Public Policy for Urban Mobility and Port-City Relations

The objective was to discuss the interactions between the Harbour and the city. The method used was an exploratory, descriptive study of qualitative analysis through content analysis, and data were collected through secondary sources, with the use of normative and legislative documents of port operation and urban mobility projects, made available on the website of the Mauá Pier and the city of Porto Alegre. Finally, it considers that it is necessary to prioritize the speed of connections that carry the products and or services. And also, requires the development of local capabilities, they should interact with local or global dynamics from the perspective of sustainability, the port cities have a key role in the dynamics of the movement of goods and people, favouring intermodality, as meet global production chain processes driving the increased economic capacity and social interaction with the city and its extensions.