Home to some 18 million people—and 6 million cars—Mexico City is one of the largest and most congested cities in the world. Even as the city has made huge strides to improve poor traffic conditions and air quality, gridlock and air pollution remain debilitating problems.
With over 600 new cars entering the city’s streets each day, the need for a solution is urgent. For some time now, officials in Mexico City have realized that the key to solving the twin problems of congestion and air pollution is getting people out of their cars and into mass transit. The question is how to promote mass transit that is safe, clean, convenient, and affordable so that more people will choose transit over private cars.
In Mexico City, Metrobus has ramps and numerous other characteristics that make it accessible to the handicapped.
Universal design refers to a set of design principles that aim to make everybody's lives easier, including the disabled. In the context of urban and transport planning, universal design principles revolve around the idea of making public spaces and mass transit easily accessible.
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