The president of the Mexican Association of Urban Planners also sees mobility as a main issue, since so far mass public transportation options are limited – such as the Mexibús, the Interurban Train and a few Metro stations – that connect Mexico City with the other entities that make up the metropolis.
“The transportation systems are highly fragmented, the Metro almost does not cross with the State of Mexico: except for Line B, the others are within the territory of Mexico City, when the Metro by its own design should be a metropolitan system that allowed better mobility,” he comments.
At the same time, several priority projects of President Claudia Sheinbaum are focused on connecting Mexico City with the State of Mexico through trains at key points such as the Mexico City International Airport (AICM) and the Felipe Ángeles International Airport. (AIFA), and other entities such as Hidalgo and Querétaro.
Rosales also points out the need to coordinate for the issuance of vehicle plates and licenses, vehicle verification and application of traffic fines, in order to improve mobility.
In the metropolitan agenda drawn up by Brugada, coordination for territorial planning, land ownership, as well as attracting investments and the circular economy are proposed.
The head of Government has proposed that by 2025 the planning instruments of Mexico City will be consulted – the General Development Plan and the General Territorial Planning Program – which during the administration of Claudia Sheinbaum in the capital failed to be approved.
For Rosales, it is necessary to standardize the planning instruments, regulations and standards between the entities that make up the Metropolitan Zone, in order to create a framework that allows and forces coordination between the entities, without depending on the party that governs.
It even raises the usefulness that the creation of a Metropolitan Planning Institute could have in the future.
“When there are future changes of government, changes of political parties, these efforts, if they are not institutionalized and do not remain in a plan, can generate problems in the future,” points out the doctor in Urban and Environmental Studies from the College of Mexico ( Colmex).
“The central issue if we want to have a more harmonious, more habitable and livable city is to see it as an organized metropolitan entity. We need to stop transportation systems and security systems from operating inertially,” he adds.
