Uploaded on 2018-08-30 by Camilla Lima

• New York; • Washington; • Montreal; • Quebec; • Curitiba; The various city livability surveys linked to this exercise illustrates the complexity in developing universal metrics for livable cities ranking. I believe that a livable city puts public life at the center of its planning with focus on: • Safety; • Integrated and balanced mobility; • Accessibility; • Inviting public spaces; • Healthy and environment-friendly city According to this criteria, the brazilian city of João Pessoa is far away of being a livable city. It is a growing city that doesn’t scores well in political/social stability. It doesn’t have a good quality of public transit and it is not a safe and confortable city for walking and cycling. It is a seaside town that has a magnificent setting not explored to its fullest potential however. Therefore, João Pessoa needs The city of João Pessoa urgently needs an urban plan that ensure a network that connects pedestrian flows, destinations and public spaces; that implements a mobility system that creates good opportunities to walk, an efficient cycling network, access to good quality of public transit; that provides a connected green network of parks, green belts and high quality urban spaces, creating