United States bicycle commuting rates are low compared to similarly developed countries like the Netherlands and Denmark. However, bicycle commuting shows promise for positive health outcomes, especially those related to chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease. Little research has been conducted in the U.S. to study the association between bicycle commuting and heart disease. Furthermore, U.S. cities need guidance on how to increase bicycle commuting rates. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between U.S. bicycle commuting rates and heart disease prevalence and to identify infrastructure and policy factors most significantly associated with bicycle commuting rates in large U.S. cities. This research quantitatively defined infrastructure and policy factors and analyzed ecologic associations across the 50 most populous U.S. cities. The results of this study are based on an ecologic analysis that evaluated associations at the census tract and city levels. Secondary data from nine sources as used to conduct the analysis. Data sources include the League of American Bicyclists Benchmarking Report, PeopleForBikes bicycle network analysis, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, and more. A principal components analysis was conducted to identify relevant infrastructure factors for research question one; ordinary least squares regression models were derived to compare associations between infrastructure and policy factors for research question two, and latent class cluster analysis was conducted to calculate the prevalence odds ratios of the association between bicycle commuting rate and heart disease for research question three. Three factors accounted for 70% of the variation in bicycle commuting rates. Those three factors include the average number of cyclist fatalities, the number of city employees working on bicycle projects, and bicycle network connections to public transit. The results also show that the association between bicycle commuting rate and heart disease prevalence was only statistically significant in census tract populations with predominantly high socioeconomic status, low health risk factors, and white race. The ecologic study design likely masked any positive health outcomes in populations with low socioeconomic status. The findings of this study provide valuable insights for transportation and public health practitioners, and the conclusions set the stage for future research on cycling and chronic disease outcomes in the United States. / Doctor of Philosophy / In the U.S., about 1% of the population bicycle commutes to work. Bicycle commuting is uncommon in the U.S. because many people feel it is not a safe or practical form of transportation. However, several U.S. organizations are working to make roadways safer for cyclists. Some of these organizations include The League of American Bicyclists (LAB), PeopleForBikes (PFB), and Smart Growth America (SGA). The LAB has awarded nearly 500 towns and cities with a bicycle-friendly community award, while PFB has created tools to help urban planners examine bicycle networks in their communities. SGA also helps create bicycle-friendly cities by working with elected officials to advocate for policies that will make roadways safer for cyclists. LAB, PFB, and SGA all collect data as part of their work to learn what U.S. communities are doing to support cycling. I used LAB, PFB, and SGA data to determine the most important factors for bicycle-friendliness in the 50 largest U.S. cities. I evaluated the impact of 14 factors, including, but not limited to, protected bike lanes, network connectedness, and bicycle-friendly policy. I found that three factors had the strongest association with bicycle commuting rates in large U.S. cities: network connections to public transit, the number of city employees working on bicycle projects, and the number of deaths from cyclist fatalities. Cities looking to increase bicycle commuting should use these results to focus their efforts on improving public transit networks, increasing the number of work hours spent on bicycle projects, and identifying strategies to reduce cyclist fatalities. U.S. cities should work towards improving bicycle-friendliness because of the population health benefits. In the past 20 years, the percentage of Americans with obesity has increased by 40%, and the percentage of Americans with Type 2 diabetes has doubled. Multiple factors contribute to obesity and diabetes, including bicycle commuting, which has been associated with decreases in both obesity and diabetes. Bicycle commuting may also be associated with heart disease, which is the leading cause of death in the U.S., but more research is needed. In the second part of this study, I evaluated the relationship between bicycle commuting rate and the percentage of Americans living with heart disease. I used data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Census Bureau to understand the association between bicycle commuting and heart disease in 50 U.S. cities. I analyzed the data by census tract to understand health outcomes at a population level. I found that the association between bicycle commuting and heart disease was only significant in census tracts that were predominately high-income. I also found that bicycle commuting rates in high-income populations were three times greater than in low-income populations. In other words, health benefits were not visible in low-income populations because of low bicycle commuting rates. Low-income populations have higher rates of obesity and diabetes and would benefit the most from bicycle commuting, yet these populations confront several barriers to cycling. Cities interested in improving bicycle-friendliness should work to engage low-income populations in their work.

Architecture has the unique ability to use its surroundings in a way that can create a profound impact; it has the power to generate emotion. To connect with the character of a place, we need to observe it, converse with it, and learn from it. No matter what the place, understanding its spirit is essential to design for it, because every addition to the place adds to its soul, its spiritual and emotional identity. It is important to note the first users of each site are what already exists, they define the spirit of the site and these users are not limited to just people, but rather they include the landscape as well. The trees that are growing and flourishing within the site are an important part of it. Architecture should look at the existing site and not take away from it but rather add to it. This thesis explores Daingerfield Island; Located along the existing Mt Vernon bicycle trail and the Potomac River, Daingerfield Island is an ideal location for a Bicycle and Water Taxi rest stop. It is a site that is mostly forested development, however, it is in a state of disrepair. It has great potential to become a wonderful pause space in the urban environment. The project explores emotions associated with resting and waiting, in hopes to prove that architecture has the ability to repair a damaged site. / Master of Architecture / Architecture not only affects those that inhabit it, but also its surroundings. Whenever we design a building, we need to understand that it is an addition to an already existing site; this addition should make the location better. Analyzing the site is essential in order to create an appropriate design for it. The thesis project is a Bicycle and Water Taxi rest stop located on Daingerfield Island, which is located along the existing Mt Vernon bicycle trail and the Potomac River. The design began with the sole intent of understanding the site; what its history is, what its present is, what its shortcomings are, what its strengths are, and what it needs. Only then did the architectural design begin.

The clothoid, also known as the Cornu spiral, is a curve generated by linearly increasing or decreasing curvature as a function of arc length. The clothoid has been widely accepted as a logical curve for transitioning from straight segments to circle arcs in roads and railways, because a vehicle following the curve at constant speed will have a constant change of centripetal acceleration. Clothoids have also been widely adopted in planning potential paths for autonomous vehicle navigation. They have been viewed as useful representations of possible trajectories that are dynamically feasible. Surprisingly, the assumptions that underlie this choice appear to be lightly treated or ignored in past literature. This thesis will examine three key assumptions that are implicitly made when assuming that a vehicle will follow a clothoid path. The first assumption is that the vehicle's steering mechanism will produce a linear change in turning radius for a constant rate input. This assumption is loosely referred to as the "bicycle model" and it relates directly to the kinematic parameters of the steering mechanism. The second assumption is that the steering actuator can provide a constant steering velocity. In other words, the actuator controlling the steering motion can instantaneously change from one rate to another. The third assumption is that the vehicle is traveling at a constant velocity. By definition, the clothoid is a perfect representation of a vehicle traveling at constant velocity with a constant rate of change in steering curvature. The goal of this research was to examine the accuracy of these assumptions for a typical Ackermann-steered ground vehicle. Both theoretical and experimental results are presented. The vehicle that was used as an example in this study was a modified Club Car Pioneer XRT 1500. This Ackermann-steered vehicle was modified for autonomous navigation and was one of Virginia Tech's entries in the DARPA 2005 Grand Challenge. As in typical operation, path planning was conducted using the classic clothoid curve model. The vehicle was then commanded to drive a selected path, but with variations in speed and steering rate that are inherent to the real system. The validity of the three assumptions discussed above were examined by comparing the actual vehicle response to the planned clothoid. This study determined that the actual paths driven by the vehicle were generally a close match to the originally planned theoretical clothoid path. In this study, the actual kinematics of the Ackermann vehicle steering system had only a small effect on the driven path. This indicates that the bicycle model is a reasonable simplification, at least for the case studied. The assumption of constant velocity actuation of the steering system also proved to be reasonably accurate. The greatest deviation from the planned clothoid path resulted from the nonlinear velocity of the vehicle along the path, especially when accelerating from a stop. Nevertheless, the clothoid path plan generally seems to be a good representation of actual vehicle motion, especially when the planned path is updated frequently. / Master of Science

Title A Project of Educational Bicycle Trail in Kokořínsko Protected Landscape Area. Objective The aim of this work is to create a project of Educational bicycle trail in Protected Landscape Area (PLA) Kokořínsko, create an information brochure, which could be distributed to tourist information centres in the region. Methods The discussion with employees of Kokořínsko PLA and collection of information on existing bicycle trails, bicycle tracks, educational trails, natural and cultural assets in the area. Classification and verification of collected data. Using the information obtained for creating an Educationl bicycle trail. Presenting a summary in an information brochure. Assessment of the project via questionaires. Results The result of this work is a proposal of two educational cycle trails with possible combinations in Kokořínsko in form of an information brochure. The brochure includes educational texts connected to the areas on the trail, photographs and maps. Keywords Kokořínsko, Educational trail, bicycle trail, bicycle track, protected landscape area (PLA).

Historicamente, o cicloativismo vem lutando por uma transformação nas formas como as pessoas se relacionam com a/na cidade, confrontando principalmente o modelo de sociedade estruturado em torno da cultura do automóvel. Antes do Plano Diretor Cicloviário Integrado (PDCI) de Porto Alegre ser aprovado em 2009, alguns ciclistas e ativ istas já demandavam políticas públicas cicloviárias ao Poder Público. A ocorrência do evento Massa Crítica na cidade, a pattir de 2008, e o atrope lamento coletivo sofrido em 20 li deram in icio a um debate público dando maior visibil idade ao tema . O estudo parte da seguinte pergunta: Como os atores ela rede cicloativista atuam no processo de construção da agenda política de mobi lidade de Porto Alegre? A dissertação argumenta que no momento em que a rede cicloativ ista da cidade percebe uma abertura com odestaque na mídia e na sociedade, essa rede de atores se complexifica, resultando em diferentes formas ele organização (constitu ição ele novas organizações formais) e atuação (partic ipação institucional, qualificação e proposição). Através elo método ele reconstrução de processos, o uso de entrevistas semiestruturaelas com atores referenciais no âmbito da rede cicloativista e atores estatais, anál ise de documentos e levantamento de notícias, ana lisa-se como os atores da rede cicloativ ista atuaram nos diferentes fluxos propostos no Modelo de Fluxos Múltiplos de Kingdon (2014) no processo de construção da agenda política ode mobilidade de Porto Alegre. Destaca-se que o enfoque desta pesquisa não está nas mudanças, efeitos ou resu ltados provocados pela rede cicloativista na im plementação de políticas públicas. O objetivo principal aqui é de analisar como essa rede atua nos diferentes fluxos na tentativa de colocar o tema do uso da bicicleta na agenda política. / Historica lly, bicycle aclvocacy has been struggling for a transformation in the way people relate to the city, confronting mainly the moclel o f soc iety structured around the culture of the automobile. Before Porto Alegre's lntegrated Cycle Tracking Plan (PDCI) was approved in 2009. some cyclists and activists already demanded public bicycle policies to the Public Power. The occurrence o f the Criticai Mass event in the city as o f 2008 and the collective run over suffered in 20 11 initiatecl a public debate giving broacler visibility to the theme. The stucly starts with the following question: llow do the players of the bicycle-advocacy network act in the process of building thc poli tical agenda of mobility in Porto Alegre? The dissertation argucs that at the moment. the city's bike activism aclvocates network perceives an openness with prominence in the media anel society, this network of players is becoming more complex. resulting in di ffcrcnt forms of organization (formation of ncw formal organizations) and performance, qualitication and proposition. Through the method of process reconstruction, the use o f semi-structured interv iews with referential players within the scope of the bicycle advocacy network and state actors, document analysis and news gathering, the study secks to analyze how the players of thc bicycle-advocacy nctwork actecl in the different flows proposed in thc Multiple Streams Model of Kingdon (20 14) in the pmcess of bui lding the political agenda of mobi lity o f P01to Alegre. lt should bc noted that the focus o f this research is not on the changes, effects or resu lts provoked by the bike activism advocates network in the implementation of publ ic policies. because even with some changes in the state institutional dynamics. the main objective here is to analyze how this network operates in the different ways to put the bicyclc thcme on the political agenda.

Historicamente, o cicloativismo vem lutando por uma transformação nas formas como as pessoas se relacionam com a/na cidade, confrontando principalmente o modelo de sociedade estruturado em torno da cultura do automóvel. Antes do Plano Diretor Cicloviário Integrado (PDCI) de Porto Alegre ser aprovado em 2009, alguns ciclistas e ativ istas já demandavam políticas públicas cicloviárias ao Poder Público. A ocorrência do evento Massa Crítica na cidade, a pattir de 2008, e o atrope lamento coletivo sofrido em 20 li deram in icio a um debate público dando maior visibil idade ao tema . O estudo parte da seguinte pergunta: Como os atores ela rede cicloativista atuam no processo de construção da agenda política de mobi lidade de Porto Alegre? A dissertação argumenta que no momento em que a rede cicloativ ista da cidade percebe uma abertura com odestaque na mídia e na sociedade, essa rede de atores se complexifica, resultando em diferentes formas ele organização (constitu ição ele novas organizações formais) e atuação (partic ipação institucional, qualificação e proposição). Através elo método ele reconstrução de processos, o uso de entrevistas semiestruturaelas com atores referenciais no âmbito da rede cicloativista e atores estatais, anál ise de documentos e levantamento de notícias, ana lisa-se como os atores da rede cicloativ ista atuaram nos diferentes fluxos propostos no Modelo de Fluxos Múltiplos de Kingdon (2014) no processo de construção da agenda política ode mobilidade de Porto Alegre. Destaca-se que o enfoque desta pesquisa não está nas mudanças, efeitos ou resu ltados provocados pela rede cicloativista na im plementação de políticas públicas. O objetivo principal aqui é de analisar como essa rede atua nos diferentes fluxos na tentativa de colocar o tema do uso da bicicleta na agenda política. / Historica lly, bicycle aclvocacy has been struggling for a transformation in the way people relate to the city, confronting mainly the moclel o f soc iety structured around the culture of the automobile. Before Porto Alegre's lntegrated Cycle Tracking Plan (PDCI) was approved in 2009. some cyclists and activists already demanded public bicycle policies to the Public Power. The occurrence o f the Criticai Mass event in the city as o f 2008 and the collective run over suffered in 20 11 initiatecl a public debate giving broacler visibility to the theme. The stucly starts with the following question: llow do the players of the bicycle-advocacy network act in the process of building thc poli tical agenda of mobility in Porto Alegre? The dissertation argucs that at the moment. the city's bike activism aclvocates network perceives an openness with prominence in the media anel society, this network of players is becoming more complex. resulting in di ffcrcnt forms of organization (formation of ncw formal organizations) and performance, qualitication and proposition. Through the method of process reconstruction, the use o f semi-structured interv iews with referential players within the scope of the bicycle advocacy network and state actors, document analysis and news gathering, the study secks to analyze how the players of thc bicycle-advocacy nctwork actecl in the different flows proposed in thc Multiple Streams Model of Kingdon (20 14) in the pmcess of bui lding the political agenda of mobi lity o f P01to Alegre. lt should bc noted that the focus o f this research is not on the changes, effects or resu lts provoked by the bike activism advocates network in the implementation of publ ic policies. because even with some changes in the state institutional dynamics. the main objective here is to analyze how this network operates in the different ways to put the bicyclc thcme on the political agenda.

Historicamente, o cicloativismo vem lutando por uma transformação nas formas como as pessoas se relacionam com a/na cidade, confrontando principalmente o modelo de sociedade estruturado em torno da cultura do automóvel. Antes do Plano Diretor Cicloviário Integrado (PDCI) de Porto Alegre ser aprovado em 2009, alguns ciclistas e ativ istas já demandavam políticas públicas cicloviárias ao Poder Público. A ocorrência do evento Massa Crítica na cidade, a pattir de 2008, e o atrope lamento coletivo sofrido em 20 li deram in icio a um debate público dando maior visibil idade ao tema . O estudo parte da seguinte pergunta: Como os atores ela rede cicloativista atuam no processo de construção da agenda política de mobi lidade de Porto Alegre? A dissertação argumenta que no momento em que a rede cicloativ ista da cidade percebe uma abertura com odestaque na mídia e na sociedade, essa rede de atores se complexifica, resultando em diferentes formas ele organização (constitu ição ele novas organizações formais) e atuação (partic ipação institucional, qualificação e proposição). Através elo método ele reconstrução de processos, o uso de entrevistas semiestruturaelas com atores referenciais no âmbito da rede cicloativista e atores estatais, anál ise de documentos e levantamento de notícias, ana lisa-se como os atores da rede cicloativ ista atuaram nos diferentes fluxos propostos no Modelo de Fluxos Múltiplos de Kingdon (2014) no processo de construção da agenda política ode mobilidade de Porto Alegre. Destaca-se que o enfoque desta pesquisa não está nas mudanças, efeitos ou resu ltados provocados pela rede cicloativista na im plementação de políticas públicas. O objetivo principal aqui é de analisar como essa rede atua nos diferentes fluxos na tentativa de colocar o tema do uso da bicicleta na agenda política. / Historica lly, bicycle aclvocacy has been struggling for a transformation in the way people relate to the city, confronting mainly the moclel o f soc iety structured around the culture of the automobile. Before Porto Alegre's lntegrated Cycle Tracking Plan (PDCI) was approved in 2009. some cyclists and activists already demanded public bicycle policies to the Public Power. The occurrence o f the Criticai Mass event in the city as o f 2008 and the collective run over suffered in 20 11 initiatecl a public debate giving broacler visibility to the theme. The stucly starts with the following question: llow do the players of the bicycle-advocacy network act in the process of building thc poli tical agenda of mobility in Porto Alegre? The dissertation argucs that at the moment. the city's bike activism aclvocates network perceives an openness with prominence in the media anel society, this network of players is becoming more complex. resulting in di ffcrcnt forms of organization (formation of ncw formal organizations) and performance, qualitication and proposition. Through the method of process reconstruction, the use o f semi-structured interv iews with referential players within the scope of the bicycle advocacy network and state actors, document analysis and news gathering, the study secks to analyze how the players of thc bicycle-advocacy nctwork actecl in the different flows proposed in thc Multiple Streams Model of Kingdon (20 14) in the pmcess of bui lding the political agenda of mobi lity o f P01to Alegre. lt should bc noted that the focus o f this research is not on the changes, effects or resu lts provoked by the bike activism advocates network in the implementation of publ ic policies. because even with some changes in the state institutional dynamics. the main objective here is to analyze how this network operates in the different ways to put the bicyclc thcme on the political agenda.

Submitted by Marilene Donadel (marilene.donadel@unioeste.br) on 2018-06-05T18:10:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Vitor_Brassal_2018.pdf: 2287372 bytes, checksum: 1c59275f53b2f77bd739bd15a4d647ae (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-06-05T18:10:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Vitor_Brassal_2018.pdf: 2287372 bytes, checksum: 1c59275f53b2f77bd739bd15a4d647ae (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-14 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The relation between environmental pollution and the usage of automobiles has widen discussions concerning the usage of alternate ways of transportation, especially the non-motorized, in which the bicycle is a viable and efficient alternative. Therefore, it is vital to know the profile of people using bicycle, their motivation, difficulties, and necessities to thus contribute with subsidies for public policy about urban mobility. With this objective, was investigated the profile of cyclists and their perceptions regarding the implementation and functionality of a new bicycle path on Brasil Avenue in Cascavel/PR. Moreover, was determined the impact of the path implementation in people mobility, and their opinions regarding the use of the bicycle path. In addition, was perceived the opinion of key-informants - representatives of public policy and related with the paths system project – with the objective of understand the knowledge of this professionals related with urban mobility. Was used a quali-quantitative mixed methodology with both quantitative and qualitative aspects applying data collection as follow: i) area of study delimitation; ii) determination of sampling effort; iii) application of a quiz to 219 cyclists; and 4) interviews with the five key-informants. The main results show that the majority of the bicycle path users were male (84%), between 21 and 40 years old (51%), with an income of two minimum-wage salaries (29%) and medium educational level (28%). Most people use the bicycle path for physical activities, although many uses it as a way to work (36%). Most (74%) agree that the bicycle path brought an increase in bicycle usage as transportation been a good investment for the municipality (77%). More than half of the users utilize bicycle every day (51%) and 37% do not own a car. Most of the cyclists ( 71%) practice other sports beside cycling, and not due to medical recommendation (90%). More than half of the cyclists interviewed (52%) rode through all Brasil Avenue’s bicycle path extension, and most (76%) claimed fell safer about accidents while riding on the path rather than on the street. Most of cyclists (41%) believed that respect on traffic and improvements on the infrastructure are the most important factors to improve the city’s bicycle path system. Considering the public service perspective, the interviews showed a good understand about the importance of urban mobility and alternative ways of transportation, as bicycles. In general, was observed that the necessities pointed out by the cyclists are understood by the public service and they were incorporated in paths system project. Was concluded that the Brasil Avenue bicycle path was approved by the population by allowing to the cyclists an exclusive space, safe, and comfortable, that have been attracting new users. Thus, the city of Cascavel is inserted in the global tendency when search to develop a more sustainable city. / A relação entre a poluição ambiental e o uso dos automóveis tem levado a discussão acerca da utilização de meios alternativos de transporte, especialmente os não motorizados, no qual a bicicleta pode mostrar-se viável e eficaz. Assim, é importante conhecer o perfil das pessoas que utilizam da bicicleta, suas motivações, dificuldades e necessidades, a fim de contribuir com subsídios para políticas públicas de mobilidade urbana. Para isso, buscou-se conhecer o perfil dos ciclistas e suas percepções com relação à implantação e a funcionalidade da ciclovia na Avenida Brasil em Cascavel/PR. Buscou-se ainda identificar alguns dos impactos da implantação dessa obra na mobilidade da população e suas opiniões quanto ao uso da ciclovia. Em adição, consultou-se a opinião de informantes-chave, representantes do poder público participante do projeto da ciclovia, objetivando-se compreender o entendimento desses profissionais com relação à mobilidade urbana. Utilizou-se metodologia mista quanti-qualitativa, adotando-se os seguintes procedimentos de coleta de dados: i) delimitação da área de estudo; ii) determinação do tamanho da amostra; iii) aplicação de questionários para 219 ciclistas; e iv) entrevistas com cinco informantes-chave; v) Análise quantitativa dos dados por meio de frequência e porcentagem e análise qualitativa dos dados por meio de análise de conteúdo Dentre os principais resultados obtidos, pode-se constatar que a maioria dos usuários é composta por homens (84%), entre 21 e 40 anos de idade (51%), com renda de até dois salários mínimos (29%) e nível médio de escolaridade (28%). A maioria utiliza a ciclovia para a prática de atividade física, entretanto, muitos a usam para trabalhar (36%). A maioria (74%) concorda que a ciclovia trouxe um aumento no uso da bicicleta como forma de transporte sendo um bom investimento para o município (77%). Mais da metade (51%) usa a bicicleta diariamente e 37% não possui carro. A grande maioria dos ciclistas praticam outros esportes (71%) não sendo por recomendação médica (90%). Mais da metade dos ciclistas entrevistados trafegavam por toda extensão da ciclovia da Avenida Brasil (52%) e a maioria (76%) afirmou sentirem-se mais protegidos de acidentes quando trafegam na ciclovia ao invés da rua. Muitos (41%) acreditavam que o respeito no trânsito e melhorias na infraestrutura são os fatores mais importante para aperfeiçoar o sistema cicloviário da cidade. Na perspectiva do poder público, as entrevistas mostraram um bom entendimento sobre a importância da mobilidade urbana e das alternativas de transporte, como a bicicleta. Observou-se, no geral, que as necessidades apontadas pelos ciclistas em relação ao uso da bicicleta são compreendidas pelo poder público e estão contempladas no projeto cicloviário do município. Concluiu-se que a ciclovia da Avenida Brasil foi aprovada pela população, permitindo aos ciclistas um espaço exclusivo, confortável e seguro, o que tem atraído novos usuários. Assim, o município de Cascavel/PR se insere na tendência mundial de desenvolvimento de uma cidade mais sustentável.

Orientador: Gustavo Garcia Manzato / Resumo: Priorizando a mobilidade urbana sustentável, a bicicleta é apontada como meio de transporte devido ao seu baixo custo, pouco espaço viário consumido e principalmente pela ausência de impactos negativos por não ser poluente, reduzir o nível de ruído do sistema e não consumir energia não renovável. Na intenção de que a população possa adotar a bicicleta como meio de transporte e não apenas como lazer, são necessários investimentos para implantação de infraestrutura cicloviária adequada e de qualidade que forneça segurança e conforto ao usuário. O objetivo dessa pesquisa é a elaboração de um índice que qualifique a oferta de infraestrutura cicloviária de uma dada região a partir de aspectos que forneçam segurança e conforto ao usuário de bicicleta e ainda estimule o uso da bicicleta como meio de transporte. Isso se deu através da percepção de especialistas e revisão de literatura, por meio das quais foram identificados e avaliados 23 temas, agrupados em três domínios: Segurança, Geometria e Facilidades. Na sequência, o método Structured Pairwise Comparison (SPC) foi utilizado para priorização e ponderação dos domínios e temas, também com base em uma consulta a especialistas. Posteriormente, foram criados indicadores que pudessem valorar cada um dos temas, proporcionando a aplicação do índice em uma determinada região. Os resultados mostraram que o domínio Segurança foi o mais relevante na avaliação de uma infraestrutura cicloviária qualificada, sendo a Velocidade da via o tema c... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: Giving priority to sustainable urban mobility, the bicycle is appointed as a mean of transport because of its low cost, little road space consumed and, above all, the absence of negative impacts as it does not pollute the environment, reduces system noise levels and does not consume non-renewable energy. With the intention that bicycles were adopted as a mean of transport and not just as leisure, investments are needed to implement adequate and qualified cycling infrastructure that provides safety and comfort to the users. The goal of this research is the elaboration of an index that qualifies the cycling infrastructure supply in an area considering such safety and comfort aspects to the cyclist as well as stimulates the use of bicycles as a mean of transport. This was done through the perception of specialists and literature review, in which 23 themes were identified, evaluated and grouped into three domains: Safety, Geometry and Facilities. Thereafter, the Structured Pairwise Comparison (SPC) method was used for prioritization and weighting of domains and themes, also based on a survey conducted with specialists. Subsequently, indicators that could appraise each of the themes and allow the application of the index in a certain area were created. The results showed that the Security domain was the most relevant on the evaluation of a qualified cycling infrastructure, with the Speed of the road being the most relevant theme in the determination of this index. Once the index p... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

The aim of this thesis is made to propose revitalization of the Fryčajova street. It is elaborated in two ways which are focused on different properties. Priority of variant A is to creat so much parking spaces as is possible. Beside this variant B makes street more safeful for cyclists using pictograms and bicycle path.