Caminhabilidade e rodovia urbana : proposta urbanística de mobilidade para a avenida Menino Marcelo em Maceió-AL

Abstract

The Menino Marcelo Avenue, located in Maceió, Alagoas state, struggles with an urban mobility conflict since its implementation in the 1980’s. As a federal highway extension, this arterial street does not offer proper conditions of Walkability to its users. The further allotments that were implemented in its adjacencies present an urban design that does not integrate different transportation modes to Menino Marcelo Ave., except from the automobile. Because of historical remnants, the road still prioritizes motor vehicles and neglects pedestrians. This essay aims to propose an Urbanistic Project that provides, through urban design, adequate Walkability conditions for pedestrians on the aforementioned avenue and its surroundings, as well as integrating different modes of transportation, with the prioritization and distributive equity of the sidewalk space. The Walkability Index 2.0 (Índice de Caminhabilidade 2.0) tool was used to evaluate the stretches of sidewalk along the study area, in addition to the urban analysis of the physical site and the historical process of implementing the Avenue and occupying its sides. Lastly, urban guidelines and lines of action that constitute a road plan for Menino Marcelo Avenue were formulated and culminated in the elaboration of an urban proposal at the level of a preliminary project for it. It is expected that this Final Graduation Project inspire further investigations on the planning and design of urban roads and streets, as well as Walkability.