national policy in mexico itdp regional staff meeting buenos aires. september 30, 2014
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National Policy in MexicoITDP Regional Staff Meeting
Buenos Aires. September 30, 2014
Basic information
Mexico is a federal republic composed by 32 states, more than 2,440 municipalities and 59 metro areas.
Definition of national goals and objectivesFederal
States
Municipalities
Public transit management
Type Functions Actors
Zoning and small scale urban projects
SHCP – SEDATU – SCT
Governors
Majors and IMPLANs
Past National Policy Work
The priority for ITDP Mexico has been the establishment of a national framework to assist cities , technically and financially, to implement innovative projects.
Influence the national planning process to consider sustainable
urban mobility (SUM)Federal
States
Municipalities
Implementation of large scale transit projects
Type ITDP goal Successes
Implementation of TOD policies, traffic calming measures, and
cycling/pedestrian infrastructure
SUM is an national strategic objective:National Development Plan
National Urban Development Program
6 new BRT corridors (Monterrey, Puebla, Chihuahua, Estado de Mexico,
Distrito Federal)MiBici in Guadalajara
Work in progress in several cities:Guadalajara (Zone 30), Monterrey (Accessibility and Cyclist Infr Plan),
Puebla (Cyclist network and Zone 30), Pachuca, Toluca, Acapulco, La Paz,
Aguascalientes.
Special remarks for national policy
SUM National Strategy
FederalSuccess Challenges
Big budget but no urban vision. They will continue to subsidize
road infrastructure in cities.
They have ambitious national goals but no budget to move
forward and assist cities.
Cost – benefit evaluation tends to favor road infrastructure. They seem comfortable with
status quoScale up transit investments
and transparency. They need to offer more flexible products.
Support the implementation of a project and position
themselves as a relevant actor
Special remarks for the State of Jalisco case
System project prioritization and Mibici (Metropolitan Fund)
Success
Challenges
Jalisco Replicate Jalisco's case and make local political commitment to
advance in promoting SUM policiesStates
StatesIncrease local revenues to scale up
transit infrastructure projects
AGS
Work more closely with the municipal government to boost
PROTRAM expected project towards an integral TOD strategy
DF
Avoid comfort zone and keep implementing innovative policies like
parking reform.Deal with federal mega projects
(New airport and high speed trains)
Special remarks for federal funds study and visualization platform
System project prioritization
(Metropolitan Fund)
Metro
Opportunities and ITDP Mexico Strategy
1. Modify cost – benefit methodologies in order to
consider co-benefits (health, accidents) and externalities
(induced demand)
States
1. Work with both Aguascalientes state and municipal government to design and implement a TOD
strategy.
2. Assist cities with PROTRAM projects to implement NMT
measures, TOD strategies and/or Ecozones.
3. Identify other cities where opportunities to implement
innovative project exist and make field visit to move forward with
local authorities.
Federal
2. Keep assisting SEDATU to get the SUM Program (advocacy
work with SHCP and Congress)
3. Implement an Ecozone whithin the CAMe framework
Municipalities