Elaboração de eixo cicloviário estruturante em Palmas no trecho entre a Praça dos Girassóis e a Av. Palmas Brasil

Abstract

The urbanization process of brazilian cities is demarcated by segregation, which makes the urban issues worse, such as mobility. The purpose of this work is the elaboration of a structuring axis for the cycling system of Palmas, located at Av. Teotônio Segurado, in order to propose an infrastructure pattern that extends along the avenue and connects Praça dos Girassóis to Av. Brazil. It aims to promote micro-accessibility and reduce motorized travels, in order to stimulate urban vitality on the area, promoting urban vitality in the sub-centres. When analyzing the intervention area, urban, social and environmental aspects were taken into account, guiding choices on infrastructure positioning in the urban configuration, flow control devices, and design strategies, which were justified throughout the chapters. As a result, road profiles with cycling infrastructure were developed to be applied on Av. Teotônio Segurado and to Av. LO 15 (in Av. Palmas Brasil), configuring itself as a mitigating measure for the problem of insecurity in traveling by bicycle in those streets. Guidelines for updating the cycling infrastructure when the main urban problems mentioned in the study area are solved were also recommended, namely: low population density, absence of socioeconomic variability and the occurrence of urban voids.