Impacto do desenho da malha viária na mobilidade urbana

Abstract

The paper analyzes the performance of different street plans to determine which variables are present in each type, as first step to creating a walkability index. Three neighborhoods of Lisbon are used as case studies: (a) Campo de Ourique - with a grid street plan - (b) Graça ”“ with irregular roads - and (c) Telheiras - with a contemporary street plan. It was found that the grid-based street plan has more road homogeneity, a lower straightness index and a higher average integration index. The contemporary street plan performs the worst, while the organic street plan is ranked in the middle.