Plan de Movilidad de Montevideo

Intendencia de Montevideo
Febrero 2010

El objetivo general del Plan de Movilidad Urbana es la reestructuración y modernización del transporte urbano de Montevideo. El 30 de diciembre de 2008 la República Oriental del Uruguay firmó un convenio (Contrato de Préstamo Nº 2040/OC-UR) con el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo para establecer una línea de crédito destinada a financiar el Plan por U$S 100.000.000.

El Organismo Ejecutor del Plan de Movilidad Urbana es la IMM, a través de la Unidad Ejecutiva del Plan de Movilidad Urbana, que depende del Departamento de Acondicionamiento Urbano.

El programa incluye entre los componentes a desarrollar:

• Construcción y adecuación de carriles exclusivos y preferenciales, conservación y ampliación de la red vial, incluyendo obras de alumbrado público, readecuación de áreas verdes y calzadas.
• Obras en terminales de trasbordo e intercambiadores y reacondicionamiento urbano en sus zonas de influencia.
• Ampliación y sincronización de la red de semáforos.
• Señalización horizontal en pintura termoplástico.
• Señalización vertical en cartelería.
• Incorporación del sistema de información y billetaje electrónico en el transporte colectivo.
• Campañas de sensibilización y difusión.
• Consultas y encuestas a la población de Montevideo.
• Toda otra obra y acciones necesarias para llevar adelante el Plan de Movilidad Urbana.

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Libro "Plan de Movilidad, hacia un sistema de movilidad accesible, democrático y eficiente. 2010-2020"
Folleto "Plan de Movilidad, hacia un sistema de movilidad accesible, democrático y eficiente. 2010-2020"
Informe final Centro de Verificación Logística
Imágenes de Zona de actividad logística
Caracterizacion de camiones de acuerdo al MTOP
Resolución Departamental sobre limites al transporte de cargas
Resolución Departamental sobre limites al transporte de cargas
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Auditing public transport accessibility in New Zealand

C. O'Fallon
Pinnacle Research & Policy Ltd, Wellington
NZ Transport Agency research report 417
October 2010

The purpose of this research project was to review international best practice for auditing public transport (PT) accessibility and to develop and pilot a New Zealand-specific PT accessibility audit methodology.

The accessibility audit takes a whole-of-journey approach to accessibility, thus incorporating the following elements:

• accessing information about the services
• getting to the service
• paying for the service (access to information about the cost of the service and the physical ability to project)
• getting on board
• 'enjoying the ride'
• getting to the final destination (including ensuring that services in the network take people where they want to go, when they want to be there)
• making the return trip.

Auditing the accessible journey means that all the steps needed for a person to get from their home to their destination and then home again are regarded as linked and of equal importance. If one link is broken or inadequate, the whole journey becomes impractical or impossible.

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Share the road: Investment in walking and cycling road infrastructure

United Nations Environment Programme
Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
Energy Branch
Transport Unit
Share the road initiative

‘Share the Road’ is a UNEP initiative, developed with the FIA Foundation for the Automobile and Society. It brings together the environment and safety agendas in the context of urban transport in the developing world where the majority of people – those moving by foot or bicycle – are disadvantaged on the road. The overall goal is to catalyse policies in government and donor agencies for systematic investments in walking and cycling road infrastructure, linked with public transport systems.

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Accessibility in passenger transport: policy and management

Research in Transportation Business & Management
Volume 2, Pages 1-100
November 2011

Accessibility Policy and Planning

Does Accessibility Planning address what matters? A review of current practice and practitioner perspectives Original Research Article
Pages 3-11
Angela Curl, John D. Nelson, Jillian Anable

The use and abuse of accessibility measures in UK passenger transport planning Original Research Article
Pages 12-19
Derek Halden

Implementing accessibility planning for disadvantaged areas and groups

Improving access to employment and training in former coalfields areas in the UK: The Access Alliance Programme Original Research Article
Pages 20-28
Norman James, Clare Waldron

Developing and applying interactive visual tools to enhance stakeholder engagement in accessibility planning for mobility disadvantaged groups Original Research Article
Pages 29-41
Peter Jones

Management of accessibility by mode and by spatial area

Learning to cycle again: Examining the benefits of providing tax-free loans to purchase new bicycles Original Research Article
Pages 42-47
Brian Caulfield, James Leahy

Public transport accessibility through co-modality: Are interconnectivity indicators good enough? Original Research Article
Pages 48-56
Claudia de Stasio, Davide Fiorello, Silvia Maffii

Business strategies and technology for access by transit in lower density environments Original Research Article
Pages 57-64
Roger F. Teal, A. Jeff Becker

The key factors for providing successful public transport in low-density areas in The Netherlands Original Research Article
Pages 65-73
Wouter de Jong, Janneke Vogels, Karolien van Wijk, Otto Cazemier

Market concentration in coastal shipping and limitations to island's accessibility Original Research Article
Pages 74-82
Maria B. Lekakou, Thomas K. Vitsounis

Economic evaluation of accessibiltiy improvements

Passengers' valuations of universal design measures in public transport Original Research Article
Pages 83-91
Nils Fearnley, Stefan Flügel, Farideh Ramjerdi

Evaluating accessibility enhancements to public transport including indirect as well as direct benefits Original Research Article
Pages 92-100
Xenia Karekla, Taku Fujiyama, Nick Tyler

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Bus rapid transit systems and beyond: Exploring the limits of a popular and rapidly growing urban transport system

David Sorg
Master Thesis - MSc in Spatial Development and Infrastructure Systems
ETH - Zurich
July 2011

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In the last decade, the world has seen a massive growth in the number of bus rapid transit systems (BRT). This growth was sparked off by the successful implementation of the first BRT system in Curitiba (Brazil) in the 1970s. BRT aims at providing cost-effective urban transport at a high quality of service, and it doubtlessly is a step ahead in the quest for affordable and improved urban public transport. However, rail-based systems are still a valid alternative for situations in which the limits of BRT systems are reached. Therefore, a main objective of this master thesis is to explore the limitations of BRT systems in urban areas. For this purpose, this work analyses the performance of different BRT systems regarding quality of service, capacity, and cost-efficiency. Threshold levels in passenger demand for choosing between modes are identified by means of a parametric cost model. Findings indicate that BRT has cost and quality advantages over conventional bus and light rail transit (LRT) operation at demand levels between ca. 250 and 2000 spaces per hour per direction. BRT proves to be especially favourable compared to LRT in situations where labour costs are low, where a high commercial speed can be achieved, where frequent services are desired, and where high vehicle load factors are tolerated. Empirical data show that in comparison to conventional bus systems, BRT offers particular quality advantages regarding capacity, accessibility, comfort, safety, and image.

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Technical and operational challenges to inclusive Bus Rapid Transit: A guide for practitioners

World Bank
September 2010

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The purpose of this guide is to bring recent international experience to bear on accessibility issues that challenge the ability of Bus Rapid Transit systems in less-wealthy countries to serve persons with disabilities, seniors, and others who especially benefit from inclusive design.

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Otros documentos acerca de acceso universal en transporte

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation - Most cited articles 2007-2009

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D. A. Hensher, Some Insights into the Key Influences on Trip-Chaining Activity and Public Transport Use of Seniors and the Elderly
Volume 1, Issue 1, pp. 53-68.

B.P.Y. Loo, A.S.Y. Chow, Changing Urban Form in Hong Kong: What Are the Challenges on Sustainable Transportation?
Volume 2, Issue 3, pp. 177-193.

R. Cervero, O.L. Sarmiento, E. Jacoby, et al., Influences of Built Environments on Walking and Cycling: Lessons from Bogota
Volume 3, Issue 4, pp. 203-226.

M.G.H. Bell, Mixed Routing Strategies for Hazardous Materials: Decision-Making Under Complete Uncertainty
Volume 1, Issue 2, pp. 133-142.

E.T. Verhoef, H. Mohring, Self-Financing Roads Volume 3, Issue 5-6, pp.293-311.

J. Zacharias, The Nonmotorized Core of Tianjin Volume 1, Issue 4, pp. 231-248.

E. E. Boschmann, M. P. Kwan, Toward Socially Sustainable Urban Transportation: Progress and Potentials
Volume 2, Issue 3, pp. 138-157.

X.L. Guo, H. Yang, Analysis of a Build-Operate-Transfer Scheme for Road Franchising
Volume 3, Issue 5-6, pp. 312-338.

S. Brathen, J. Odeck, Road Funding in Norway: Experiences and Perspectives
Volume 3, Issue 5-6, pp. 373-388.

M. C. Coelho, T.L. Farias, N.M. Rouphail, A Numerical Tool for Estimating Pollutant Emissions and Vehicles Performance in Traffic Interruptions on Urban Corridors
Volume 3, Issue 4, pp. 246-262.

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Nordic: Public Transport - Transportation for Everyone

Nordic: Road and Transport Research
No 3 2009

Contents:

What’s up? | p4
In Brief | p5
Smart Card Ticketing in Trondheim Delivers Substantial Benefits to Society | p6
Safe School Transportation in New EU project | p7
Technology Improves School Transport | p8
New Forms of Payment for the Provision of Public Transport | p10
Pedestrians in Danger | p11
The AKTA Project: Facilitates Everyday Life for Visually Impaired Persons | p12
Road Pavements and Fuel Consumption | p14
Child Pedestrians’ Quality Needs | p16
Østre Tangent – Connecting Bjørvika to the Inner City | p17
The ITS Scheme for Low Emission Zone in Norway | p18
Safety Effects of Intelligent In-vehicle Systems | p19
Road Pavement Ageing and Traffic Noise Levels | p20
Worn Windscreens – a Road Safety Problem | p21
Myths and Facts about Congestion Charging | p22
Self-explaining Roads | p23

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Cadernos do programa Brasil Acessível

Ministério das Cidades - Mobilidade
Brasil

Dentre as várias ações e instrumentos previstos no Programa Brasil Acessível, está a Publicação de cadernos de conteúdos temáticos específicos. No momento destacamos os seguintes cadernos:

CADERNO 1: ATENDIMENTO ADEQUADO ÀS PESSOAS COM DEFICIÊNCIA E RESTRIÇÃO DE MOBILIDADE
Destinado aos gestores e operadores públicos ou privados dos sistemas de transporte coletivo. Conceitua as deficiências e traz orientações sobre o atendimento adequado. É instrumento de capacitação de condutores do transporte coletivo, cobradores, taxistas e do transporte escolar.

CADERNO 2: CONSTRUINDO A CIDADE ACESSÍVEL
Destinado aos profissionais da área de elaboração de projetos urbanísticos, mobiliário urbano e implementação de projetos e obras nos espaços públicos, bem como nos edifícios de uso coletivos, públicos ou privados. Enfoque nas áreas públicas de circulação e às necessidades dos pedestres com ênfase nas pessoas com deficiência e idosos. Apresenta, através de exemplos, como não construir novas barreiras nos espaços urbanos e sugestões de projetos e intervenções corretas, em conformidade ao decreto 5.296/04 e à Norma NBR 9050:2004.

CADERNO 3: IMPLEMENTAÇÃO DO DECRETO Nº 5.296/04
Traz orientações para implementação do Decreto nº 5.296/04, que regulamenta as Leis no 10.048/00 e a de no 10.098/00, que estabelecem normas gerais e critérios básicos para a promoção da acessibilidade das pessoas com deficiência ou com mobilidade reduzida. Enfoque na mobilidade urbana, construção dos espaços e nos edifícios de uso público e legislação urbanística.

CADERNO 4: IMPLANTAÇÃO DE POLÍTICAS MUNICIPAIS DE ACESSIBILIDADE
Orienta a elaboração de uma Política Municipal de acessibilidade de forma permanente. Traz informações para a Implementação de um órgão ou uma coordenação municipal para o desenvolvimento de normas, instrumentos e ações integradas do poder público e também com a iniciativa privada para o atendimento às pessoas com deficiência. Apresenta procedimentos para a implantação e a fiscalização de projetos, obras e soluções para o acesso e o atendimento das pessoas com deficiência, idosos ou pessoas com mobilidade reduzida.

CADERNO 5: IMPLANTAÇÃO DE SISTEMAS DE TRANSPORTES ACESSÍVEIS
Voltado aos gestores municipais, com orientação de programas e obras visando a implantação de Sistemas de Transporte Acessível, incluindo a infra-estrutura urbana, combinação de todos os modos de transporte coletivo, os respectivos equipamentos de apoio ao usuário, em especial as pessoas com deficiência ou com mobilidade reduzida, bem como os procedimentos operacionais adequados.

CADERNO 6: BOAS PRÁTICAS EM ACESSIBILIDADE
Voltado aos gestores municipais, tem como objetivo o registro de práticas inovadoras ou consagradas já em desenvolvimento nas administrações municipais, visando a construção de uma cidade acessível, considerando os espaços públicos e os serviços de Transporte Coletivo.

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Chile - Santiago Urban Transport Programmatic Development Policy Loan Project

World Bank
August 2009

Ratings for the Santiago Urban Transport Programmatic Development Policy Loan Project for Chile were as follows: outcomes were moderately satisfactory, the risk to development outcome was moderate, the Bank performance was moderately satisfactory, and the Borrower performance was also moderately satisfactory. Some lessons learned included: lack of a holistic approach may result in emphasizing one concern over another, for example, focusing mainly on environmental and economic considerations may lead to a design with unnecessarily fewer and larger buses. However, fewer and larger buses reduce comfort and increase waiting times. Such a decrease in service quality is a disincentive for public transport use and will, at least in the long run, go against environmental and economic considerations. Hence, it is important that a design that includes user participation finds the right balance between environmental and economic considerations and service quality. Travel and network models are excellent tools to evaluate network designs, but over reliance on normative analytical tools that 'optimize' a network subject to a set of assumptions, especially in areas that assume behavioral changes, should be avoided. The modeling exercise also needs to include 'bottom up' inputs, such as information on the importance in terms of overall weight people give to transfers, waiting, and walking. The Santiago experience showed that it is not advisable to redesign the public transport network without considering the existing information on travel demand and destination available through the operators. Additionally, stakeholders' involvement in the network design process, especially the municipalities comprising the metropolitan area, operators and users, is essential, and the design concept for the network needs to be extensively modeled before implementation.

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Chile - Santiago Urban Transport Technical Assistance Project

Integrated Safeguards Data Sheet
World Bank
August 2009

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Manual técnico de accesibilidad

Secretaria de Desarrollo Urbano y Vivienda - SEDUVI
2007

Entre los propósitos del actual Gobierno del Distrito Federal resalta la importancia de eliminar gradualmente los obstáculos del entorno físico para facilitar el acceso y uso de los espacios para personas con discapacidad, así como los servicios urbanos a los habitantes de esta gran ciudad.

El Manual Técnico de Accesibilidad está diseñado para apoyar a los proyectos con criterios, especificaciones, gráficos para las adecuaciones de los espacios, que las personas con discapacidad, adultos mayores, personas con movilidad limitada, con alguna limitación temporal y personas de talla baja requieren. Además, apoya gráficamente a las Normas Técnicas Complementarias de Accesibilidad, que forman parte del Reglamento de Construcciones para el Distrito Federal. Éstas, a su vez, darán la pauta técnica en el diseño arquitectónico.

El diseño de este manual se basa en las medidas antropométricas y en las ayudas técnicas que hacen posible el adecuado desplazamiento y las actividades de las personas con discapacidad.

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Accessibility of the rail system for persons with reduced mobility

International Union of Railways
May 2009

This bibliography is the result of cooperation between the member documentation centres of the UIC Documentation Group. The references are taken from the databases of the following documentation centres: CD, DB AG, MAV, PKP, SBB, SNCF and UIC.
This compilation was prepared by the UIC Documentation Centre

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End of the line

The Trailblazers Transport Report
Report 1 of the Inclusion Now series
May 2009
Trailblazers

More than 100 young disabled campaigners from all over the UK have spent the past three months carrying out an undercover investigation into the state of our nation’s public transport system: End of the Line reveals our results and findings.

Despite the Disability Discrimination Act of 2005 stating that transport service providers are obliged to make ‘reasonable adjustments’ if their services are not fully accessible to disabled people, our report shows that many young wheelchair users and people with mobility difficulties face serious challenges when accessing public transport compared to their non-disabled peers.

We are calling on the Government and local authorities, together with transport providers, to review their accessibility policies. Young disabled people want to be independent and transport should not stop us.

The evidence in this report comes from a wide range of primary quantitative and qualitative evidence gathering methods including over 190 mystery commuter surveys, station surveys, campaigners’ blogs, focus groups and film reports. Secondary
evidence in this report comes from various sources including the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, the Department for Transport and Transport for London.

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Transport Research Series: Evaluation of National Concessionary Travel in Scotland

Scottish Government
May 2009

This evaluation of concessionary travel in Scotland aims to establish the effectiveness of each scheme against their policy objectives and to assess the impacts across a range of measures. The study considers the impact of concessionary travel on behaviour and the extent to which it had impacted positively on social inclusion, modal shift and the establishment of healthier lifestyles among particular groups. The impacts on non-users and transport operators are also considered.

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Review of the Scotland Wide Free Bus Travel Scheme for Older and Disabled People

Scottish Government
May 2009

The Scotland-Wide Free Bus Travel Scheme for Older and Disabled People was introduced on 1 April 2006. This followed an agreement reached by the then Scottish Government (SG) and the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT), on behalf of bus operators, for the delivery of an unrestricted free national bus travel scheme for eligible passengers at agreed levels of payment to the industry. There was also a commitment by both parties to maintain the scheme for seven years, and that a major revie

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