STA 2025 Spotlight: Mexico City
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This STA Spotlight case study on the Mexico City, the 2025 Sustainable Transport Award (STA) honorable mention, highlights the city’s collaborative efforts to expand and integrate public transport, bus systems, and bikeshare networks to dramatically improve sustainable mobility access citywide.
Mexico City, the capital and largest city in Mexico, faces enormous demand on its urban infrastructure due to a growing influx of people and increasing pressure on the city’s authorities for planning projects. The concentration of business districts and employment centers at the city’s core has increased issues of overcrowding, coupled with spikes in mass tourism. In recent years, city agencies have been working to address these issues with a focus on a comprehensive Integrated Mobility strategy that aims improve operations and user experience across diverse transit networks.
Mexico City has set an example for other cities that it is possible to plan for an integrated mobility system that is resilient, reduces travel times, and reduces GHG emissions.
A key lesson from Mexico City’s recent efforts to improve transport connections and integration is the way in which they are prioritizing access points for people who need it the most. As a result, the lines and modes of public transport that offer the best quality of travel have been positioned in places with the highest population density and with a high degree of marginalization. Download the STA 2025 Spotlight report to continue reading.
Learn More
- Continue Reading on the ITDP Blog →
- Watch the videos in the 2025 STA Series →
- Download the 2025 STA Winner Spotlight on Dakar, Senegal →
- Watch the 2024 STA Ceremony Honoring Tianjin, China →
- Read more about the Sustainable Transport Award program →
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