Propuesta para la implementación del sistema de transporte público intracantonal para las ciudades medias - caso cantón Guano, provincia de Chimborazo

Abstract

The objective of this thesis work is to prepare a proposal for the implementation of the intracantonal public transport system for medium-sized cities - Guano canton, Chimborazo province, to establish the parameters of infrastructure, technology, vehicle fleet and define the collection model for the correct functioning of the transport system, the study of passenger ascent was I carried out – descent on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 3 hours peak hours and 2 hours valley to obtain the total number of intrazonal trips, the renewal index and the passenger index per kilometer. The sizing of the fleet was elaborated with which the number of units, the interval and operational speed necessary to satisfy the need of the canton was established. Additionally, the public transport components methodology was used to design the route and the stops. It was concluded that in Guano canton there is no intracantonal public transport and 9 units are required, 43 stops established on a 23.16 km route between 06h00 and 19h00. It is recommended to the Directorate of Land Transportation Transit and Road Safety of Guano Canton consider the present investigation in addition to the creation of a terminal for the arrival and departure of intraprovincial units to interprovincial so that they do not interfere with the intracanonal public transport service.