Master's Thesis
O projeto da Rede Ciclável no Plano Diretor Municipal do Concelho de Oeiras: o seu papel para a mobilidade da população escolar
— 2023
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01/10/2023
Abstract
Society needs to fight climate change. Knowing that the transport sector is one of the biggest contributors to environmental pressure, it is necessary to adopt more sustainable mobility, shifting away from pollutant modes. Although the advantages of cycling are recognized, it is not used by everyone, and its promotion among the youngest is necessary. The present research aims to evaluate the cycling potential of the road network surrounding the schools in the municipality of Oeiras, through a set of elements for planning the cycling network and the decision of route choice by users; and to assess the coverage of the current, projected, and potential cycling network based on the students' Home-School route. GIS analysis methods were used to do this analysis, and the network analyst tool was used. Different datasets were used: road network and school data from the Municipality of Oeiras, mobility survey and census data from the national statistics, and a survey data collection. With both the cycling network planed for the municipality and the proposal presented in the present study, it is concluded that more than 41% of students’ commuting trips are covered by the cycling network and, since 95.9% of the actual potential population would be willing to use this transport mode, it can be concluded that the school population is already aware and conscientious to uptake cycling.
Publication details
Authors in the community:
Tomás da Silva Batista Rei
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Supervisors of this institution:
Rosa Melo Félix
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Fields of Science and Technology (FOS)
civil-engineering - Civil engineering
Publication language (ISO code)
por - Portuguese
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Embargo lifted
Date available:
10/27/2023
Institution name
Instituto Superior Técnico