![]() ![]() Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana de México Professor and PhD in Environmental Studies Esthela Sotelo said that people who live in the periphery of Mexico City have a 1 hour 53 minute average commute to get to their places of work. ![]() Bogotá has a similar situation with the inhabitants of municipalities such as Chía and Soacha, among others.Īccording to Patiño, Bogotá is not only facing the demands of its inhabitants but from other neighboring municipalities adding to a possible total of 9.5 million inhabitants and with a floating population, this figure could increase to 12 million people. ![]() The peripheral inhabitants of Mexico City contribute their offer of goods and services to the city. In fact the reform of the Mexican capital which will have legislative, political and administrative autonomy and inclusively a new constitution that will commence in 2018, is already posing serious challenges in face of issues such as environmental, mobility, transportation, and services guarantees among others. Bogotá is on the road to turning into a megacity (a city with more than 10 million inhabitants) but it will not be able to answer to the demands posed by urban services.īogotá which currently has close to 8 million inhabitants, but its dynamics due to being a capital city, adds thousands more on a daily basis, urgently needs to find efficient government mechanisms to face citizen needs and demands.Īs said by Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNal) Urban Studies Institute (IEU, for its Spanish acronym) Professor Carlos Alberto Patiño after analyzing the consequences of the political transformation of Mexico City from being a Federal District to a State of the Republic of Mexico. ![]()
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