Resumen de Evaluation of public opinion regarding the changes implemented to encourage bicycle use in the city of São Paulo

Evandro Luiz Lopes, Marcelo Carvalho, Paula Roberta Miranda

• 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with 299 respondents analyzed by means of descriptive statistics and multiple linear regression Originality/Relevance: Unpublished study in relation to the inhabitants of the city of São Paulo and that can help in the elaboration of public policies that improve urban mobility.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.