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004 -- Let's go over those changes again

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  • Song Name: 004 -- Lets Go Over Those Changes Again
  • Artist: Christopher King
  • Album: Cuenca Bus Sherpa Podcast
  • Year: 2016

Two weeks after major changes to over a dozen lines passing through El Centro. We go back over all the changes.

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Director @Tranvia_Cuenca indicó que lunes 6/junio, se entrega obra en intersecciones, G.Colombia y Manuel Vega, Hermano Miguel y Gran Colombia.

Se pretende colocar sellos de Registro Municipal atoda la flota de servicio urbano @aaguilar_EMOVEP @MunicipioCuenca pic.twitter.com/0fhbhHJ3qd

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH --
Intends to place seals of Municipal registry aevery fleet urban service
We put seals of Municipal registration city bus units to give greater security to users

#germanhabitatforum
Cuenca's mayor is in Berlin, Germany at the EcoMobility World Festival. Thursday, he gave a presentation about the ongoing plans to make Cuenca a livable city and a global example. He talked about plans that have been approved but wait for the completion of the Tranvia to implement, for example the green belt that will be the track bed, the expansion of public spaces like the cycling infrastructure, such as the lanes on Remigio Crespo and Av. Solano, and changing the current bus fleet of approximately 460 to a new fleet of 500 clean, modern, 'smart' buses. The purpose of the mayor's presentation was to solicit partnerships with bus and "green" companies who would want to invest in Cuenca's future.

http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias-cuenca/184596-tranva-a-interviene-en-paso-peatonal-de-la-feria-libre/

TranVia construction has hit the underground passage at Feria Libre under Las Americas. It will be the future access point for the new parada, but first they must fortify the ceiling and install the anti-vibratory measures.

Vendors have been moved out for a couple of days, but most will be able to return to work in a couple of days.

The tunnel is still passable for pedestrians, just be careful and 'heads-up'.

http://www.eltiempo.com.ec/noticias-cuenca/184594-los-hoteleros-se-declaran-en-crisis/

When I first saw this story, it had a picture of the TranVia construction, so I figured it was story of how the construction is affecting hotels along the path... but when I actually read it, it is a story is about how so-called "informal accommodation spaces" have cut the occupancy rates of Cuenca's hotels by 30%!
These are places like AirBnB, where people offer a room in their house over the internet at much cheaper rates than hotels, since they don't pay taxes nor have the same overhead. The hoteliers say that is 'unfair competition' and call on the local government and the mayor's office to figure out a way to regulate the informal accommodations.
At the end of the article, they do mention that, in addition to the problem with the informal places, they also are not happy with the TranVia construction or the state of operation at the airport.