La peatonalización la ciudad de Cuenca: antecedentes, conflictos y estrategias

Abstract

In recent years, the city of Cuenca has undergone important conceptual changes in terms of mobility: one of them, policies that give preference to non-motorized mobility. As evidenced in the “Plan de Movilidad y Espacios Públicos (PMEP,2015)” and in the construction of new modes of mass transport, these new approaches seek the re-appropriation of public space by citizens. One of the main problems related to these interventions in the city is the perception of the habitants, especially who reside or work in the sectors where this type of project is carried out. Factors such as the experience lived in recent years, the poor socialization of these processes, the current mobility culture and the failure to meet deadlines have caused the perception of the “cuencanos” to be negative in the face of these interventions. Giving preference to the pedestrian over the vehicle, reducing environmental, visual and auditive pollution, in addition to the proper use of these infrastructures, are only some of the benefits that would be dissipated if these projects did not come to fruition. In this sense, this work pretends to provide systematized information about the perception of pedestrianization projects, as well as a document that synthesizes a series of conceptual, legal and theoretical aspects related to mobility and pedestrianization. In this way, a set of strategies are designed to allow an adequate implementation of pedestrianization projects.