Análise da viabilidade técnica e ambiental de vias cicláveis na cidade de Presidente Epitácio-SP

• Ano de defesa: 2014
• Autor(a) principal: Freitas, Verônica de [UNESP]
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
• Palavras-chave em Português: Ciclovias - Presidente Epitácio (SP); Bicicletas; Infra-estrutura (Economia); Transportes - Transito de passageiros; Desenvolvimento sustentável; Infrastructure (Economics)
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/11449/113858

This research develops an analysis of the technical and environmental feasibility of cycle routes in the Tourist Office of Presidente Epitácio, State of São Paulo, to contribute to the planners in the management of the transport system. Therefore, the research based in the literature review with emphasis on passenger transport system with a non-motorized bicycle technology type. Subsequently, it was determined by the statistical method, Simple Random Sampling, the sample was representative for questionnaires. These were important for the study of matrices Origin-Destination (O/D), to know the displacement of people, their main routes, how, when, for what purpose, indicating the intention to leisure, sports practice or utilitarian purposes. Thus, it was possible to tabulate the data and plotting arrays in Google Maps software. The results demonstrated the technical and environmental feasibility of cycling in urbe, in which it outlined the main cycling demands. Thus it is believed that this work will help when planning the city, always emphasizing the ecological, sustainable urban mobility, urban layout and topography, mainly indicate the location of bike lanes on city roads. Therefore, the reason of this work is to encourage the use of bicycles, emphasizing the implementation of cycling infrastructure to maintain and bring in new fans, as the socioeconomic and physical and functional characteristics of the city .And so, trying to subvert the current logic that prioritizes the automobile on pedestrians, cyclists and public transport. The main desire of this work is to obtain a healthy city, because the current transport sector of the country has problems of environmental, social and energy unsustainability, while the bike has numerous benefits for the environment, health and cyclist economy. It is believed that these measures will promote the reduction of accident rates, provide personal security to the rider and his bike, improve the ...