RESUMO: O Sistema Aeromovel é um meio de transporte automatizado em via elevada, de concepção brasileira, que utiliza veículos leves, não motorizados, sem condutores a bordo, necessitando de estruturas de sustentação esbeltas. Sua propulsão é pneumática, na qual uma corrente de ar é gerada por ventiladores centrífugos industriais de alta eficiência energética, conduzida através de um duto localizado dentro […]
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What is the most efficient type of transport for your city – Study case of Rio de Janeiro city
ABSTRACT: The main goal of this paper is a development theoretical reflection of types of public transportation vehicles like, Light Rail Train (LRT), Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Heavy Train to reduce the ratio of the Greenhouse Gases (GHG) emissions with the capacity of those vehicles at the cities and the ecological footprint each one of them release. […]
Infrastructure for accessibility at university campus
ABSTRACT: Accessibility is an important part of the urban mobility public policy and it requires specific infrastructure in the road network. Public roads as well as school spaces demand technical adaptation. This work presents the UPF Accessible Project whose objective is to adapt the campus infrastructure for better assist its users, mainly disabled people who find difficulty to access […]
A Sustainable Mobility Index to Assess the Public Transport Quality in the City of Rio de Janeiro
ABSTRACT: Nowadays issues related to the conditions of urban mobility in the largest Brazilian cities become quite important. Particularly in Rio de Janeiro there are some serious structural challenges to overcome: overcrowding and difficult access to bus stations, subway and trains; inadequate traffic signaling system and traffic congestion provoked by a great number of single-occupant vehicles. This article aims […]
Índice de qualidade de calçadas: em cidade média
ABSTRACT: O aumento dos níveis de engarrafamento, a preocupação com a saúde pessoal e com o meio ambiente tem alterado o cenário da insustentabilidade nas cidades. Nesse sentido, as viagens a pé começam a ser consideradas alternativas para os deslocamentos urbanos. O objetivo deste trabalho é apresentar o diagnóstico do índice de qualidade das calçadas em uma cidade de […]
Proposal of a Social Index for Sidewalk Quality in Large Brazilian Cities
ABSTRACT: The concentration of the urban population and the dynamics of cities present challenges to the municipal governments in their task to extend and conserve paved paths for pedestrians, especially in metropolises such as Rio de Janeiro where the integration between two or more modes of public transport is performed almost entirely on the surface and through bus lines, […]
Desenvolvimento orientado do trânsito no novo contexto da participação do cidadão
ABSTRACT: Innovations that enable citizen participation in planning and city management have been responsible for a revolution of the relationship with the environment. It is reflects in urban models which until recently were considered solutions for a good planning, as the Transport Oriented Development (TOD) that uses urban development concepts, integrating land use with transport system. This article aims […]
Verificação do Desempenho Acústico de Pavimentos em CPA na rodovia BR158
RESUMO: O ruído de tráfego resulta do acúmulo de emissões sonoras de todos os veículos, embora este seja oriundo de várias fontes que resultam da soma do funcionamento do motor, sistema de escape e da interação pneu/pavimento. As duas primeiras fontes de ruído afetam principalmente em baixas velocidades, enquanto que em velocidades acima de 50 km/h o ruído da […]
Transportation Systems and Land Use Planning: The Case of the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro
ABSTRACT: Brazilian largest cities growth has been characterized by the expansion of the urban area combined with several vacant urban spaces and unequal infrastructure provision, resulting in socio-spatial segregation and limited access to urban opportunities. Influenced by the rapid industrialization and the modernization pressure in the second half of the twentieth century, the accelerated urban growth along with the […]
The role of the government in the implementation of accessibility on sidewalks
ABSTRACT: Sidewalks are public properties destined for people’s movement, ensuring their rights. Researchers have demonstrated the precarious situation of sidewalks in Brazilian cities, noting that the existence of rules and laws regarding sidewalks does not guarantee the physical and environmental quality of this area. Municipal laws usually attribute the execution and maintenance of the sidewalks to the owners of […]