Development and Their Consequences on the Process of Urbanization
in Emerging Countries”, prepared by the
United Nations. The results indicate different planning strategies, ranging
from focusing on tax integration policies in order to become more financially
attractive to the user, to using different modes of mass transportation
integrated with active mobility. In Washington D.C., an innovative strategy was
developed in preparation to forecast scenarios, as the measures comprised
projection for the year 2040, which will respond to mobility demands in the coming
decades.
KEYWORDS
Mobility analysis, urbanism, urban infrastructure,
sustainable strategy.
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