Urban mobility
less time in traffic, more time at home
Proposes planning cities to reduce commuting, with public transit as the backbone and public banks prioritizing metro, rail and buses powered by electricity and biofuels.
What the program says
Millions of Brazilians lose hours every day inside a crowded bus going to and from work. It is time stolen from family, rest and study. We will plan the development of cities to reduce the population’s commuting, with public transit as the basis of mobility and partnerships that cut workers’ travel time, favoring contracts that combine housing and infrastructure in the same project. Public banks will prioritize financing for metro lines, rail transport and buses powered by electricity and biofuels. Less time in traffic is more time at home, and a city that can be crossed quickly is a city that works better and pollutes less. [p. 51]
In plain language
The text states that millions of people spend hours a day on crowded buses. The program proposes planning the development of cities to reduce commuting, with public transit as the basis of mobility. It provides for partnerships that cut travel time and for favoring contracts that bring together housing and infrastructure in the same project. Public banks would give priority to financing metro, rail transport and buses powered by electricity and biofuels.
What is not in the program
- It does not say which cities or lines would be served or the financing amounts.
- It does not detail what kind of partnership would be used or who would take part in it.
- It presents no target for reducing commuting time and no timelines.