On Thursday, The lecture was on the subject of sustainable cities and the case of Curitiba. The clip that we watched was based on a lecture this professor gave, which was about achieving this sustainable world and in order to accomplish that we have to work with the combinations provided in our society. We must never compete in the same space; meaning that there are too many providers of transportation that over crowd cities and cause pollution. I found the analogies being used were interested when the speaker was referring to different means of transportation. He gave a description of a turtle as an example of how we function in cities as for living and working together. Another description he proposed was relating “the car” and “mother in law” which he made the statement that you must have a good relationship with her but you don’t have to commend to her. Many people rely on the automobiles for main source of transportation, which explains the toxic waste that surrounds our environment. The initiative that is being addressed is the need for improvements to be made on our public transportation systems.
The article that was assigned was in regards to an agricultural state located in the south of Brazil, called Curitiba. The place is known to for having innovative public transportation system based on buses that have made enhancements on the development of the city and the quality of life. However, to make it a livable city they link land use, transportation, and urban design. Buses could carry up to 1.9 million passengers in 2003 and that accounts for 70% of total transport. The master plan in this case was to provide economic support, encourage local communities, promote linear development, integrate traffic management, and create institution.
