Caminhabilidade e Conexões: uma análise sobre os espaços livres públicos na área central da cidade de São Luís – MA

Abstract

The present study aims to analyze walkability in the city of São Luís of Maranhão and its influence on the connection between public open spaces, having as Rio Branco Street, the main connecting road between Deodoro squares, Odorico Mendes and Gonçalves Dias. This is a contextualization research of the place of the pedestrian in urban mobility and its relationship with the city, including factors such as level of walkability, quality, comfort, safety and attractiveness of pedestrian routes. Therefore, it is of great importance to understand the current context of these places in the social sphere, mobility and the mapping of the street as a space free public space for shared use and connection between the city’s diverse spaces. This analysis uses parameters established by the authors Jan Gehl (2013), Jane Jacobs (2011) and Clarisse Linke (2017; 2018) other studies on walkability and encourages questions such as the importance of walking within the scope of the quality of urban life and encouraging the appropriation of this space by its users, in addition to providing subsidies for the preparation of intervention proposals focusing on awakening to sustainable mobility, resulting in vitality and connection between free spaces and strengthening the pedestrian’s relationship with the city