Uma abordagem sobre a demanda de passageiros de transportes urbanos por ônibus da cidade de João Pessoa.

Abstract

Based on the studies and gathering of facts recently performed in the segment of urban bus transport, this work tries to approach the characteristics of bus transport demand in the João Pessoa urban area. The methodology applied involves in the first phase, the study of the urbanization process in developed and underdeveloped countries, the urban expansion, and its consequences for the transport sector, the process of the actual planning and the characteristics of travel demand. Then it introduces the study of the urban evolution in João Pessoa, the plans and progammes for passenger transport in the city, as wellas the development of the actual transport situation and the quantitative analysis of the usage of bus transport, refering to the period from 1986 to 1992. According to the analysis realized, some evidence is concluded about the existing transport planning process and suggestions are made for the development of simple and quick models customized to the city, as well as profosels for the sistematization of monitoring day-to-day operations and for conducting research focused on the city's expasion trends and related transport development.