Territorial and urban description

Central plateauPlateau altitude 2850 m.a.s.lValleys altitude 2300 m.a.s.l

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Territorial and urban description

District area = 423.073,30 Ha 4,7% is urban area

Population (2020) = 2’633,748 inh.71,9% urban population

Trips to the business dictrict

73% of the motorized trips in the city are by public transportation

BUSINESS DICTRICT

Poverty gap distribution

POVERTY GAP INDEX

Quito’s Public Transportation System (PTS)

BRT ROUTE

BRT STOPS

FEEDER ROUTE

BRT system has been operating for 21 yearsCurrent demand = 1.1 million daily passengersThe demand is surpassing the service capacity

Towards an Integrated PTS

BRT ROUTE

BRT STOPS

FEEDER ROUTE

SUBWAY ROUTE

SUBWAY STATIONS

CABLE CAR LINES

CABLE CAR STOPSFirst subway line and cable car line are under construction

How accessibility is going to change with different infrastructure projects

Source: Arturo Ardila-Gomez - Global Lead Urban MobilityTransport and ICT Global Practice, 2016

Ongoing efforts: Eco-Eficiency for high density and mixed land use• Increased density around the

PTS (400 meters accesibility)• Charge for building rights

(Value capture)• More eficiency = more floors

SUBWAY INFLUENCE

BTR INFLUENCE

SUBWAY LINE

SUBWAY STOPS

BRT ROUTES

BRT STOPS

BRT STATIONS

“Plan Bicentenario”: Developing a new centrality connected to the Metro

NEW DEVELOPMENT

RE-DEVELOPMENT

RENOVATION

FACILITY - PARK

URBAN TREATMENTS

Metro Terminal Station

Convention Center

Source: Winning Project – Arq. Ernesto Bilbao

• Charges VS. Benefits• Land integration (mínimum plot size required)

• Public space (metropolitan park) 121,5 ha• Private plots around the park 191,34 ha• Allowed floors above ground 6 to 30 floors

Expected benefits of TODURBAN BENEFITS

SOCIAL BENEFITS

• Proximity and accesibility to jobs, services,facilities and affordable housing

• Reductioning in commuting times and OneFare Card for All Transit

• Safety improvements through bettertransportation and public spaces

• Densification around PTS• Mixed land use• Land management and market regulation

Expected benefits of TOD

ECONOMIC BENEFITS

ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS

• Carbon footprint reduction• Public space improvement• Urban Green Network

implementation

• Land-based financing forpublic space, services andinfrastructure

• Real estate reactivation• Business and

entrepreneurial location

Arq. Jacobo HerdoízaSecretary of Territory, Habitat y Housing

Arq. Carla ArellanoMayor’s office