Open AccessEvaluation of public opinion regarding the changes implemented to encourage bicycle use in the city of São Paulo
Author(s) -
Evandro Luiz Lopes,
Marcelo Carvalho,
Paula Roberta Gomes Miranda
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of professional business review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2525-3654
DOI - 10.26668/businessreview/2022.v7i1.288
Subject(s) - originality , relevance (law) , descriptive statistics , public opinion , public transport , population , elaboration , relation (database) , geography , business , psychology , sociology , political science , transport engineering , engineering , computer science , statistics , social psychology , demography , mathematics , law , humanities , database , politics , creativity , philosophy
Purpose: To identify the main factors that make the population of a large metropolis adhere to the use of bicycles as a option of transportation.Method: Survey with 299 respondents analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and multiple linear regressionOriginality/Relevance: Unpublished study in relation to the inhabitants of the city of São Paulo and that can help in the elaboration of public policies that improve urban mobility.Results: It was possible to identify that the greatest acceptance for the policies occurs by individuals more connected to public services and not with demographic factors.Contributions: Individual factors that explain the propensity to adopt an alternative transportation system were identified.