Diseño y establecimiento de encuestas de origen y destino del tráfico de la ciudad de Loja. Ajuste preliminar manual y semiautomático de la periodicidad de los semáforos de la ciudad de Loja

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Abstract: Traffic congestion in Ecuador, increases because of the growth of car fleet. The effects of traffic congestion in the city of Loja and nationwide are traffic accidents, social problems and environmental pollution. This journal aims to do the preliminary settings for timing traffic lights of the city of Loja, as an alternative to organize transit. To achieve this objective surveys of origin-destination and traffic density were carried out in the urban area of the City. Timing calculation was conducted in two conditions: (1) the city in its current state and (2) the city considering the "Regenerar" project of the Municipality of Loja, which is 10 de Agosto Street becomes pedestrian from Universitaria Avenue to Simon Bolívar Street. The optimization of traffic lights was developed by: (1) Webster method and (2) semi-automatic method.