Urban Mobility Characterization and Its Application in a Mobility Plan. Case Study: Bahía de Caráquez–Ecuador

Abstract:

The main aspects that generally cause problems in urban mobility are caused by improper use of the private vehicle as the preferred transport and by poor planning of urban spaces. The objective of this work is to carry out a diagnosis of the urban mobility and public spaces in the city of Bahía de Caráquez, Ecuador, identifying the main deficiencies of the transportation system and proposing solutions as an input for the elaboration of a Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan. The methodology included the collection of data in situ, the use of available official databases, vehicles counts on different days between the years 2018 and 2019 and the application of a digital survey to understand the mobility habits of the city inhabitants. The results obtained showed that the city, despite having a relatively low traffic flow for most of the year, is particularly affected during holidays and festivities, when the number of tourists and …

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2021

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