Analysis of the accessibility of the city population of Montes Claros / MG to a public school for collective transportation

Abstract

Medium cities stand out for their dynamic character, centralizer, attractive merchandise, services and people. The average city of Montes Claros, located in the north of Minas Gerais, has shown such feature by intense displacement flow demanded by the population Polos traffic generators. In this scenario, you need is a modal capable of filling the transport of persons, safe, economical, sustainable and rational manner. The bus, operated by state guidelines, is presented as the best option in relation to private cars, since they do not cause congestion and exert social role. In this perspective, this paper analyzes the service by public transportation to the pole traffic generator (State School Professor Plinio Ribeiro), located on the promenade Master Slim, number 1225, São Luiz Jardim, in Montes Claros - MG. This analysis takes into account the travel time (waiting time and travel time) by public transportation with direct connection to school and uses Geographic Information Systems for storage, processing and spatial distribution of the data collected. From there, it is suggested that the level of accessibility of the residents of the city of Montes Claros State Teacher Plinio Ribeiro school.