Mobilidade Urbana Sustentável: impasses e possibilidades para o uso da bicicleta na cidade de Palmas - TO

Abstract

In recent years, the design of sustainable cities has encouraged the use of bicycles as a means of urban mobility. However, this global trend, in most cases, is not supported by public policies and adequate infrastructure. The objective of this research was to investigate the impasses and the possibilities for bicycle use in the city of Palmas-TO; considering the current conditions of the cycling system, the perception of workers in the central region of the city and, debating proposals for this area of the capital of Tocantins. Initially, a diagnosis of the current cycling system in Palmas-TO was carried out, observing technical and infrastructural criteria, and, in a second moment, a total of 235 questionnaires were applied between servers of the Municipality of Palmas and another 345 in the Secretariats of State. As a result, it was observed that the use of bicycles as a means of transport for work is practically non-existent, given that the current model and road infrastructure prioritizes motorized transport. However, it is clear that both the public servants of the State and the employees of the Municipality are inclined to adopt the bicycle as a mode of transport for their daily commutes, if there is a quality cycle system. Thus, the lack of infrastructure and the low quality of the Palmas cycle system were the main reasons listed for not adopting this mode of transport.