With a focus on urban development, the São Paulo State Government has implemented a set of actions to improve the quality of life of the population. The initiatives promoted over the past three years include essential projects in areas such as mobility, education, health, public security and social development.
Results once considered impossible are now paying off and making a difference for area residents. Discover some of the actions that have become part of the life of the population.
Mobility
Among the main advances is the delivery of the first stage of the Rodoanel Norte. Expected for around twenty years, the work is considered strategic for state logistics.
The section is part of the metropolitan road network and aims to reduce truck traffic on the capital’s roads, in addition to improving the movement of goods between state and federal highways.
Another major project is the Santos-Guarujá tunnel, an underwater connection between the two municipalities of Baixada Santista. The work, historically discussed as a solution for port and urban mobility in the region.
With an estimated investment of BRL 6.8 billion, the project involves the construction of an 870-meter tunnel under the port canal, with three lanes in each direction, a crossing for pedestrians and cyclists and a service gallery.
In addition to enabling historic integration, the works will reduce travel time by up to 5 minutes and lead to the restructuring of mobility in Baixada Santista.
In the area of rail transportation, the state government has also developed the 17-Gold Metro Line, a monorail system that connects the southern area of the capital to Congonhas Airport. After years of interruptions, the project is in the final phase of implementation.
Social actions
In the capital São Paulo, integrated security, health and social assistance actions were intensified in the central region of the capital, ending Cracolândia.
The state government has collectively highlighted the integrated care strategy which has expanded treatment for drug addicts, promoted the reorganization of urban space and fought against crime.
In three years, 21,000 offenders have been arrested and more than 13 tonnes of drugs have been taken off the region’s streets.
Another notable event is the expulsion from the Favela do Moinho, located in the central region. The families were directed towards housing and social assistance programs, as part of a process of urban requalification of the region.
Regularization of housing and land
Housing policy has expanded with the creation of Casa Paulista, a program which brings together subsidies, financing and partnerships with municipalities to facilitate access to housing.
With investments of 8 billion reais, 76,000 families realized their dream of owning their own home through the largest housing program in the history of the state.
In addition, the government has intensified land regularization actions, promoting the legalization of urban properties in different regions. The measure guarantees legal security to beneficiary families and facilitates access to public services such as water, energy and sanitation.
Public health
In the area of health, the State has increased its investments through the SUS Paulista Table, a mechanism that complements the amounts paid by the Unified Health System.
The government specifies that the transfers made it possible to multiply funding up to five times, with a direct impact on the service capacity of the partner and the hospital network.
Since 2023, more than 8,000 beds have been reactivated and the state has completed a record 3.5 million elective surgeries in three years.
The Butantan Institute also obtained approval for the world’s first single-dose dengue vaccine, with 1 million doses already ready to begin application in 2026.
Education
In the education sector, the Prontos Pro Mundo program has enabled thousands of state public school students to go on exchange abroad.
The initiative aims to expand language learning, strengthen academic training and promote international cultural experiences for high school students.
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