Perspectivas Contemporâneas (Apr 2016)
AVALIAÇÃO DOS IMPACTOS DAS OBRAS DE MOBILIDADE URBANA PARA A COPA DO MUNDO FIFA 2014 EM CUIABÁ: O Caso do Viaduto da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso
Abstract
The increase of vehicle fleet in recent years has been compromising the organization and flow of traffic in Brazilian cities. Factors such as government incentives to car ownership and the inefficiency of public transport have led people to opt for individual motorized transport, which has caused problems such as congestion, accidents and other traffic conflicts. In order to mitigate such problems, various infrastructure facilities were carried out, mostly prioritizing traditional urban mobility, which seeks to increase traffic speed. However, the sustainable urban mobility has as principles: speed reduction, promotion of reasonable travel times and accessibility to all users. The purpose of this article is to check the impact of urban mobility facilities regarding the 2014 World Cup preparation, which was held in the Metropolitan Region of Cuiabá /MT. The article focuses on sustainable urban mobility from the case study of the viaduct of the Federal University of Mato Grosso. The research is qualitative and exploratory and its data collection is consisted of documental research, observation of the construction, analysis of videos and images and interviews with two professional traffic planning experts. The results showed that the aspects of sustainable urban mobility were not observed in the construction of the viaduct at the Federal University of Mato Grosso, it was identified a lack of planning in the construction and in its surroundings. Other issues related to the lack of transparency regarding the use of funds for the execution and completion of the construction, and the lack of publication of structural design.
