EVALUATION OF THE SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY PLAN OF THE MUNICIPAL DECENTRALIZED AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT OF THE ALAUSÍ CANTON, PROVINCE OF CHIMBORAZO, PERIOD 2014-2020

Abstract

The objective of this research was to carry out the evaluation of the sustainable mobility plan of the Municipal Decentralized Autonomous Government of the Alausí canton, province of Chimborazo, period 2014-2020., through sustainability indicators such as: economic, social, environmental and specific, which allowed to know if the recommendations made to the plan in the programs have been met,  Plans and preliminary projects of the three axes of the Plan: Transit and Mobility, Land Transport and Road Safety. A survey was applied to 381 people distributed to the ten parishes of the canton in order to know the perception regarding the improvement of mobility, likewise the interview was conducted with the professional of the Headquarters Management and Control of Traffic, Land Transport and Road Safety, Director of Mobility, Transit and Land Transport of the Municipal GAD of Alausí,  to know their criteria around the plans, programs and preliminary projects corresponding to the Mobility Plan subject to study. 29 indicators were selected for analysis considering the seven programs that make up the plan and the results point to a low investment in projects to improve pedestrian and vehicular mobility, as well as the lack of supervision, monitoring and control of the recommendations, which generates that the perception of the citizenship is moderately satisfactory about the state of the roads,  sidewalks, ordering of parking sites, traffic during peak traffic hours, public transport service, horizontal and vertical signage. Therefore, it is concluded that 18 indicators met the objective of the mobility plan, while eleven are to be met in the medium and long term. The main recommendation is to the authorities or those in charge of supervising compliance with the programs, plans and preliminary projects established in the plan, and implementing the improvements suggested in the improvement plan, to meet the proposed goals and contribute to the quality of life of the road users of the canton, by granting them an optimal road system that has traffic and mobility management,  Land transport and road safety according to your needs.