O planejamento urbano e os acidentes de trânsito: um estudo sobre o Município de Toledo - PR

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  • Andressa Carolina Ruschel

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https://doi.org/10.5821/siiu.6393

Abstract

The article proposes to identify how urban planning influences the traffic accidents in the Municipality of Toledo - PR in the period from 2011 to 2015, inside the Urban Perimeter, starting from the problematization created by the high rate of traffic accidents in the municipality. The methodology used was through conceptual aspects of spatial analysis and urban planning; Collection of primary data in the Traffic Accident Reporting Bulletins, then tabulated and analyzed according to the theoretical basis. It was possible to verify that the highest rate of traffic accidents occurs in the city center, during trading hours and services, which coincides with the high density of the central area. Urban planning can interfere with the problem of accidents, with plans to decentralize commercial activities, encourage automobile disuse, and promote adequate spaces for sustainable mobility and traffic.

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Sede Lisboa