Análisis de patrones de movilidad del transporte turístico motorizado privado en el Centro Histórico de Cuenca -Ecuador

Abstract

The present work, had a longitudinal exploratory geographical approach, addresses the Mobility patterns of private motorized tourist transport in the Historic Center of Basin. Through maps and semi-structured interviews applied to the different actors, In addition, the attractors of the tourist routes in service were identified, and the incidence of tourist transport within the area. Tourist transport in taxis and minibuses is not regulated. The North and South routes are the only authorized by the Mobility Management Department to operate with panoramic buses. The companies VANSERVICE and COTRATUDOSSA operate with three and two buses, respectively, traveling at 10 km/h. The schedule starts at 9:30 a.m., ends at 7:00 p.m. and it reaches 70% occupancy during the week and 100% on weekends. Travel time it is suitable for national tourists, and can be extended for foreigners. Additionally, tourists do not perceive traffic conditions as a problem. According to the managers, drivers and tourist guides, the planning and control entities must ensure the proper development of the activity, define variants of the route before incidents during operation, avoid interaction with other modes, keep the brokers and expand the offer. Finally, tourist transport contributes to traffic congestion within the center history, affects the flow of traffic, decreases road capacity during the embarkation/disembarkation of passengers, intervenes in conflicts with other modes for the disrespect to the services assigned to the tourist buses. Keywords: Tourist Transport. Mobility Patterns. Tourism. Cuena Historical Center.