1) Brazil was once a leader in innovative bus rapid transit systems in the 1980s but economic troubles in the 1990s led to less regulated, more informal transportation. 2) As the Brazilian economy grows again, cities face a dilemma of how to manage increasing private vehicle ownership and congestion or reshape development around more sustainable public transit. 3) Examples from Curitiba and São Paulo show the potential of exclusive bus rapid transit lines to increase speeds, ridership, and support transit-oriented development compared to traditional high-flow bus lanes.

1. The quest for a more
sustainable urban mobility
in Brazil
Prof. Luis Antonio Lindau, PhD
President of CTS-Brasil

2. Back in the 80’s, Brazil was the country to go
for high-performance bus priority schemes
World Bank report (1987) (1)
 classified some of the bus priority schemes in
Brazil as:
“…the most imaginative and radical bus priority measures
carried out anywhere in the world”.
(1) Staff Appraisal Report: 4th Urban Transport Project - Brazil. Report no. 6426a-BR.
World Bank, Washington, USA.

3. But then came our economic depression of the 90’s:
informality challenged regulated transportation
Fuente: NTUrbano - Ano IX - n 89 Maio/Abril/2002 www.ntu.org.br
NILTON FUKUDA/AE - BLog do Estadão - Agencia Estado

4. Brazil:
36 cities with
more than
500,000
inhabitants…
(IBGE, 2006)
.. and:
all these 36 cities
are obliged to
make “Urban
Mobility Plans”
Now, after a long depression period, Brazilian
economy is growing again…

5. ... but, as the ownership of private vehicles increases,
so does congestion and emissions, and...
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6. … our buses trapped in traffic keep losing clients;
1/3 of the demand vanished in 10 years!
Is São Paulo
a one only
revival case?

7. So, the newly elected Brazilian mayors (2009 –
2012 term) are now facing a dilemma:
shall they keep motorized individual transport
ruling urban mobility ?
or,
shall they make a better use of the existing road
space to re-shape the development of their cities ?

8. Brazilian Cities offer big opportunities for urban
operations: up to 1/2 of the already occupied
private space needs redevelopment
Morumbi, São Paulo, one of
the richest neighborhoods in
town

9. The time is now ! : FIFA’s World Cup in 2014
presents a great opportunity for actions in mobility
to transcend the games and boost transit ridership
Brazil presented:
18 candidate cities
FIFA wants only:
8 to10 host cities
In March 2009:
12 cities are
likely to be
selected
Source of Map: Inspection Report
for the 2014 FIFA World Cup™
30 October 2007

10. In March 2009, the Brazilian Federal Government
will launch the PAC (Plano de Aceleração do
Crescimento) for Urban Mobility:
likely to prioritize the 12 cities selected to host
WC2014,
but, how about the other 5,552 cities in Brazil ?
and, will PAC also include the 2,600 km (*) of bus
priority corridors in cities +500,000 inhabitants ?
(*) CTS-Brasil’s estimation based on Urban Mobility Plans that are already finished

11. Área de influência direta da
linha circular do metrô
Área de influência direta da
linha 1 do trem metropolitano
Corredores e melhorias viárias
nos eixos Urbanos de POA
Corredores e melhorias viárias
nos eixos metropolitanos
Infra-estrutura existente (km):
Infra-estrutura proposta (km):
Década de 90 - 9,8
Inaugur. 2004 - 12,5
Corredores - 49,8
Década de 80 - 27,5
Linha 1 (Extensão)
Trem Metropolitano - 9,3
Linha 2 do Metrô
Porto Alegre - 37,4
Total s/ trilhos - 46,7
Corredores de ônibus
Porto Alegre - 55.5
Hidrovia - 14,5
Terminais
Linha 1 (Extensão)
Trem Metropolitano – 33,8
BR-448
Ext.:
22
km
BR-116
REDE ESTRUTURAL MULTIMODAL INTEGRADA
Resultante das 13 simulações do EPE e das 33 simulações do PITMUrb
Corredores de ônibus
Metropolitanos - 27,0
Total s/pneus - 82,5
Porto Alegre: year 2033
Fuente: GEI, 2007

12. Vitória, ES
• Estudios y proyectos basicos
para la implantación de 108 km
de BRT en la RMGV
• Carril segregado con sobrepaso
en las estaciones de BRT
• Sistema tronco-alimentado
• Integración tarifária
• Tarjeta eletrónica
• Estaciones niveladas con la
plataforma de los autobuses

13. Recife, PE
Plano Director de Transporte
Metropolitano (en desarrollo)
Estudios de viabilidad para la
implanción de 153 km de BRT en
corredores de la RMR
Estudios básicos y ejecutivos de un
sistema BRT en el corredor BR101/PE-
15 (25 km)
Estudios básicos de un sistema BRT
en la Av. Norte (11 km)
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14. New bus priority corridors in Brazil
Once implemented, will they be:
 traditional high-flow median lane busways ?
 segregated BRT (Curitiba style + overtaking) ?
 exclusive right of way (+electronically guided?) BRT ?

15. Velocidades de Ônibus em Corredores Monitorados
00,0
05,0
10,0
15,0
20,0
25,0
30,0
35,0
40,0
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
faixas horárias
velocidades
(km/h)
EXPRESSO TIRADENTES
PARELHEIROS-RIO BONI
VER. JOSÉ DINIZ-IBIRAPU
SANTO AMARO-NOVE DE
INAJAR-RIO BRANCO-CE
ITAPECERICA-JOÃO DIAS
PAES DE BARROS
JD. ÂNGELA-GUARAPIRA
AMARO
CAMPO LIMPO-REBOUÇA
PIRITUBA-LAPA-CENTRO
Velocidades de Ônibus em Corredores Monitorados
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05,0
10,0
15,0
20,0
25,0
30,0
35,0
40,0
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
faixas horárias
velocidades
(km/h)
EXPRESSO TIRADENTES (EIXO SUDESTE)
PARELHEIROS-RIO BONITO-SANTO AMARO
VER. JOSÉ DINIZ-IBIRAPUERA-SANTA CRUZ
SANTO AMARO-NOVE DE JULHO-CENTRO
INAJAR-RIO BRANCO-CENTRO
ITAPECERICA-JOÃO DIAS-SANTO AMARO
PAES DE BARROS
JD. ÂNGELA-GUARAPIRANGA-SANTO
AMARO
CAMPO LIMPO-REBOUÇAS-CENTRO
PIRITUBA-LAPA-CENTRO
EXPRESSO TIRADENTES
Commercial speeds along São Paulo busways (SPTrans, 2008)
Starting with the last one: exclusive right of way BRT

16. EXPRESSO TIRADENTES, São Paulo
exclusive right-of-way BRT
0 Inaugurated in March 2007

17. Expresso Tiradentes (segment: Parque D. Pedro – Sacomã)

18. Source: CTS-Brasil (2008)
Very interesting features &
future opportunities

19. Now:
traditional high-flow median lane busways (e.g. P.Alegre),
or,
segregated BRT (e.g. Curitiba) ?
City inhabitants bus fleet bus pass/year board/km km/bus/year
Curitiba 1,757,904 1,335 279,504,785 2.67 78,543
Porto Alegre 1,428,696 1,426 308,610,107 2.76 78,522
ANTP, 2005

20. Curitiba and Porto Alegre:
different approaches and results
 Curitiba – world example in integrating
transportation and land use planning (TOD)
Source: IPPUC

21. Curitiba: map that communicates (‘metro’ style)

22. Curitiba: high densities along BRTcorridors
Source: IPPUC
Source: IPPUC
and Curitiba achieved TOD

23. Curitiba CBD: the place to be!
Rua das Flores
Setor Histórico
Source: IPPUC

24. Porto Alegre: almost every bus line goes to CBD
33,000
buses/day
entering and
leaving the
central area

25. Porto Alegre: very high-flow radial busways
Source: Zero Hora, 12/10/2007

26. P. Alegre CBD: “large bus terminal”
Porto Alegre CBD: the place not to be!
Source: EPTC
Source: CTS-Brasil,2007
Dedicates
premium CBD
plaza areas to
bus depots!!!!

27. PM2,5 and NO2 concentration (pilot study)
at Jornal do Comércio Station
Source: CTS-Brasil, EMBARQ and LPAE-USP
Time
Jornal do Comércio Station
10
WHO

28. PM2,5 concentration: buses x stations
(pilot study)
MP2,5 (microgramas/m3)
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
50 100 150 200 250 300 350
Buses
Stations
Source: CTS-Brasil, EMBARQ and LPAE-USP

29. Curitiba: future scenario
COLOMBO
110.000 PASS/ D.U. (2006)
150.000 PASS/ D.U. (2014)
PINHAIS
85.000 PASS/ D.U. (2006)
108.000 PASS/ D.U. (2014)
PIRAQUARA
35.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2006)
57.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2014)
SÃO JOSÉ DOS
PINHAIS
75.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2006)
104.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2014)
FAZENDA RIO
GRANDE
35.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2006)
58.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2014)
ARAUCÁRIA
40.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2006)
55.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2014)
ALMIRANTE
TAMANDARÉ
75.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2006)
105.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2014)
CAMPO MAGRO
14.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2006)
20.000 PASS/ D.U.
(2014)
CAMPO LARGO
27.000 PASS/ D.U. (2006)
33.000 PASS/ D.U. (2014)
Source: IPPUC

30. Transforming:
a former interstate
federal roadway…
Source: IPPUC

31. … into a modern
urban artery
Source: IPPUC
BRT line

32. “Linha Verde” – BRT based
Source: IPPUC

33. Curitiba – “Linha Verde” TOD
Source: IPPUC

34. Curitiba of the future
Centro
Source: IPPUC

35. P. Alegre: project Portais da Cidade (BRT)
Gateway concept:
feeding bus services = terminal
integration to other modes (M & NM) = parking
+
services & retail activities

36. Increasing quality & performance:
from buses in mixed traffic …
… to bus lanes ….
.. to busways …
…to high speed-capacity BRT
New bus transit systems in Brazil will provide a great
opportunity for “looking outside the box” and CTS-Brasil is
now exploring it
Observation <>
Simulation

37. Thanks!
Special thanks to:
• IPPUC – Instituto de Pesquisa e Planejamento Urbano de Curitiba
• EPTC – Empresa Pública de Transportes e Circulação, Porto Alegre
• SPTrans – São Paulo Transporte S/A