Estudio de necesidad de transporte comercial, modalidad escolar para Unidades del Milenio: Distrito Guano – Penipe, provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

The present research work called study of the necessity for commercial transport, school modality for the millennium units of the Guano - Penipe district, Chimborazo province, had the purpose of proposing a school transport system that improves the mobility of the students of these educational institutions. For this, a field investigation was carried out based on the diagnosis of the current situation through the application of origindestination surveys to the students of the Millennium Educational Units (UEM), interviews with the authorities of the District, Municipal Transit Directorates, and documentary information: Organic Law on Land Transport, Traffic and Road Safety, Ministerial Agreements and resolutions by the National Transit Agency. According to the information gathering, it was determined that the mobility of the students of the Millennium Units of Guano and Penipe is administered by the Zonal District 3 of Education, which provides the service by hiring public transport operators to students who live 3.5 km away; It was also evident that 64.36% of the entire student population uses buses to get around; additionally, it allowed to know the geo-referential locations of the study population; results that finally gave rise to the proposal of a school transport system, which covers 746 seats, through 19 routes, considering a vehicle fleet of minibuses, 60 ° parking lots, a management model and a value of $ 136,292.00 for the annual contracting of the system; It can be concluded that the implementation of a school transport system is necessary, considering it of relevant importance that this research work be taken as an investigative antecedent by Zonal District 3 and the different cantonal municipalities, in addition to being socialized to all those involved within of the study.