Diseño de trazado y sección de ciclovía, caso de estudio: sector Totoracocha

Abstract

One of the main challenges of intermediate cities in the 21st century is the increase of motorized vehicles and the serious consequences in environmental pollution, health and the number of deaths and injuries due to accidents. Given this, it has been shown that active mobility, mainly by bicycle, is a simple, effective and economic strategy to solve mobility problems and improve the health of people. Cuenca has created an infrastructure for bicycle mobility, however, it has problems with connectivity, location and design, so it is ineffective and risky. The objective of this degree work is to propose guidelines for the design of a bike path on Yanahurco Avenue, as a strategy for the integral improvement of public space. This avenue is an important axis of flow of movement in Totoracocha, east of the city of Cuenca. For the design, local and international design guides and methodologies were searched, adapting them to the local context, applying them in three sections of the avenue. Yanahurco Avenue was evaluated using the “London Cycling Design Standards” methodology, which includes parameters of safety, comfort, adaptability, directness and aesthetics. The rating of the current situation of the avenue was 17/64 and after applying the design guidelines it obtained 53/64. In the proposal, the avenue went from having defective roads, with obstacles and scarce vegetation, to having a sidewalk with a strip of circulation and another with furniture and vegetation. Pedestrian and cyclist crossings are safe and people with reduced mobility can move around unimpeded.