Abstract
In a context of expansion and densification of cities, themes related to mobility and the improvement of the quality of life have aroused the interest of researchers and county managers. Using the case of the main urban mobility intervention in Niterói, the TransOceânica Road Corridor (CVT), this work aims to identify the perception of the population affected by the project in relation to the occurrence of the impacts predicted in the project planning phase, as well as to identify which of these impacts most influenced the standard of living and mobility of this population. The survey results showed that the respondents’ perception of the impacts—as the change of air quality, the change of noise levels, the alteration of the local dynamics and neighborhood disturbance—did not confirm the scenario envisaged when planning the project.
Highlights
Urban mobility has been a central theme for city managers and planners in the metropolitan regions, being widely cited as one of the main challenges faced by cities [1]
By studying the implementation of a road corridor in a city with an intense problem of urban mobility, we provide managers and city planners with information and conclusions that collaborate to increase the efficiency of this type of enterprise
The population of Niterói yearned for the execution of this undertaking, which is the main symbol of the CVT, since, without its construction, the new road flow would not be possible. This has always been an ambitious urban mobility project, whose objective was to provide the neighborhoods in the ocean region with a road corridor of approximately 11.2 km that would improve the connection with the center of Niterói and the city of Rio de Janeiro [46,47]
Summary
Urban mobility has been a central theme for city managers and planners in the metropolitan regions, being widely cited as one of the main challenges faced by cities [1]. The tangled growth has provoked the appearance of peripheries as a solution for the population with less purchasing power, which increases the distances to urban centers. In this context, cities are usually dependent on road transport and, mainly, on private cars, which has made the construction of road corridors one of the most important undertakings in infrastructure projects. According to Carter and Rushton [2], the transport system can be understood from six themes: (a) people or things being moved; (b) people who facilitate the movement of people and things, that is, the workforce; (c) vehicles; (d) physical infrastructure; (e) software and data infrastructure; (f) regulatory structure Together, they form a system that, while facilitating the movement of people and things, can cause positive or negative impacts on society and the environment
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