Procedimento para identificação de variáveis intervenientes ao uso da bicicleta no acesso a estações de trem

Abstract

Urban and transportation planning have not been able to control the problems arising from the intense urbanization process that happened in Brazil in recent decades. In large urban centers, the main employment opportunities are concentrated in nonresidential areas, spatially segregated from suburban residents. These people are also those on the lowest income. The daily trip distance and travel time are barriers for them to improve their quality of life. Based on Sustainable Urban Mobility and Transit Oriented Development concepts, train is the most suitable transport mode for long distance travel. Despite that, poor accessibility conditions of railway stations reduce the attractiveness of the train. Therefore, cycling has the potential to make the access trip cheaper and faster, and thus improve the feeder network. This thesis develops a procedure capable of identifying variables that influence the use of bicycles in the access trips to railway stations, in order to support public policies related to cycling initiatives and, consequently, sustainable mobility patterns.