Urban Mobility in Brazil
FISITA World Automotive Summit 2011
Urban Mobility in Brazil
Prof. Toni Lindau President EMBARQ Brasil
BRAZIL Population: 190 million 84 % urban HDI 0,718 = 84th position ~ 200 cars per 1,000 people
Gini index (inequality)
Little attention to non motorized transport
Congestion growth: over time and space
Brazilian trend
65
35
Share of motorized trips (%) in Brazilian metropolis
What can cities do?
1) Disincentive to the use of private cars
2) Improvement in public transport
3) Stimulus to non‐motorized transport
4) Transit oriented development
CONTRIBUTION OF TRANSPORT FOR A SUSTAINABLE CITY
São Paulo 19,7 mi
Belo Horizonte 5,4 mi
Rio de Janeiro Curitiba 11,7 mi 3,2 mi
Curitiba: cradle of BRT (Bus Rapid Transit)
Structural corridors: backbone for TOD ZR 4 ZR 3 ZR 1
Source: IPPUC
ZR 2
MAIN AXIS
ZR 4 ZR 3 ZR 2 ZR 1
TOD plan that became reality…
… and shaped the city
South corridor
West corridor
Curitiba of the future
Av. Paraná
City center
Ponta Grossa
È
(FUTURA)
Green Line: 6th BRT corridor, 18km
Green Line: the concept
Green Line: the implementation
B100 trial in Aug 2009
30 vehicles in 2011
Belo Horizonte 2020
TOD: transit oriented development Trend of land use growth
Source: LOGIT Consultoria
Aimed land use growth - TOD
UFMG
AEROPORTO
TOD along one corridor UFMG
Strategic equipment Non residencial Mixed Residential
Plan up to 2014 (FIFA´s WC)
BRT: high quality infrastructure for buses
From conventional stops to high quality stations
Rio de Janeiro
Rio’s Agenda of Mega Events 2012 UN Conference Eco Rio + 20 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup 2014 FIFA World Cup 2015 Rio de Janeiro 450th anniversary 2016 The Olympic Games
BRT as the backbone connecting mega events DEODORO
MARACANÃ
COPACABANA
BARRA
Rocinha slum
Focus: optimizing the supply of bus transport
BRS and BRT corridors BRS ‐ Bus Rapid Service 20 corridors = 250 km
BRT ‐ Bus Rapid Transit 4 corridors = 179 km
Rio’s transit priority network
2011 2015
20% pop lives in slums
São Paulo: mega city
Urban renovation (opportunities)
Urban renovation (many projects)
Source: Logit Consultoria
PITU: 2025 Plan
São Paulo: informing drivers about queues!
Since 1997: Peak and Plate Week day
Last number
Monday
1 – 2
Tuesday
3 – 4
Wednesday
5 – 6
Thursday
7 – 8
Friday
9 – 0
From: 7am to 10am & 5pm to 8pm
Can metro save São Paulo? 2012 metro network
“essential” metro network
City Law 14933, June 5th, 2009 (Climate Change) ¾ Progressive restriction of private vehicles to the city center but, excluding the adoption of congestion charging (!) … ¾ 10 ppm sulfur diesel after 2012 and, all buses running on non‐fossil fuels by 2018 (!)
Risk: Cleans fuels + clean vehicles = ...
Before
... Clean Congestion (ethanol/flex engines/emission control)
!
After
Motorcycles: before the new Brazilian Traffic Code (1997)
Motorcycles: after the new Brazilian Traffic Code
“Traffic halts, motorcycles don’t.”
Motorcycle´s boom
139%
461%
Deaths in traffic
CBT
Motocycle crashes kill 10.000/year!
From delivery and moto‐taxis …
… to former bus commuters
VIELEN DANK !!
Urban Mobility in Brazil
Prof. Toni Lindau President EMBARQ Brasil
BRAZIL Population: 190 million 84 % urban HDI 0,718 = 84th position ~ 200 cars per 1,000 people
Gini index (inequality)
Little attention to non motorized transport
Congestion growth: over time and space
Brazilian trend
65
35
Share of motorized trips (%) in Brazilian metropolis
What can cities do?
1) Disincentive to the use of private cars
2) Improvement in public transport
3) Stimulus to non‐motorized transport
4) Transit oriented development
CONTRIBUTION OF TRANSPORT FOR A SUSTAINABLE CITY
São Paulo 19,7 mi
Belo Horizonte 5,4 mi
Rio de Janeiro Curitiba 11,7 mi 3,2 mi
Curitiba: cradle of BRT (Bus Rapid Transit)
Structural corridors: backbone for TOD ZR 4 ZR 3 ZR 1
Source: IPPUC
ZR 2
MAIN AXIS
ZR 4 ZR 3 ZR 2 ZR 1
TOD plan that became reality…
… and shaped the city
South corridor
West corridor
Curitiba of the future
Av. Paraná
City center
Ponta Grossa
È
(FUTURA)
Green Line: 6th BRT corridor, 18km
Green Line: the concept
Green Line: the implementation
B100 trial in Aug 2009
30 vehicles in 2011
Belo Horizonte 2020
TOD: transit oriented development Trend of land use growth
Source: LOGIT Consultoria
Aimed land use growth - TOD
UFMG
AEROPORTO
TOD along one corridor UFMG
Strategic equipment Non residencial Mixed Residential
Plan up to 2014 (FIFA´s WC)
BRT: high quality infrastructure for buses
From conventional stops to high quality stations
Rio de Janeiro
Rio’s Agenda of Mega Events 2012 UN Conference Eco Rio + 20 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup 2014 FIFA World Cup 2015 Rio de Janeiro 450th anniversary 2016 The Olympic Games
BRT as the backbone connecting mega events DEODORO
MARACANÃ
COPACABANA
BARRA
Rocinha slum
Focus: optimizing the supply of bus transport
BRS and BRT corridors BRS ‐ Bus Rapid Service 20 corridors = 250 km
BRT ‐ Bus Rapid Transit 4 corridors = 179 km
Rio’s transit priority network
2011 2015
20% pop lives in slums
São Paulo: mega city
Urban renovation (opportunities)
Urban renovation (many projects)
Source: Logit Consultoria
PITU: 2025 Plan
São Paulo: informing drivers about queues!
Since 1997: Peak and Plate Week day
Last number
Monday
1 – 2
Tuesday
3 – 4
Wednesday
5 – 6
Thursday
7 – 8
Friday
9 – 0
From: 7am to 10am & 5pm to 8pm
Can metro save São Paulo? 2012 metro network
“essential” metro network
City Law 14933, June 5th, 2009 (Climate Change) ¾ Progressive restriction of private vehicles to the city center but, excluding the adoption of congestion charging (!) … ¾ 10 ppm sulfur diesel after 2012 and, all buses running on non‐fossil fuels by 2018 (!)
Risk: Cleans fuels + clean vehicles = ...
Before
... Clean Congestion (ethanol/flex engines/emission control)
!
After
Motorcycles: before the new Brazilian Traffic Code (1997)
Motorcycles: after the new Brazilian Traffic Code
“Traffic halts, motorcycles don’t.”
Motorcycle´s boom
139%
461%
Deaths in traffic
CBT
Motocycle crashes kill 10.000/year!
From delivery and moto‐taxis …
… to former bus commuters
VIELEN DANK !!
