ABSTRACT
The paper proposes a discussion on the access to mass transit, within the urban plan scope, whose implementation in the context of the social and economic-political process has created inequalities, including spatial ones. There is a need to renew urban design and transport system guidelines, together with social policies, to increase physical accessibility to transport for the majority of users, located in peripheral areas. The analysis started from four assumptions that support urban configuration and mobility as factors of sustainability. The goal is to understand urban conditions around terminals, comparing them with other areas of the city to recognize options for improvement. Urban space was read (Del Rio, 1990; Lynch, 1997) and cartograms were made using QuantumGIS, Microsoft Office, Word, Excel, and Sketch-Up. The results suggest the implantation of a new transport mode and densification of the occupation, seeking a better consonance with the users’ needs and environmental imperatives.
