DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN MOBILITY BUILDING NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR URBAN PLANNING AND DESIGN

Abstract

The arrival of driverless vehicles, along with other trends such as ride-sharing and people's greater connection with modes of transportation, will impact vehicle ownership, demand for parking, and consequently urban space. The mainstream of research focuses on the performance of transport systems. Those that address changes in road infrastructure do so qualitatively or empirically, mainly through simulation, with estimates ranging between 15 and 25%. This study aims to investigate changes in urban design and quantify possible changes in road infrastructure, aiming at the qualification of public spaces and more sustainable urban mobility. The method is inductive, through secondary data surveys in the literature and databases, and deductive, through the elaboration of design scenarios and the quantification of changes in road infrastructure. The original contribution is the proposition of a quantitative method, applicable to other urban agglomerations. The quantitative measures are based on concrete proposals for urban redesign, including the integration of transport systems, traffic management and the conversion of spaces for other uses. The results, for a focus area and a broader one, in the expanded center of São Paulo, were 21.8 and 22.8%.