Urban transport has to be planned

Resumo

In the 1950s 36% of Brazilians lived in large cities; today 85% do. The problem is that public transport has not caught up with population growth. Meanwhile, the government is promoting car sales, although it has also passed a law requiring municipalities to draw up mobility plans and is entering into public-private partnerships for infrastructure projects. Kalinka Iaquinto consults the experts on whether this will be enough to give public transport a higher priority.