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Rush Hours * México - New study says rush hour in capital lasts 15 hours
In Mexico City, rush hour now from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.México,DF,MEX -El Universal -4 Dic 2006: -- In Mexico City, rush hour now lasts 15 hours, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., according to a study carried out by the Mario Molina Center for Strategic Studies on Energy and the Environment and several other organizations... According to the study, in the past five years, main thoroughfares have grown by 16 percent, while the number of cars that drive on them doubled. The result - the average circulation speed during the 15 rush hours is a meager 24 kilometers per hour (15 mph)... The culprit? "Without doubt, the problem is saturation due to a cultural characteristic that encourages excessive car use," the report reads... In a press conference this week, Molina, a Mexico City native and recipient of the 1995 Nobel Prize for chemistry, painted a grim picture for the capital´s future if actions are not taken... The organizations recommend a series of actions to fight the growing congestion: Building 18 new public transport corridors (metro or metrobus), substituting old city buses for newer, cleaner-burning ones, the construction of bike paths and charging for parking on public streets... Molina said that while some of the measures - such as charging for parking - would be unpopular, they would discourage the use of cars and improve the city´s air and decrease traffic... The groups also supported efforts to make the city more friendly for walkers and modernizing cargo trucks and transport... The Center for Sustainable Transport, the Institute for Transport and Development and the Mexican Center for Environmental Rights also participated in the study, which was carried out with funds from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation...
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