Integrated Transport Planning
in Curitiba, Brazil

Curitiba, Brazil - The city of Curitiba, Brazil, has integrated sustainable transport considerations into all of its plans for business development, road infrastructure development, and local community development. Curitiba first outlined a preliminary urban plan and a Master Plan in 1965, with the main goals of limiting central area growth and encouraging commercial and service sector growth along two structural north-south transport arteries, radiating out from the city center. The Master Plan also aimed to provide economic support for urban development through the establishment of industrial zones and to encourage local community self-sufficiency by providing all city districts with adequate education, health care, recreation, and park areas. With the structural transport axes, the Master Plan ensured linear development of the city, reducing the traditional importance of the downtown area as the primary focus of all transport activity, thereby minimizing congestion. The plan called for the integration of traffic management, transportation, and land- use planning to achieve its goals, and maintained flexibility in its regulations to allow for different future development scenarios. The Master Plan also proposed the creation of the Institute of Urban Research and Planning of Curitiba (IPPUC) to coordinate, modify, and oversee Plan implementation.

• Zoning and Land Uses
• Layout of the Road Infrastructure
• Design of the Arteries
• The Bus System
• Results of the Bus System
• Nonmotorized Transport and Pedestrian Facilities

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