EcoBici - bike sharing programme

Monica Ridgway — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 14:10:52 +0000

EcoBici, Mexico City’s bike sharing programme, was launched in 2010 to increase cycling while simultaneously reducing traffic congestion and transport related greenhouse gas emissions within the city. Bikes placed at several stations are able to be used for transportation within the city when users register and pay a small fee. Since the programme’s introduction in 2010, user demand has grown rapidly in tandem with an extension of bike and bike station infrastructure, which is currently (2015) spanning over an area of about 35km². The programme started with about 84 bike stations and 1,200 bikes. By 2015, bike stations had increased to 444, hosting more than 6,000 bikes, which can be used by the already over 100,000 users. Mexico City has also constructed about 300 km of new bike paths throughout the federal district. These new bike paths are not only benefiting EcoBici users, but also all cyclists within the city.

"Mercado del Trueque" - barter market project

Website Administrator — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 18:48:43 +0000

The barter market project “Mercado del Trueque” was established in Mexico City in 2012. In Mexico City, an average of more than 12,000 tons waste are generated every day. Of these, only about 12% is recycled and the rest is shifted to landfills. As of 2011, Mexico City’s main and one of the world’s largest landfills, Bordo Poniente, reached its maximum capacity and closed, which caused the city’s waste management concerns to increase considerably. This, combined with other incidents, led to the invention of the barter market project “Mercado del Trueque”, which aims to raise Mexico City’s residents’ awareness of the importance of recycling and local consumption. The barter market is held monthly and enables citizens to exchange clean and separated household solid waste for locally produced agricultural food. Every month, over 2,000 people attend the market and exchange waste for food. Exchangeable waste is restricted to 10kg per person per market day. Although the project to date is limited in how much it minimises waste, it is seen as highly important in increasing Mexico City’s culture of waste prevention and recycling.

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EcoBici - bike sharing programme

"Mercado del Trueque" - barter market project