Desarrollo de una alternativa de movilidad a través de una nueva ruta de transporte público urbano para la ciudad de Azogues

Abstract

This work aimed at designing an alternative for the mass mobilization of people through a new public transportation route that improves the coverage and services offered by the current urban transportation system. This goal was based on the observation of mobility improvement needs in the city of Azogues, in a management scenario that has not been modified in recent years, especially in the downtown area of the city where intense movements and dynamics of commercial, educational, tourist, among others, have been identified, without considering important factors such as social inclusion. Within this framework, both fieldwork and an analysis of the conditions of the area of influence are presented in such a way that precise data on mobility needs were collected specifically in the year 2020, a period with its particularities in contingency dynamics. The collection method has a quantitative approach and is made feasible through a survey of 268 users of the current public transportation system. The results of this fieldwork help to support a proposal for a new route that provides a solution to issues such as vehicular congestion, social inclusion, and management efficiency. The proposal consists of a preliminary project that contains details related to its administrative management, in addition to the road analysis. It is concluded that the implementation of this proposal would lead to significant improvements in the diagnosed aspects of mobility in the city of Azogues.