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Citizens report that the increase was caused by threats; They demand order on the routes to the concessionaires
Omar Montalvo
Mexico City. – Due to the abrupt increase in the price of public transport, the bus For Better Mobility He demonstrated before the Ministry of Mobility of Mexico City (Semovi), where he demanded to eliminate the great ratesince it was the product of threats from transport organizations. They also requested the resignation of Hector Ulises García Nietoowner of Semovi, improve the conditions of concessioned transportation, as well as work hand in hand with the authorities of the State of Mexico to have true integrated mobility.
He great rate It was authorized on the night of October 31 and from one day to the next the transportation concession increased by 1.50 pesos due to the pressure that transporters exerted on Semovi during the last months. For this reason, the group requested the repeal of the decree that authorized the increase, review the subsidies granted to concessionaires and open dialogue tables for citizens. “This high rate was not consulted with the citizens,” the group claimed, adding that they are asking for “the resignation of the secretary.” Hector Ulises García Nieto“.
The march began at the Monument to the Mother and advanced through Insurgentes to the Semovi building on Álvaro Obregón Avenue 269, Roma Norte neighborhood. In front of more authorities, the protesters also submitted a petition in which they expanded their demands for better mobility. Among their proposals, they demanded to resume scrapping, to make transparent the data on the concessioned transport since Semovi agreed to the high rate in exchange for commitments from the transporters “visible license, safe removal of tinted, camera, buttons, GPS, uniform and cleaning. If they are repeating these same slogans it is because they did not comply.”
The collective For Better Mobility He demanded that the CDMX authorities sign agreements with those of the State of Mexico to standardize integrated mobility.
As well as how to expand the service of the Passenger Transportation Network (RTP), request a practical driving test to issue and renew the license. Citizens added that mobility projects such as Metrobús Line 0 should be resumed, but without including concessionaires and transport leaders, as well as the construction of Metro Line 10 on Insurgentes due to the deterioration of Metrobús Line 1.