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We’ve already done enough damage to Mexico City’s air quality with our cultural influence on their transportation policy, it would be unfortunate if they let us do even more by slowing their transition to EVs

9/12/24, 4:03 pm1 repost21 likes

Mario C

@vivamario.bsky.social

@kristoncapps.bsky.social

Auto market is ready for a turnover. Will be interesting to see how the new ‘free market’ regime handles the free market forces. Sad if it will really be just tariffs instead of making affordable vehicles regardless of energy source.

◥◤Kriston Capps 250

Genuinely curious after recently visiting CDMX, what is US cultural influence on Mexico City's transportation policy?

crzwdjk.bsky.social

@crzwdjk.bsky.social

Parking minimums (which they eventually repealed), low height limits in the zoning code, some amount of highway-oriented planning.

The last generation or so of spending in the region has been focused on building a second level of tolled roads over the beltway

And now they’ve got that very highway-oriented business district at Santa Fe (and they are not pursuing European-style regional rail solutions for the rail that is being built there and which already exists in the northern suburbs)