solutions and evaluations

• Rio Niteroi - 14km bridge between rio and niteroi to provide shorter route between the two

  evaluate - ineffective as bridge conjested during rush hour
• railway system - added 90 trains for world cup and gave 94 trains aircon

  evaluate - up 30 million passengers between 2006-2010
• ferries - upgraded waterway terminals + new vessels

  evaluate - up 8 million passengers between 2006-2010
• bus rapid transport - a high capacity and quality bus service that runs on dedicated lanes, with priority over other traffic

  evaluate - carries 2.4 million per day greatly reducing transport time as less are in cars however passengers face delays at rush hour and bus frequencies are 25% lower than expected
• intercity ticket - first one ticket system for a metropolitan area in the city

  evaluate - allows 727000 trips per day saving each user R$2.62
• bike rio - rent a bike system , aims to double cycle paths and add new bike parking spaces to reduce co2 emissions

  evaluate - 85% increase in cycling , 1 million bike trips per day , managed to construct 450km of bike path
• cable cars- in favelas as tend to be on steep slopes , links complexo do alemoa to cbd rio in 16 mins instead of 50 by foot

  evaluate - only 17% of residents use it and they felt the moneny could have been spent on basic needs such as education and sanitation
• olympic plan 2016 - modernise entire rail system and build metro line 4 , upgrade 89 stations and buy 594 rail cars
• metro line 4 - runs by Barra De Tijuca to near town centre , gets rid of clogged roads , normally 1hour by car and only 20 by rail , expect 450000 passengers a day

  evaluate - critics think its only set up to access main event venues and wealthy neighbourhoods and disregards access to rest of city