Urban road cyclability

Indicators for the municipality of Belo Horizonte - MG, Brazil

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22014698
AutoresCarlos Fernando Ferreira Lobo (0000-0002-5368-8879, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Guilherme Francisco do Nascimento Pinto (0000-0001-6483-861X)
Año2023
Volumen14
Número2
Páginas151-169
Fecha de publicación2023-08-31
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaSustainability in Debate (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2177-7675 • E-ISSN: 2179-9067
EditorialEditora de Livros IABS (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.18472/sustdeb.v14n2.2023.48691
OpenAlexW4386314382
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas7

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