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Preliminary Study Towards the Integration of Brazil’s Linear Parks into Urban Sustainable Mobility System

2024; Springer Nature; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-031-54096-7_58

2366-2557

Mariana Batista de Morais, Amanda Oliveira Mesquita, Bárbara Mylena Delgado da Silva,

Urban Design and Spatial Analysis

The linear parks concept assumes character in areas with characteristic different dimensions, long but not wide features. Having the extension of a few blocks or several kilometers, commonly alongside avenues, rivers, and coastal lines. It has direct impact on the green space availability of a city and its connections, also on citizens well-being and on the transportation system, especially on active modes (walking and cycling). The urban context can be shaped through planning decisions, where the implementation of new solutions, in this case linear parks and greenways, may influence directly on people decisions towards their journey within the city, modes of transport to choose, and methods to commute. Enhancing the green in these spaces impacts citizens health, urban biodiversity, air quality, noise pollution, ecosystem services, and life quality as consequence. To integrate mobility and green infrastructure plans may be part of the solution package to achieve a more sustainable future for cities. This study aims to present and analyze two linear parks currently existing in Brazil, to discuss the impact on urban planning and future mobility. The relevant literature available about Parque Macambira-Anicuns in Goiânia and Parque Estadual do Cocó in Fortaleza was analyzed regarding mobility integration. By this assessment it was possible to identify the gap in studying the connectivity of the linear parks with active modes of transport in both cities. Even though the interest in introducing bike lanes and pedestrian paths were demonstrated in both cases, the lack of linking alongside the parks and with the city mobility plan decreases the benefits expected.