CURITIBA, BRAZIL: BEFORE B.R.T. & BEYOND

Professor Joseli MacedoSchool of Built Environment

METROPOLITAN REGION OF CURITIBA

City of Curitiba 1,8 million inhabitants

RMC26 municipalities3,2 million inhab.

PARANA’10,4 million inhab.

Urbanization Rates

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1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1991 1996 2000 2010

Urbanization Rates

Brazil urban Paraná urban

■ Paraná– 6th largest state

■ Curitiba– highest growth rate (5,34%)– 550,000 to 1,100,000 (1970)– 20% of Paraná’s urban

population

■ 2010 metro area– 30% of Paraná’s population– 31% of Paraná’s urban

population

Population Growth

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500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1991 2000 2010

Population Growth

Curitiba RMC

■ Curitiba– highest growth rate (5,34%)– 550,000 to 1,100,000 (1970)– 20% of Paraná’s urban

population

■ 2010 metro area– 30% of Paraná’s population– 31% of Paraná’s urban

population– 55% of RMC’s population

2015 3.460.000

Informal Settlements

Master Plans

1965 1975

Urban Form

STRUCTURAL CORRIDORS

CBD

1966

1943

Master Plans

20001975

Integrated Transit Network(R.I.T.)

A Brief Chronology

• 1912-1951: electric

• 1928: first buses

• 1965: first plan

• 1975: integration

• 1980s: R.I.T.

• 1991: Direct Line (Ligeirinho)

• 1990s: bi-articulated

• 2007: Green Line

• 2011: Ligeirão

• 2014: subway

R.I.T.

2000

Evolution of Integrated System

1974

North / South Axis

R.I.T. Evolution

Boqueirão AxisInter-DistrictEast / West Axis

1979 / 1981

R.I.T. Evolution

1991

Direct Line”Ligeirinho”

R.I.T. Evolution

1992

BoqueirãoBi-articulated

R.I.T. Evolution

1995

North / SouthBi-articulated

R.I.T. Evolution

1996

MetropolitanIntegration

R.I.T. Evolution

1999

South LoopBi-articulated

R.I.T. Evolution

2000

East / West Bi-articulated

R.I.T. Evolution

2009

Green Line

R.I.T. Evolution

Green Line | Linha Verde

Integrated Transit Network (R.I.T.)

■ Ridership– Integrated: 2,380,000– Total: 2,520,000

■ Routes– Integrated: 350– Total: 425

■ Fleet – Integrated: 2,270– Total: 2,680

■ Terminals– Integrated: 30– Total: 35

■ Tubes– Integrated: 364– Total: 364

■ Bus Stops– Integrated: 8,551– Total: 9,465

Express

Direct

Integrated Transit Network (R.I.T.)

”Ligeirinho””Ligeirão”

TRUNK AUXILIARY

INTERDISTRICT

FEEDER

Integrated Transit Network (R.I.T.)

DOWNTOWN CIRCULATOR

TOURISM

CONVENTIONAL

INTER HOSPITAL

Integrated Terminals

Tube Stations

Concept

Trinary System

Structural Corridors

Transportation & Density

Transportation & Public Services

Citizenship Streets

Land Use & Transit Nexus

Urban Form

Plano Massa

Express (B.R.T.)

Ligeirão

Ligeirinho

Future Initiatives ?

Obrigada!