Among the cities of the central axis, ours registers the worst vehicular circulation with its streets and avenues turned into infernal quagmires. Much less favored due to their geographical characteristics, La Paz and Cochabamba have solved, to a certain extent, one of their main urban problems. The ‘Llajta’ even made an enviable leap into modernity with the Metropolitan Train while the huge Puma Katari buses used in mass transportation travel smoothly through the narrow and steep tracks of the La Paz valley. The cable car lines also represent for its passengers a modern, comfortable and fast option to cover distances.
On the other hand, in the capital of Santa Cruz the setback is evident. Or any advance in the matter is null or imperceptible. The vehicular chaos affects the quality of life of the residents and their own safety in the midst of monumental and unbearable traffic jams. The swarms of motorcyclists and ‘delivery’ are the new plague of circulation. Together with drivers of public transport, -and also individuals-, who do not respect even the basic rules of traffic. If one day the mayor, his secretaries or advisers were caught in the congestion of the so-called ‘rush hours’, they could even suffer a ‘patatú’. Then, putting themselves in the shoes of the people and to give the city a breather, they would hasten the solutions demanded by the problem of ‘urban mobility’ and the promises of its reorganization launched with enthusiasm during campaign times would be fulfilled.
