O PAPEL DOS TERMINAIS RODOVIÁRIOS NA MOBILIDADE URBANA NOS MUNICÍPIOS EM DESENVOLVIMENTO: O CASO DE ANCHIETA NO ESPÍRITO SANTO

Abstract

The use of passenger bus terminals has developed over the years and they are no longer just places for boarding, connecting between points and disembarking users. The passenger bus terminals represent an aid to the transport infrastructure and, in addition to contributing to mobility, they constitute an integration factor, generators of jobs and taxes (SOARES, 2006). The growth of cities and territorial occupation intensifies the dependence on the use of road equipment, which has become indispensable in daily commuting. Thus, bus terminals have a fundamental role in the development of small cities, as they expand the possibilities of municipal and intercity commuting. Anchieta, a small municipality, is located in a tourist, agricultural and port area on the southern coast of Espírito Santo. The city has approximately 29,263 inhabitants (IBGE, 2020) and does not have a location with adequate infrastructure for passengers to embark and disembark. Thus, the objective is to discuss the importance of implementing road terminals in small cities for the construction of urban mobility. Thus, we seek to analyze the case of Anchieta in terms of its historical and geographical context and the infrastructure associated with the public transport offered.