Fabián Andrés Varela, Commercial Office of Pro Ecuador in Korea

PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN QUITO: toward

an efficient and citizen-oriented

Public Transportation

Jun. 25th 2014

CONTENTS

1 QUITO: BRIEFLY INTRODUCTION

2 CURRENT SITUATION AND STRATEGIES:

3 DIRECTION AND ACTION PLAN:

QUITO: BRIEFLY INTRODUCTION

Quito formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city of Ecuador,

and at an elevation of 9,350 feet (2,800 meters above sea level), it

is the highest official capital city in the world.)

Population:

Capital city: 1,619,146

Metropolitan District: 2,239,191

Foundation: December 6, 1534

Coordinates: 00°15′00″S 78°35′00″W

Declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO (1978).

CURRENT SITUATION AND STRATEGIES

Implemented Strategies

The Integrate System includes:

1.Trolebus (three electric bus routes)

with an exclusive lane.

2. Some bus Lines "Feeders“ (but

most of the bus lines are still private).

3.Terminals and stops transfer of

backbone with prepaid system.

4.Centralized traffic light system.

Implemented Strategies

Challenges and Obstacles

• Passengers' dissatisfaction with the service quality.

• Bus operator’s overheated competition for profitable routes.

• Bus services not completely integrated within the transport

network.

• Buses and Trolebus getting more and more crowded.

• Buses do not have an preferential line contributing to the traffic

congestion which is a major problem in our capital.

• Limited access to outlying districts.

• Resistance from private operators.

• Lack of funding for public works transportation.

Metropolitan District of Quito Population

225,600

354,746

599,828

866,472

1,094,318

2,239,191

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Quito has grown, transportation

has become perhaps its number

one problem. We have launched

an ambitious program of public

transportation that includes the

construction of the Metro.

The new metro is expected to be

operational by 2017.

KEY STRATEGIES

Sustainable Transport Paradigm

Sustainable Transport

Paradigm

Human-oriented

Public transport oriented

Social inclusive

Energy efficient

How it can be done?

All at once not incremental Networking the municipal government, bus

operators, civil society and experts . In Korea the bus system went from planning to implementation in

matter of two years

Target?

BUS REFORM

CITIZEN COMMITTEE

Semi-public operation (private don’t have to compete)

Reorganizing bus routes

Bus management system

Smart card

ICTs in Public Transportation

Bus Management

System (CCTV, GPS,

etc.)

Ensure drivers service and

passenger safety. In Quito many of

the traffic accidents are caused by

bus drivers.

Real time information to the public.

People can better manage their

time.

Provide accurate information

(statistics for future improvements)

ICTs in Public Transportation

Smart Card System:

Joint revenue management.

Transparent revenue

management.

Transfer discount (don’t have

to pay again if you change

bus within 30 minutes).

Application of distance-based

system.

Thank you !