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Rethinking the Providence Hill cable car: transit, equity, and urban design in Rio de Janeiro

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  • Patrick C. Braga

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In July 2014, the oldest slum in Rio de Janeiro, Morro da Providência (“Providence Hill”), received a cable car meant to facilitate up- and downhill commuting for residents of this hilltop community adjacent to downtown. Socioeconomic indicators suggest that this community was an ideal recipient of such a project, which facilitated mobility to center-city transit and potential employment. Yet the resulting impact on the adjacent built environment may have negatively impacted small-business vitality and development opportunities for residents of the community. Using social indicators and urban design analysis, this paper examines the distributional and design implications of these choices and proposes improvements.

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  • Patrick C. Braga, 2017. "Rethinking the Providence Hill cable car: transit, equity, and urban design in Rio de Janeiro," Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 10(3), pages 310-317, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjouxx:v:10:y:2017:i:3:p:310-317
    DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2016.1254673
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