Avaliação da estrutura organizacional de organismos gestores da mobilidade urbana em face das disposições da Política Nacional (Lei Federal n.º 12.587/2012)

Abstract

The aim of this work is to evaluate the functionality of the organizational structure of municipal and metropolitan authorities of urban transport in Brazilian Northeastern Region, regarding urban mobility problematic as well as the requirements prescribed and duties assigned by the National Urban Mobility Policy, formalized by Federal Law n° 12.587/2012. The problematic of urban mobility in Brazilian cities motivated the creation of this public policy; its effectiveness is an enhancement factor of the conditions of urban life in the country. Therefore, it is necessary the adequacy of organizational structure of the management bodies in the cities. To perform the intended analysis, a research work based on qualitative approach was conducted; evaluation was done thru the application of an analytical matrix based on O & M literature review, requirements of Federal Law n° 12.587/2012 and a benchmarking of best practice managing institutions of urban mobility in Brazil. The collection of information on the assessed organisms was conducted through semi-structured interviews with managers and sector stakeholders. Two management bodies of transport and urban mobility conformed the empirical corpus: the first one, a metropolitan transport authority in charge of urban mobility in the Metropolitan Region of Recife (MRR); the second, a municipal one, in Natal. The analysis of the results concluded that the organizational structure of the management body in MRR is not fully adequate to the requirements of National Policy; but the changes needed to achieve a full fitness to Federal Law and other standards are not difficult to reach. On the other side, the compliance of Natal urban mobility authority to National Policy is quite fragile, requiring a significant effort to reach a reasonable degree of adequacy with Federal Law and other standards. In order to clarify how the analyzed authorities shall better fit to National Policy, benchmarking and best O & M theoretical findings, the work concludes by proposing a set of reorganization measures able to turn management bodies into being in compliance with their missions.