Análise comparativa da implantação de um sistema VLT x BRT em trecho da cidade de Maceió

Abstract

Public collective transportation is a matter of permanent relevance for society, as it aims to provide quality mobility at affordable prices to the population and is capable of improving the use of road space. The main modes of transportation that reduce the use of road space are those of high and medium capacity. Medium-capacity modes are an alternative to the high investment required in the implementation of high capacity modes. Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and Light Rail Transit (LRT) are widely used technologies around the world that offer good passenger transportation capacity per hour. In the city of Maceió, exclusive bus lanes have been adopted to improve public transportation, but there is still room to improve the quality and efficiency of this service. This study describes BRT and LRT technologies and proposes an analysis of which of them would be most suitable to be implemented in the central zone of the road axis that connects Centenário Square to Zumbi dos Palmares Airport. To perform this comparative analysis, a methodology was used that begins with a comprehensive literature review of BRT and LRT systems, followed by a characterization of the section addressed in the work, focusing on points such as viaducts, available width for implementations, ongoing works in the section, and its unevenness. Were also obtained data in partnership with public agencies and managers working with the city's mobility, aiming to characterize the needs for the current public transportation system and the city's mobility. Finally, this work presents a comparison through the advantages and disadvantages that each system has in relation to the other and observes how both fit into the section addressed, concluding that BRT would be the most suitable for the route.