Recent Developments on Urban Mobility

a comprehensive review

Abstract

The theme urban mobility has been approached with relevance in Brazil, where the National Urban Mobility Policy (PNMU) was enacted in 2012 — Law n. 12,587 / 2012, a public effort for its improvement. Faced with the problems of urban mobility, it seems to be of great interest to observe how the issue is being addressed after the PNMU. Therefore, the research questions that guide these works are: • What is the situation of the debates about urban mobility in Brazil, after the implementation of PNMU — Law n. 12,587 / 2012? • On urban mobility in Brazil, what issues still need to be addressed? To answer these questions, an integrative review of articles published in the SPELL platform (Scientific Periodicals Eletronic Library) was carried out from the year 2012. The research categorized urban mobility into dimensions - public, private and social — and themes — accessibility, market, new habits, planning, safety and sustainability. The results demonstrated that the debates are advancing in the country, but there are still specific issues that need to be better addressed, such as the need for cultural change — required for the adoption of new modes, such as bicycling and pedestrianism.