Electoral supply and demand of conflicting urban transport public goods: the case of cycle and bus lanes in São Paulo

• Grant number: 23/08436-4
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Effective date (Start): August 01, 2023
• Effective date (End): December 31, 2023
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Administration - Public Administration
• Principal Investigator: Ciro Biderman
• Grantee: Rodrigo Santos Ferreira
• Host Institution: Escola de Administração de Empresas de São Paulo (EAESP). Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 21/11959-3 - CITIES: Center for Innovation in Urban Public Policies, AP.CCD

Abstract

Although a high volume of knowledge has been created on how to solve urban mobility problems in big Brazilian cities, little attention has been given to political equilibria which leads to the current lack of innovative public policy propositions. This work seeks to start to fill this gap by analyzing the implementation of bus and cycle lanes in São Paulo, policies that can be considered highly redistributive in terms of the road public space, which is usually destined for car lanes. Thus, this work will analyze, from one side, the political incentives that politicians may have to implement this public good locally and, from the other side, the electoral behavior of voters that were directly impacted by these policies.