Mobilidade a pé e segregação socioespacial nas avenidas de vale de Salvador: avaliação por modelos probabilísticos da caminhabilidade na Avenida Juracy Magalhães Júnior

Abstract

Based on presented in assumptions of correlation between mobility conditions and socio-spatial segregation and the participation of Salvador's modernist street design in such excludes urban processes, this research focuses on investigating the impact of the design of valley avenues, built since the 1940s, on the connection between neighborhoods, and its possible exacerbation with the ongoing process of their overlap by the BRT system structure. Focusing on pedestrian mobility and neighborhood integration, this investigation selects the surroundings of Juracy Magalhães Júnior avenue, characterized by strong socioeconomic disparities, and where BRT implementation works are currently underway. The spatial syntax model was used to understand pedestrian space occupancy based on the urban grid configuration and the topological relationships between closed and open spaces as the methodology allows an analysis of future occupancy from two-dimensional plans and cartographic material. In parallel, the relationship between the typology of open spaces in the region and their walkability was investigated. Both analyses were conducted considering the avenue's situation before the start of BRT works and after their completion based on the plans presented for its project. The results reveal the avenue as a barrier between neighborhoods, with low integration, limited pedestrian infrastructure, and a disproportionate prioritization of open spaces dedicated to car traffic. This situation is likely to be exacerbated after the completion of BRT implementation.