Garrett Bolella, Tim Chan, Greg Khirallah, Dave Miele, Becca Ruitto

Guiding Principles Growth needed to be channeled down structural axes Growth needed to be channeled down structural axes Most powerful tools to direct growth Most powerful tools to direct growth – Land Use Management – Transportation Investment Mobility of people rather than cars Mobility of people rather than cars

Premise: Premise: – “Put the mobility needs of people before the mobility needs of automobile” Solutions: Solutions: – Stricter transportation and land use planning The Master Plan

Controlling the Cities Growth Introduced a new standard of urban space design Introduced a new standard of urban space design – Linear Model (Plan of Avenues) – Concentric Model

Key Contributors IPPUC Jaime Lerner Cassio Taniguchi

Closing off streets to vehicular traffic Closing off streets to vehicular traffic Redeveloping the city center Redeveloping the city center Creating a Sense of Place

Land Use Regulations Zoning Regulations Zoning Regulations Siting of Shopping Centers Siting of Shopping Centers Parking Parking

Trinary Road Design Dedicated Bus Lanes Dedicated Bus Lanes Auxiliary One- Way Couplets Auxiliary One- Way Couplets High Capacity One Way Roads High Capacity One Way Roads Local Roads Local Roads

Prioritizing Transportation Buses Buses – 27 million fewer car trips per year – Lowest fuel per capita consumption in Brazil – Lowest rate of ambient air pollution in Brazil Walking Walking – 50 blocks of pedestrian-only streets throughout the city Biking Biking – 150 km of bike paths throughout the city

Bus Transit Express Service Express Service – Red Buses “Express Buses” Direct Line Service Direct Line Service – Gray Buses “Speedy Buses” Complimentary Service Complimentary Service – Green and Orange Buses

Walking and Biking in Curitiba Parks, Pedestrian Only Streets, BRT, and other aspects of Transit Parks, Pedestrian Only Streets, BRT, and other aspects of Transit

Accommodations for Non Vehicular Modes of Transportation Bike lanes and sidewalks differentiated from network Bikes are not allowed in BRT Right of Way Lanes Most bicycle fatalities are due to people riding illegally

Integration with Public Transit Revolves around pedestrians not personal vehicles Revolves around pedestrians not personal vehicles Bike paths connect bus stations Bike paths connect bus stations Buses allow bikes to be carried on Buses allow bikes to be carried on Platforms extend out of the buses to the stations to allow for handicapped and bike use. Platforms extend out of the buses to the stations to allow for handicapped and bike use. The BRT stations are on average ½ km apart The BRT stations are on average ½ km apart Walking connects all of the modes of transportation together Walking connects all of the modes of transportation together

Beautification of Curitiba

Future Plans New Metropolitan Corridor ($200 mil) New Metropolitan Corridor ($200 mil) Improvement of road networks and public transportation ($100 mil) Improvement of road networks and public transportation ($100 mil) Healthy City Healthy City

Learning from Curitiba Goal: Transport People Not Cars Keeping Things Simple Surrounding cities in Brazil have failed while this one has flourished Surrounding cities in Brazil have failed while this one has flourished Commitment to sustainability Commitment to sustainability

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