The document summarizes the sustainable urban planning efforts of Curitiba, Brazil. It describes how in 1968, the city adopted a master plan to minimize urban sprawl and traffic. In 1971, mayor Jamie Lerner introduced innovative public transit reforms, like making bus fares lottery tickets to increase funding. Lerner pioneered the concept of "urban acupuncture" involving small interventions to improve the city. Curitiba also created pedestrian areas and deployed its innovative Bus Rapid Transit system in 1974 utilizing express buses. The BRT system now transports over 2.3 million users daily in an efficient and low-cost manner. Zoning laws and infrastructure planning helped concentrate development along transit corridors.