| Article ID: | iaor19961278 |
| Country: | United States |
| Volume: | 274 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| Start Page Number: | 26 |
| End Page Number: | 33 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 1996 |
| Journal: | Scientific American |
| Authors: | Rabinovitch Jonas, Leitman Josef |
| Keywords: | transportation: general, developing countries |
Smog, gridlock, overcrowding and blight seems like the inevitable price of metropolitan growth, but a fast-rising city in southeastern Brazil has found a better way. Simple technologies, creative use of resources and a public transportation system that is pleasant, efficient and affordable have turned Curitiba into a model of what cities could be.