Evaluación y restructuración de las paradas del sistema de transporte público urbano del cantón Baños de Agua Santa

Abstract

The objective of this degree work was to evaluate and restructure the stops of the urban public transportation system in Baños de Agua Santa canton, province of Tungurahua, through a diagnosis of the current situation of the stops, with a focus on infrastructure, signaling, and accessibility, based on the Ecuadorian Technical Standards of the Ecuadorian Institute of Standardization NTE-INEN. To gather information, it was necessary to carry out surveys directed to the users of Urban Public Transportation, as well as observation sheets to verify and confirm the components that the bus stops have in terms of infrastructure and facilities. After the respective analysis of the data collected, it was found that for the urban public transportation service in the canton there are a total of 12 stops, of which 41.67% do not have a pedestrian shelter; of the stops that have pedestrian shelters, 57.14% are deteriorated and have holes in the roof; In terms of signage, 33.33% of the total number of stops do not have vertical signage; 66.67% of the total number of stops do not have horizontal signage; in terms of accessibility, 58.33% of the total number of stops do not have the conditions to accommodate people with disabilities. It is concluded that 16.67% of the bus stops for urban public service in the canton comply with the technical requirements, and the remaining 83.33% do not comply with the aforementioned regulations; therefore, it is recommended that the competent agencies extensively review the infrastructure of the bus stops, taking a more detailed environmental point of view for them, with a more committed character with some of the global issues, such as climate change.