Avaliação do desempenho de calçadas: estudo de caso Jataí- GO

Abstract

Accessibility is a key factor for inclusion, which has an essential aspect to the quality of life of citizens and to the exercise of their rights guaranteed by the federal constitution. However, even with current norms and legislation, it has been noted that, in the center of Jataí city, the quality of sidewalks, in many promotional sections, does not allow the circulation of people with disabilities or reduced mobility, autonomously, thus harming the right to come and go of users. Based on this, this research proposed to carry out an analysis in the center of the city of Jataí following the methodology that assesses the quality of sidewalks, that is, their performance, proposed by Ferreira and Sanches (2001) and adapted by Keppe Junior (2007) , this methodology calculates an index of accessibility of sidewalks and crossings and the association with the level of service, which classifies the sidewalk into quality levels. The results pointed to unsatisfactory conditions in relation to accessibility on the analyzed sidewalks and this result can help in public policies for improvements in the city and for the academic community in general.