Análisis, evaluación y propuesta de mejoramiento de la movilidad de las parroquias rurales del cantón Chunchi como parte del Plan de Movilidad Rural de la provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

This titling work aims to analyze and evaluate the mobility of the Chunchi Canton rural parishes through research tools that allow improving the transport system in the study area. Identifying the current mobility situation and identifying the ways of transport, road infrastructure status, and mobility trends. Information was collected through surveys of 372 people to determine sex, age, schooling, cultivated product, public transportation that is used, origins, destinations, travel reasons, travel time in the parishes of Llagos, Compud, Capsol, and Gonzol. An information sheet was prepared to determine the lighting, vertical signage, horizontal signage, longitudinal lines, infrastructure design, sidewalk visibility, to establish the road infrastructure of the parishes, in addition to performing the vehicle count. It was determined that people to travel do it so through interprovincial buses, the main reason they go is to make purchases, they do it on weekends, spending 1 to 5 dollars. Shortage of vertical signage and horizontal signage it affects the free transfer from Joyagshi, Compud center, Piñancay, and Gonzol center to the destinations: Chunchi and Alausi. Still, it is necessary to emphasize the presence of sidewalks for the safe mobilization of pedestrians, which have a minimum measure of 3 meters and a maximum of 7.73 m. It is recommended to the technician in charge of the management and developer of road signs projects, to ensure that the placement and implementation of traffic signals, whether horizontal or vertical, are under the INEN: 004 Part 1 and INEN 004: Part 2 regulations.