Urban road cyclability

Indicators for the municipality of Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID22014698
AuthorsCarlos Fernando Ferreira Lobo (0000-0002-5368-8879, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Guilherme Francisco do Nascimento Pinto (0000-0001-6483-861X)
Year2023
Volume14
Issue2
Pages151-169
Publication date2023-08-31
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSustainability in Debate (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2177-7675 • E-ISSN: 2179-9067
PublisherEditora de Livros IABS (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18472/sustdeb.v14n2.2023.48691
OpenAlexW4386314382
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited7

How people move around in large Brazilian cities reflects a process of production and appropriation of urban space. The transport system is characterised by the increasing rate of individual motorisation and the precariousness of public transport services. The general objective of this paper is to evaluate the level of road cycling in the city of Belo Horizonte/Minas Gerais/Brazil, based on the proposition and analysis of indicators to assess the degree of adequacy of urban roads for bicycle use as a transport mode. The results indicate that many of the roads in Belo Horizonte have good cycling levels. Given its topography and climate, these findings go against commonly held views that consider the municipality inappropriate for cycling as a mode of transport. In reality, Belo Horizonte has a very underused high cycling potential, especially if there were investments to expand the exclusive/preferred road infrastructure

Appropriation · Business · Cycling · Environmental planning · Geography · Mode of transport · Public transport · Transport engineering · Engineering · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Forestry