Estudio de necesidad de transporte público para el cantón Santiago de Píllaro, provincia de Tungurahua

Abstract

The needs analysis for public transport for Santiago de Píllaro canton in Tungurahua province, whit the purpose of analyzing the current situation of public transport in the canton, proposing new routes and allocate a number of units that satisfy the existing demand, begins with the basic information that rests in the Company's database on the current transport offer, this study is enriched with the information provided by the partners of Inter- parish Transportation Company "José María Urbina, the same that actually provides the service. Píllaro population at this moment amounts to 40840 inhabitants and a total of 8 parishes, of which only 4 parishes have the public transport service, after completing the fieldwork and the digitalization of the obtained information, the necessity was evidenced of creation of 3 new routes and the increase of 16 units, that is to say that for the coverage of service in the whole canton a total of 31 units must be counted, considering even the reserve units in case of an operational or mechanical failure, Thus seeking to satisfy the demand for public transport in the Píllaro canton.