Pollution is a growing problem around the world, including Ecuador. In Cuenca in 2014, it was found that 70-90% of air pollution was caused by motor vehicle emissions. Our team assisted La Empresa Publica Municipal de Movilidad Transito y Transporte in encouraging people to walk short distances rather than drive. Through surveys, our group found that increased car use due to parents driving their children to school could be improved through school walking programs such as school route maps, walking buses, and school competitions. - We determined that walking buses coupled with school route maps would be most effective in encouraging walking. We then conducted a pilot test of these initiatives and created a manual to aid in the expansion of the program to other schools.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Lozada, Danilo
• Rios, Cassy M
• Elliott, Susan Frances
• Rockwell, Noah James

Subject

• Environment
• Well-Being
• Health
• Community

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032117-195039

Keyword

• Air--Pollution
• Carbon dioxide mitigation
• Transportation

Advisor

• Elgert, Laureen
• DiBiasio, David

Year

• 2017

Center

• Cuenca, Ecuador Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• EMOV-EP

Date created

• 2017-03-21

Location

• Cuenca

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright