Metodología de evaluación del impacto vial para equipamientos urbanos en ciudades medianas de hasta 300.00 habitantes

Abstract

This research, the product of an exhaustive analysis of primary and secondary sources, has as its main objective to develop a methodology to evaluate the traffic impact generated by urban facilities in cities with a population of less than 300,000 inhabitants. This tool seeks to be a fundamental support for sustainable urban development in cities of similar size. The research is justified by the need to evaluate the impact generated by urban facilities on the existing road infrastructure in their surroundings, as well as to make informed decisions in urban planning. The developed methodology, with an exploratory and descriptive approach, employs various techniques for data collection and analysis: geometric information survey of roads, traffic counts, vehicle flow estimation, study of vehicular conflicts (vehicle-vehicle, vehicle-cyclist and vehicle-pedestrian), analysis of inflows and number of trips. Its effectiveness was validated through a case study with the shopping center "Paseo Shopping Machala" located on Av. 25 de Junio in the city of Machala.The results of this study will provide a solid basis for understanding in an objective and systematic way the traffic impact of urban facilities in smaller cities, as well as for informing and supporting decision-making in urban planning and design