Rediseño de las rutas del Sistema de Transporte Público Urbano para optimización de la operación de transporte en la ciudad de Guaranda; período 2022.

Abstract

The objective of this research was to provide a public transportation service that optimizes the fleet enabled to cover sectors that are currently dissatisfied with the public transportation service in the city of Guaranda, since this is essential for the welfare of a community and for the development of the economy in general. The identification of the causes, effects and data on the demand for public transport was carried out through the collection of information with instruments such as origin-destination surveys and observation sheets in which the lines of desire of the trips of the inhabitants of Guaranda were determined; likewise, the methodology of the four stages was used (production and attraction of trips, distribution of trips, modal selection and partitioning). In addition, the transport characteristics of coverage, sinuosity, connectivity and density of public transport service were analyzed. The methodologies described above were used for the redesign of the public transport system routes, resulting in a service coverage level of 22%, a transport sinuosity of 56% and an average service density of 3 vehicles per 1000 inhabitants. It is concluded that an Urban Public Transportation System (STPU) should have 7 lines, which also cover the service demand in the new urban expansion zones. Line 1: Guanujo - La Merced with a fleet of 6 units, line 2: Alpachaca - Vinchoa and line 3: Joyocoto - Cacique Guaranga with 4 units providing the service, line 4: Laguacoto - Guanujo and line 7: Las Palmas - El Sinche with 7 units respectively and line 5: Casipamba - Rumiloma - Guaranda Center and line 6: Chalata - Villanueva with 5 units providing the urban public transport service.