🌆Case Study - Curitiba Flashcards
Where is Curitiba
. Capital city of the Parana state in Brazil
. South east Brazil
How many live in Curitiba
Nearly 2 million
Bus system cost vs metro
Bus system costs 200 times less than a metro system
What % of BRIT users previously travelled by car?
30%
Curitiba uses ___% less fuel per capita and ___ less car trips
. 30%
. 30 million
What does the ticket do on the BRIT?
Pays for itself
What % of commuters use the BRIT
80% - 50x higher than the numbers who used buses previously
What % of their income do Curitiba spend on transport?
10%
Subway vs BRIT cost to build
Subways can cost $2 billion/mile whereas the BRT cost $40million/mile
Average bus speeds on express routes compared to other routes
Average bus speeds are 19mph on the express routes compared to 12mph on the other routes
How many passengers a day?
25,000 - 2mi
How often do buses arrive?
Every 60 seconds
You are never more than ____ from a bus stop
400m
How many users did the bus system loose between 2008 and 2014
14 million
What is car ownership in Curitiba compared to the national average?
Car ownership in Curitiba is 0.63 cars per resident compared with a national average of 0.27 cars per resident
Why is Curitiba’s car ownership so high?
Increasing levels of wealth in the city (Curitiba now has the second highest HDI ranking in Brazil)
City’s spending on landscaping vs housing
The city spends more on landscaping than it does on housing
What % of the population live in sub standard housing?
10-15%
Why has the BRIT been criticised?
For stopping at the city limits rather than extending into the poorer suburbs
How many bus line?
340
How many buses?
2100
How many trips a day?
2 million
What does Curitiba offer its residents?
. Happy clean environment to live in
. Peaceful
. Good QOL
5 kilos of waste =
1 kilo of fruit
How quickly can a park be built?
2 months
What have parks done to properties?
Increased their prices
Concrete wall costs
100m of concrete wall = cost of school so money can be spent on other things
Green space per inhabitant
4x recommended level
What are the slums built on?
Illegally on wet land
What will happen to residents once the slums are demolished?
Rehoused
Who is designing the new houses to replace the slums?
Free architects designing homes with low interest mortgages
