Cable Car Line 1 records 63,000 trips per day. © DOPPELMAYR

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Mexico City: Cable Car as a Remedy for Urban Development

The social and economic effects of cable cars in Mexico City are so significant and positive that they were a topic of discussion at both the OITAF World Cableway Congress and the Cable Car World trade fair. The transport system above the rooftops serves as a remedy for urban development.

Thomas Surrer

8. January 2025

Only 47 percent of Mexico City’s population, that is 4.1 million out of 8.7 million people, live within walking distance of mass transit systems such as the metro, metrobus, trolleybus, and tram.

“There are numerous neighborhoods with limited access to structured public

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