Propuesta para el rediseño de rutas y frecuencias del transporte público intracantonal en el cantón Pastaza, provincia de Pastaza

Abstract

This thesis was aimed to elaborate a proposal to redesign routes and frequencies of intracantonal public transportation in Pastaza canton, Pastaza province, in order to improve the mobility of users and the fluidity of the service. The current situation of the service was determined through the application of research instruments such as: the origin / destination survey applied to a specific sample of the total population, obtaining information about the reasons for traveling, areas that generate and attract the greatest amounts of trips and the modal split. In addition, it was determined through an ascent and descent capacity document, the number of passengers per direction, the distance traveled, and the type of route. Among other aspects analyzed in the study, it was evidenced that Zone 3 generates more trips with a 31% and Zone 2 attracts more trips with a 40%. Public transportation was the most popular vehicle with 35% of the total population therefore, the improvement of routes constitutes an essential factor to benefit users and the fluidity of the service. It could be concluded that the indicators that influence the functionality of the routes established that it is not necessary to create new routes but to modify the existing routes 6 and 7, which will improve the parameters analyzed in the study as their 30% coverage and route overlap. It was recommended to the relevant authorities to take this study into account as a basis to improve and implement the redesign of the proposed routes.