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

2022; Editora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo; Volume: 24; Issue: 55 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1590/2236-9996.2022-5513.e

2236-9996

Livia Ferreira Velho Rodrigues, Alexandre Gori Maia, Cristiane Silva de Carvalho,

Urban and Freight Transport Logistics

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.