Formulación de un Sistema de Gestión para el Desarrollo de la Infraestructura Vial de Transporte en Bicicleta. Caso de Aplicación: Municipio de Soacha – Cundinamarca (Colombia)

Abstract

It is public knowledge that currently the use of the bicycle as a means of transportation has been growing significantly in the different Colombian cities, which leads to improved mobility conditions (less congestion), the quality of the environment and contributes to the good health conditions of users, among other benefits. However, all this can only materialize if there is an adequate cycle infrastructure that meets the needs and priorities of the community. Therefore, in this degree work, a management system is formulated for the development of road infrastructure for bicycle transport, which generates technical, institutional and coordination benefits between entities, having as an application case the municipality of Soacha, the most populous and dense city in the department of Cundinamarca, with high growth rates and informal and rural peri-urban development, which increase the difficulties of mobilization, as well as the provision of a quality public transport service, also added to the deficiency of the existing road infrastructure, making it a priority to provide mobility solutions in said municipality