River transportation as an alternative for urban mobility in the metropolitan region of Belém/ PA

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The implementation of large enterprises in specific regions on urban centers, leads to the displacement of low-income population to peripheral zones, due to the increase of prices of properties on that place. This fact often occurs without any kind of mobility and infrastructure planning, which increases the rate of accidents and slow traffic. Some cities, such as Belém / PA, are located inside the Amazon region, surrounded by rivers that can be used as mobility alternatives to reduce these issues. This paper, therefore, aims to verify the qualitative perception of the population about the road transportation that interconnects two regions of the city (one in the center, and one in the peripheral region), as well as evaluate the interest of the passengers about river transportation aiding urban mobility. Questionnaires were used to obtain popular opinion about quality indicators, taken from bibliographic references, and also regarding to the implementation of an alternative modal. The results show a great precariousness in the quality of the service provided to the user of the road modal that interconnects peripheral and central zones of the city, as well as the great receptivity of the resident population of the peripheral zone in terms of the implantation of the waterway transport, carrying out the same route that today it is only made by land. The diagnoses obtained, can support future public policies for the development of mobility in the city.