Accessibility in an Urban Area: Alcântara, Lisboa,_Presentation part 1

Master in Transport Planning and Operation 2nd Semester 2012/13

Urban Mobility Management

Accessibility in an Urban Area: Alcântara

Students André Ramos – 76819

Duarte Amorim da Cunha – 50982 Luís Neto – 74776

Faculty Prof.ª Rosário Macário Prof.ª Camila Garcia


Master in Transport Planning and Operation – Urban Mobility Management

• The study area is located in the parish of Alcântara, in the south western corner of Lisbon.

• Its population was about 13.943 inhabitants (2011), and it has a 4,44 square km area, which represents a density of approximately 3.140 inhabitants/sq.km.

• The study area has approximately 6.380 inhabitants, according to the 2011 data.

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% Variation from 2001 to 2011

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• More than half the population are between 25 and 64 years old. However, almost every ranges of ages have experienced negative growths in the past decade.

• 55% of the population of the parish are female, and Alcântara is one of the ‘Top 10’ parishes of the Lisbon with bigger proportion of elderly population.

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Sociodemographic characteristics


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Public Transport Network

• The study area is served by 14 bus/electric routes, and there are still another 3 bus routes in the surrounding area. The supply is guaranteed by Carris / Transportes de Lisboa.

• There are about 2.300 services/day (2.000 of them directly in the study area).

• The peak hours of the supply are 7:00-8:00 am in the morning and 4:00-5:00 pm in the afternoon, with almost 200 and 160 services, respectively.

• These 17 routes connect Alcântara to different points of Lisbon town and to the Loures and Oeiras municipalities.

• Near the study area there are also the rail stations of Alcântara-Terra and Alcântara-Mar.

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Public Transport Supply (circ./hour)

Study Area + Surrounding Area Study Area



Radius 6 c/h/dir. 12 c/h/dir 30 c/h/dir

400 m 100% 76% 38%

250 m 60% 41% 22%

Public Transport Network • The public transport network has an excellent

coverage in the study area: 100% of the population is at less than 400 meters of a stop point with at least 6 circ./hour/direction (approximately 10/10 minutes).

• Even when considering only the stop with higher number of circulations, 38% of the population is covered in a 400 meters radius. 6 circ./hour/direction 30 circ./hour/direction



Crosswalks BUS Lanes One-Way Stairway

Road Network

Zonas de Congestionamento



• The parish of Alcântara doesn’t have paid parking and, as a consequence, the parking is not regulated and became one of the main origins of road congestion in this area.

• Buses and pedestrians are particularly affected by illegal parking situations.

• According to the ‘EMEL 2013 Satisfaction Survey’, 80% of the residents in this parish have parking problems (Lisbon’s average is 62%). 35% of the inhabitants have their own parking lot.

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Population Mobility (Census 2011)

• According to 2011 Census data, about 29% of the parish residents work or study in the Alcântara parish.

• There are about 18% of trips that are made on foot, while about 43% are held in private transport.

• However, the bus has a great share of 33% in this parish, which is the fourth largest in the city of Lisbon (the average is 19%).

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Work/study place of the Alcântara residents

Alcântara parish

Another parish ofLisbonAnother town

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Modal distribution of the Alcântara residents

On footCar (as driver)Car (as passenger)BusCompany transportSubwayTrainMotocycleOthers



• Between 2006 and 2011, 56% of the accidents in the study area were run overs.

• There were no death in this period, but there were 74 minor injuries and 4 severe injuries.

• Therefore, it is important to increase the safety of pedestrian circulation in the study area.

Accident Data

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Accidents in the study area (type of injuries)

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Accidents in the study area (type of accidents)

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Main Problems Next Steps

Elderly population Evaluate pedestrian mobility

Unfavorable terrain Evaluate pedestrian mobility

Inadequacy of the road network Study changes in the traffic circulation

Ilegal parking What are the impacts on pedestrian mobility?

Accident Improve the pedestrian safety

Sources: INE, Carris, Metropolitano de Lisboa, EMEL, ANSR, CML, TIS.pt

Main Problems and Next Steps

And in the future… • The accessibility of the study area should be improved with the

expansion of the Lisbon underground network, which will reach Alcântara parish.

• There are also in development some studies to implement "20 mph Zones" in several Lisbon neighborhoods… and that could be a nice solution in Alcântara!



Engineering

Accessibility in an Urban Area: Alcântara, Lisboa,_Presentation part 1