Caminhos sobre trilhos: um olhar sobre o metrô de Salvador-Bahia a partir da Estação Mussurunga

Abstract

Urban mobility reveals a need for more detailed studies by Public Managers to plan the movement of large numbers of people through urban spaces.The present study analyzed aspects of urban mobility of users of the Mussurunga subway station, in the city of Salvador - BA, from the implementation of the station, in 2017, in this locality. Through a historical survey about the origin of the subway modal in Salvador - BA, we proceeded to a case study at the Mussurunga subway station, to understand the reflexes of this modal of transport for users and the process of integration with the urban buses. It is an empirical, inductive research, based on a case study, using the qualitative-quantitative approach. The results showed that subway users demand improvements in the integration process with urban buses, since the reduction in the supply of the lines that serve the neighborhoods made it difficult for some of them. We concluded that there is a need for expanding the cycling infrastructure in order to integrate neighborhoods with the subway and that allow the reduction of vehicles in the streets of Salvador.