Análisis de escenarios de adaptación del transporte público para cubrir la nueva demanda del Eco Campus Balzay de la Universidad de Cuenca

Abstract

The Balzay Eco Campus of the University of Cuenca becomes a new point of interest in the city. Students, faculty and administrative staff need to travel to the Balzay area. Previous studies show that, public transport by bus is one of the most used alternatives to cover the trips of the students of University of Cuenca. Unfortunately, the current routes of public transport lines are not prepared to provide an efficient service in the new Eco Campus Balzay. This study aims to design small modifications in the public transport routes to satisfy the emerging demand to and from the Eco Campus, changing the current service as little as possible. Different scenarios are defined and analyzed using Genetic Algorithms (GA) applied to the design of bus lines. The results show how small changes in the affected area improve users' travel times.