Estudio de Factibilidad para la implementación de un sistema de transporte turístico en la vía Ulba-Runtún, cantón Baños, provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

The Feasibility Study for the implementation of a Tourist Transport System on the way to Ulba-Runtun, Cantón Baños, Province of Tungurahua aims to improve mobility in the study area, proposing a new tourist transport system, The present study based on the lifting of the information, the same that consists of the surveys carried out on both domestic and foreign tourists, with the joint support of Public Transit Company of Tungurahua and the National Police evaluated the vehicular capacity, taking as reference holidays, weekends, and valley days. The Reference Methodology adopted for the Assignment of Quotas conferred by the National Transit Agency (ANT), allows us to analyze the number of units required to take care tourists' demands. According to the lifting of the information the tourists surveyed used particular vehicles in 75%, which causes traffic congestion, it determined the 9 minibus types units are required to satisfy the established demand. The research paper concluded that regarding on the social, legal, and financial aspect the Project is viable and it recommends that tourists are incentive to use this means of transport to reduce the use of particular vehicles.