hope that 2011 be a successful year, tranquil and happy. Hopefully also mark the final time you undertake ecological ideas and new practices: there is always something new we can do.
Something new would be how we move. I just read in the newspaper Reforma (27 December) that the inhabitants of Mexico City suffer a loss of five years of his life in transport. The average time for each trip is one hour and 50 minutes, or nearly two hours, which indicates how the City is currently congested. The source of this information is the Center for Sustainable Transport (CTS) which is "a non-governmental, nonprofit, nonpartisan and guided by a Board comprised of individuals recognized for their commitment to quality of life for Mexicans "( www.ctsmexico.org ). Among its strategies is the "provision of a public transport system of high capacity, efficient, low-polluting, safe, comfortable and accessible" and "rational use of private cars."
One of its functions is to serve as a catalyst to promote change and progress in our cities. offer advice on best practices and implementation of transport models, helping to protect the environment and give advice on urban development. is remarkable how many cars are on the street to us in Cuernavaca have noticed the difference in recent years and we are losing a considerable time moving, to work or wherever, in a fairly small town compared to the DF walked Before much more, so we had no need to drive everywhere. life was simpler. Our lifestyle has brought us sedentary overweight and increased carbon emissions negatively affects our health, in addition to the worsening climate change. As noted in the CTS, "it is estimated that current patterns continue, the number of vehicles on the road will double in 10 years. Undoubtedly, the friendly transport and mobility are a fundamental equation that we must address in this to prevent our future. "
CTS test work in Mexico is Mexico City, Leon and Jalisco, with other projects to be confirmed in towns of Cancun Chiapas, Chihuahua, State of Mexico and Monterrey. I consider crucial the inclusion of our beloved city of Cuernavaca in this list: we urgently need help. Cuernavaca is a city of very particular challenges because of the number of ravines, narrow streets and warrant that it does not get rid of anything. With current works on Avenida Morelos Sur and Avenida Zapata affected us all and we are spending much more time in our cars, spending more on gasoline, suffering high levels of stress and being late to work, school or home. urges us to share our cars with neighbors, get together to bring children from different families school in one car and to consider leaving the car completely up to two days each week. is not necessary to get the car every day, you have to learn not to depend so much on him. What we urge is also a decent public transport system for everyone, we offer a true alternative.
Personally I have tried to find another way to get to work but there is not. Currently long as an hour in each direction, because of traffic problems caused by works, so it's still preferable to a two or three hours in three different buses. I have a bicycle, but I lack the courage to walk with confidence between cars, roads, pipes and trucks that do not show no tag and no due respect for cyclists. could walk but is 16 miles one way and 16 back. could stop working, but what would it live? So the conclusion is that I have only one option: walking in the car. How sad and how serious it is to Cuernavaca where we have more options. If you really do not want to finish as the capital, spending so much time every day trying to get somewhere, because then we need viable alternatives, please. are my wishes for the new year.
note published in the Union of Morelos on January 4, 2011
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