Public policies and sustainable urban mobility: a comparative analysis between Groningen and Campinas

Author(s)

Livia Ferreira Velho Rodrigues ^[1] ; Alexandre Gori Maia ^[2] ; Cristiane Silva de Carvalho ^[3]

Affiliation

^[1] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Economia. Programa de Graduação em Ciências Econômicas - Brasil

^[2] Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Economia. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Economia - Brasil

^[3] Centro de Estudios del Cuaternario Fuego-Patagonia y Antártica - Chile

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Cadernos Metrópole; v. 24, n. 55, p. 1143-1161, 2022-08-08.

Abstract

Abstract The National Urban Mobility Policy encourages Brazilian cities to develop a series of actions in favor of public and non-motorized transport, but successful cases of promotion of sustainable urban transport are still scarce in Brazil. This article analyzes the experience of Campinas concerning promotion of bicycle transportation, comparing it with a successful international case, namely, the city of Groningen (the Netherlands). The analyses are based on interviews with public managers and specialists in the two assessed cities. The results show fundamental institutional factors for the success or failure of the cycling policy. It is particularly noteworthy that actions to discourage the use of private vehicles are as important as those to promote the use of bicycles. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 16/10610-9 - Public policies and urban sustainable mobility: comparative analysis between Amsterdam and Campinas
• Grantee: Livia Ferreira Velho Rodrigues
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Scientific Initiation
• FAPESP's process: 15/23227-6 - Public policy and sustainable urban mobility: a comparative analysis between Amsterdam and Campinas
• Grantee: Livia Ferreira Velho Rodrigues
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation