Estudo dos pontos de paradas de ônibus dos residenciais Jardim Royal e Novo Jardim do bairro Cidade Universitária na cidade de Maceió-AL

Abstract

Thinking about the quality of urban public transport has become increasingly necessary, both because of the problems faced with urban mobility and the environmental problems caused by the emission of pollutants generated by vehicles. The National Urban Mobility Policy arises from this current concern with regard to mobility and sustainability. Some of the factors that attest the quality of transport through buses presented in the literature are: the characteristics of the bus stops, the accessibility and the information system presented in these places. The collection of these data is important for the management and planning of public transport to take place in an effective way. Therefore, carrying out the study on bus stops is important for public transport managers, who can have a diagnosis of these places, as well as for users Who may express their dissatisfaction and needs. Thus, this work aims to make a diagnosis of the quality of bus stops in the residential Jardim Royal and Novo Jardim in the city of Maceió-AL, from the perspective of the quality parameters of public transport related to bus stops. For this, a field study was carried out, interviews with users of bus stops, merchants or residents who had a stop in front of their locations and with a representative of the public transport management agency in Maceió. As expected, few points in the study area have an adequate structure for the comfort of users in waiting places and the main improvements pointed out by users were the installation of adequate shelters, signage and improvement of safety, thus highlighting interventions to be carried out on the spot.