He Municipality of Quito advertisement preventive actions and updated measures in the face of the energy crisis that has caused power outages from up to 2 p.m. throughout the country, this Tuesday, November 12, 2024.
The mayor Pabel Munoz He led a Committee with the different municipal entities with the objective that citizens continue to receive essential services.
“The energy crisis becomes a problem and a challenge for the city and all its services, among the most important are those of drinking water, traffic management y social services“said the mayor.
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Transit and mobility
The Metropolitan Transit Agency (AMT) will strengthen mobility management during power outages. Given the need for greater control and adaptation to irregular outage schedules, the following actions have been taken:
- Increase of agents on the streets: We added 295 additional agents to direct traffic management, including trained administrative personnel, increasing from 1,005 to 1,390 agents per day. This will allow for more personnel in the points most affected by the outages.
- Presence at critical intersections: The agents will be present at 206 critical intersections in the city permanently, from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., since the scheduled cutting times are not always met.
The Quitumbe and Bicentenario enrollment centers have generators, which guarantees this service for users. «We have decided to reinforce measures to minimize the impact. Let's all collaborate, respecting traffic signs and reducing speed,” said Muñoz.
Shared work spaces (Coworking)
So that citizens have adequate spaces to work and study13 more shared work places have been implemented distributed in various sectors of the city, that is, it went from having 6 to have 19 in total. These spaces have a capacity for 1 200 users and offer different levels of care:
- Level 1: Coworking equipped with access to computing equipment.
- Level 2: Work spaces and connectivity (users must bring computing equipment).
- Level 3: Stay, recreational and city spaces.
To know the details of the spaces, their schedules and the registration process, you can access the ConQuito website at www.conquito.org.ec
Quito Festivals
The Quito Festival agendaas well as a package of measures to support the productive sector and confront unemployment will be announced next week.
The Mayor pointed out that all massive events will be with self-generation and will not be connected to the national public energy grid. «The Quito Festivals not only represent a reason for celebration, but also the engine that reactivates the economy of our city in December.
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