The Challenge of Multi-Mode Mobility
Certainly one of the biggest challenges in large urban areas today is urban mobility, how to ensure the population who live and work in a city can move in an organized fashion. The world now contains 7 billion people, and it is estimated that by the year 2050, 70 percent of the world’s population will be living in urban areas. With this knowledge, More...
Underground Fiber Optics will Control Traffic
INFOVIA – a network of underground fiber optic cable – is being installed as part of the Central Beltway project in Curitiba for intelligent traffic monitoring in the city. “We are investing in More...
Hydrogen-Powered Bicycle In Curitiba
A bicycle with a motor powered by hydrogen is being tested in Curitiba as an alternative for urban mobility that is pollution-free. Developed by electrical engineer Giovanni Gaspar, the project entered the testing More...
Registering Your Validated Parking Card (ESTAR)
Curitiba drivers now have the option to register their ESTAR card (Validated Parking Card) on the URBS website: www.urbs.curitiba.pr.gov.br. By registering their parking card, drivers have the chance to contest More...
World’s Largest Bus in Curitiba
On the 318th Anniversary of Curitiba, the city unveiled the Ligeirão Azul, the largest bi-articulated bus in the world, at 28 meters in length and carrying up to 250 passengers. The new bus will carry 45 percent More...
Governor and Mayor Initiate Curitiba Beltway Bidding
Mayor Luciano Ducci, Paraná governor Beto Richa, and the State Secretary of Urban Development, Cézar Silvestri, signed on Wednesday, March 2, a commitment of R$ 6.56 million, with funds from the Urban Development More...
Curitiba, Belo Horizonte and Porto Alegre Plan Subways
The mayors of Curitiba, Luciano Ducci, of Porto Alegre, José Fortunati, and of Belo Horizonte, Márcio Lacerda, have jointly approved subway projects in all three capital cities and guaranteed the necessary resources More...
Curitiba’s Subway will Create Promenade
The implementation of the Curitiba subway will turn the bus thoroughfares, now used exclusively for the bi-articulated express bus system, into a large living space. Entitled Park Paths (Vias Parques), the current More...
New Trees Along Teffé Street
Teffé Street will receive more trees in the Bom Retiro neighborhood. The implementation of the Curitiba Beltway, which will cross Teffé, includes the planting of the 142 new native trees along an 800-meter swath More...
Parking Lot Payments in Fractions of Hours
A bill that establishes the practice of charging for fractions of hours in private parking lots in Curitiba has proceeded through all committees of the City Council and is ready for consideration at the plenary More...
