Diseño del manual ciclovial para personas con discapacidad, basado en la norma técnica ecuatoriana del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Normalización-INEN 2 239:2000, como alternativa de movilidad en Riobamba.

Abstract

Since 2006 in the city of Riobamba, there has been an initiative to implement bikeways. In 2015, the Ecuadorian Government, through the Ministry of Sports, implemented a recreational bikeway, designating the route, schedules and days for its use. The positive impact for the inhabitants, with the appearance of more users on the bikeways, generated interest in the Municipal Government to include a bikeway project, as a short-term goal, aiming that the right to use the roads is for all citizens, giving priority to people with disabilities. The design of a Bikeway project for people with disabilities is based on the determination of arguments and consequences of the lack of planning and compliance with regulations for the development and implementation of sustainable and inclusive transportation projects. The solution to the problem is proposed, strengthening the philosophical concepts of related research and success cases in the design of the Bikeway manual for people with disabilities; on this basis, the procedure for the design of a Bikeway manual for people with disabilities in the city of Riobamba is defined, the clarification of the priority application indicators of the Ecuadorian technical standard INEN 2 239:2000, is transformed into an alternative of inclusive cycling mobility in the city of Riobamba to raise a safety standard through the bikeway manual. In order to interpret the results obtained, it details the tabulation, graphs and results obtained, and the analysis and interpretation of results in order to verify the hypothesis. This research aims to be an instrument of social support for people with disabilities and the management of the Municipality of Riobamba, making decisions aimed at inclusion.