Shape Brazil’s urban transport projects
Brazil is emerging from a mobility crisis. Transportation infrastructure has stagnated for decades as Brazilian cities have ballooned past capacity, resulting in:
- daily traffic jams;
- loss of productivity to interminable commutes;
- escalating costs to society;
- thickening air pollution;
- and a widening mobility gap between users of private and public transportation.
A surge of interest and investment in Brazil’s infrastructure, already bullish in recent years, has been stoked by the approach of the Olympic, World Cup and Military World Games. And urban transport is at the top of the agenda. This new buzz presents an unprecedented opportunity to build transportation solutions that will serve generations of Brazilians. With strong partnerships making the right investments today, Brazil’s urban transport might move beyond its mobility crisis to become an exemplar for the world, tomorrow and beyond.
Did you know?...
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Residents of Brazilian cities commute around 57 billion times per year, and 70% of those trips are made by public or non-motorized transport.
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Almost R$75 billion is reportedly being invested for transport in anticipation of the coming World Cup in 2014 and the Olympics in 2016. Around 30% of federal funds will be used for rail transport.
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| Domestic production of passenger trains grew 147% from 2005 to 2008, and leading international manufacturers are beginning to open factories on Brazilian soil. |
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More than 85% of Brazilians currently live in cities, an effect of steady population growth and high rates of rural-to-urban migration. There are more than 500 cities in Brazil with over 50,000 people each.
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In the last decade, the prevalence of public transportation usage in Sao Paulo rose for the first time in at least forty years. To meet this demand—an increase of about 25% in the last four years alone — the state government is investing more than R$21 billion to expand and modernize its public transport systems.
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