Desenvolvimento de taxas de geração de viagens e comparação de dois polos geradores com a utilização do método “Smart Growth Trip Generation”

Abstract

This final course work aimed to estimate the number of trips produced by two generator hubs by using a traditional trip generation methodology and the Smart Growth Trip Generation method developed at the University of California, Davis, USA. In this work it was done not only the comparison of estimation methods of private vehicle trips, but also simulated changes in the characteristics of the analyzed sites. Initially, it was tested the possibility of studying the Granja Marileusa neighborhood, in Uberlândia, MG, a generator hub classified as multi use, for aggregating several generators, such as residences, retail, schools and services, but not meeting the requirements of the methodology developed in Davis. Therefore, two residential buildings were chosen in the city of Jaboticabal, SP. By using software, internet search and digital tools, the data required to use the method proposed in Davis were collected. The results, when comparing the traditional methodology with the one developed in Davis, were of an average reduction of 22.3% and 34.1% in the peak hours of morning and afternoon, respectively. In a sensitivity analysis, when modifying some parameters, there were found ways to reduce the demand for travel by private vehicles. Among these ways are actions such as: adding more bus stops and introducing parking meters in the streets near the developments analyzed. In conclusion, there was the possibility of generating sustainable trips, which would increase the use of other modes of transportation, such as the transit mode, and to reduce the use of private vehicles in the case of the parking meters.