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 of the House. According to Councilman Pedro Paulo (PT), the objective of the proposal is to ensure the adequacy of local legislation under the More...
Green Line Restricts Truck Traffic
URBS, the municipal transportation firm, will restrict truck traffic on the Green Line. The measure, as provided in the ordinance, establishes schedules for vehicular traffic with load capacity from 7 to 14 tons More...
Hybrid Bus Testing on the Interbairros II Line
Hybrid buses, with both electric and diesel engines, were tested by the first passengers on the morning of September 27 on the Interbairros II line. The buses will continue to circulate on a trial basis for three More...
Governor and Mayor Announce New Beltway
Governor Orlando Pessuti and Mayor Luciano Ducci announced this Friday (Aug. 20) in the Brazil Room of City Hall, the bidding documents for the construction of the Beltway, a transit corridor to encircle the central More...
Radar Devices Record Running Red Lights and Stopping on Crosswalks
More than 28 radar devices will record automobiles that run red lights, stop in the middle of the pedestrians crosswalk, or register speeding violations. The Department of Transit of URBS (Curitiba Urbanization More...
City Hall Creates Working Group to Address Urban Mobility
The city of Curitiba and the Curitiba Institute for Informatics (ICI) will form a working group to deal exclusively with urban mobility in the short term, with its aim to prepare the city for the World Cup 2014. The More...
Volvo Curitiba Competing for Hybrid Bus Production
The Volvo plant operating in the Industrial City of Curitiba (CIC) is competing with the units of the company in Mexico, China, and India for an investment of US$ 30 million for the production of hybrid buses. The More...
Night Driving Classes Required for Driver’s License in Brazil
For those individuals interested in obtaining a Driver’s License (CNH) in Brazil, there has been a change in the Brazilian Traffic Code. Now you will have to take night driving classes with a minimum training More...
Curitiba’s Logistics Plan
The Curitiba Municipal City Council participated in a meeting organised by City Hall in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), along with the Institute for Urban Research and Planning of Curitiba More...
City Hall Promises Bike Plan
By Heather Fonseca The Institute for Research and Urban Planning of Curitiba (IPPUC) will have until the end of the year to complete the Bicycle Master Plan, a set of guidelines to accommodate bicycle transport More...