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In Brazil, medium-sized cities have been experiencing chaotic traffic, traffic jams, pollution, and consequently reduced the quality of life, mobility and social inclusion. The use of the bicycle has proved to be a sustainable solution, since it reduces the number of vehicles in circulation and the levels of pollution, guaranteeing a more harmonious city. The objective of this study was to analyze the use and use of bicycle paths in medium-sized Brazilian cities, as an option for sustainable urban mobility. For this, the methodology used was the bibliographical research and the analysis of three medium-sized Brazilian cities that had success in the implantation or rehabilitation of cycle lanes focusing on sustainable urban mobility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work analyzed the profile of cyclists who use the cycle lanes and cyclotracks in the city of Maringá, their motivation to adopt the bicycle as a means of transportation and their opinions for improvement actions. A formal structured interview was conducted with 51 cyclists, most men between 21 and 50 years old, who use the bike to go and return from work and perform sports and leisure practices. For most respondents, the construction of more bike lanes and cycle tracks would result in a greater adoption of bicycle and use of the cycle-road mesh in the city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aimed at identifying and representing the environmental quality cartographically in an urban segment of the city of Paranagua, on the coast of Parana. The map of urban environmental quality has been prepared based on the survey and cartographic representation of negative parameters of certain criteria on scales that value the citizen's routine that were: reduced or absent vegetation cover, reduced or absent vegetation on streets, potentially polluting use of land and streets, lack of open spaces, free of construction and their areas of influence, the height buildings above four stories, frequently flooded areas, sidewalks and bicycle lanes with that impose danger for the pedestrian or cyclist. The map in question enabled the scrutiny of a large area with low environmental quality which follows the path of the main roads and railways that lead to the Dom Pedro II Port. Similarly, the intense presence of commercial use and/or the intensity of light vehicle traffic in many localities encourages loss of environmental quality of the area studied. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]