Cyclists Inaugurate New Bike Path
Dozens of cyclists participated in the reopening of the Bicycle Path Leisure Program in Curitiba last Sunday, April 14. Having just been renovated, the old path was discontinued, and a new route replaces it, running between the Passeio Público and Nossa Senhora de Salette Square. According to the city, the bike path program will run every More...
Curitiba Revisits Bullet Train Project
The government is currently revisiting construction studies for train routes linking São Paulo to Curitiba, Brasilia, and Belo Horizonte by high speed or bullet train (TAV), the president of Logistics Planning More...
Electric Hybrid Buses Showcase Newest Technology
Curitiba has once again become a pioneer in the use of new technology for public transportation. One of the first cities in Brazil to begin using buses running on bio-diesel, Curitiba is continuing its efforts More...
Public Transport Solution for Brazil
During the 2012 national seminar of the National Association of Urban Transport (NTU) in Brasília, the Bus Rapid Transit system (BRT) was hailed as a sustainable solution for Brazil’s public transportation needs More...
Curitiba to have 400km of Bike Lanes
With the creation of planned new bike lanes to be integrated into the current network of 120 kilometers, which is already the second largest in the country, Curitiba’s cycling paths will reach 400 kilometers. More...
Mayor of Seoul Explores Curitiba’s Public Transit
Mayor Park Won-soon The mayor of Seoul, South Korea, Park Won-soon, who attended the Rio +20 event in Rio de Janeiro, arrived in Curitiba on Friday, June 22, accompanied by a delegation of advisers and technicians More...
Curitiba Unveils Hybrid Bus at Rio +20 Conference
The mayor of Curitiba, Luciano Ducci, presented the “Hibribus” on Thursday, June 14, at the Rio +20 Conference, a bus with hybrid electric and biodiesel fuel engines that will become part of the public transportation More...
New Underground Parking at Municipal Market and Bus Station
A new underground parking garage will serve the public visiting the Municipal Market, Bus Station, and environs. The construction of the parking complex underneath Affonso Camargo Avenue will be executed by a private More...
Green Line South Expansion Begins
The City of Curitiba will begin another phase in the expansion of the Green Line (Linha Verde) next Wednesday, May 28. The new construction phase will be in the far south of the city between the Pinheirinho Bus More...
Curitiba Metro Moves Ahead
On Tuesday, May 15, Mayor Luciano Ducci announced the opening of bidding for the first Curitiba Metro. “Curitiba has worked hard on the project and fulfilled all the necessary requirements to earn public More...
