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Bicitaxis block Paseo de la Reforma, demand dialogue with Mexico City government

Bicitaxis block Paseo de la Reforma, demand dialogue with Mexico City government

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Approximately 50 bicitaxi drivers blocked major roads in Mexico City, including Paseo de la Reforma, heading towards the Zócalo.
  • The drivers, part of the Organización Cooperativa Dragón, are demanding dialogue with the capital's government and the Ministry of Mobility (Semovi) to regulate bicitaxis and issue permits.
  • They claim to have been seeking these regulations for about five years without a favorable response, causing significant traffic disruptions.

Around 50 bicitaxi drivers, organized under the Cooperativa Dragón, have blocked several key thoroughfares in Mexico City, including Paseo de la Reforma, as they march towards the Zócalo. The drivers are demanding a dialogue with the Government of Mexico City and the Ministry of Mobility (Semovi) to address the regulation of bicitaxis and the issuance of operating permits.

According to the protesters, led by Gabriel Saavedra, they have been pursuing these administrative requests for approximately five years without receiving a satisfactory response. The demonstration has caused significant traffic disruptions throughout the central area of the city.

The affected roadways include Paseo de la Reforma in both directions, Bucareli, Avenida Juárez, Avenida de la República, Avenida Hidalgo, and the intersection of Reforma and Hidalgo. The protest is proceeding towards the Plaza de la Constitución, with a planned route along Reforma eastward, then Avenida Juárez, Eje Central, 5 de Mayo, and finally the Plaza de la Constitución.

This mobilization is generating considerable traffic problems in the zone. The drivers' core demand centers on the formal regulation of their services and the official granting of permits, issues they have been trying to resolve with authorities for half a decade.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.