After weeks of negotiations and blockades at various points in the city, the capital government approved a 1.50 peso increase in public transportation fares. Federico Döring added in turn: "They did not keep their promise to lower the price of gasoline and diesel, but they had to raise the public transportation fare, that is the revenge against the citizen." The Secretary of Mobility, Héctor Ulises García Nieto, stated that the increase aims to "strengthen the quality of transport, allow for the renewal of units, maintenance of the existing fleet, training of drivers, and advance towards a more sustainable and orderly system." He also stated that the increase responds to "political support in the 2024 election" in favor of Moreno and that "it does not respond to the needs of the capital's residents and the economy." During a press conference, García Nieto, along with his government peers, César Cravioto, and Finance, Juan Pablo de Botton, emphasized that the decision to raise the fare "was not easy," but was adopted to "improve travel conditions" by guaranteeing "the safety, comfort, and efficiency of the daily transfers of millions of people." With this increase, minibuses and vans will cost 7.50 pesos up to five kilometers and nine pesos up to 12; buses 8.50 for the first five kilometers and 9.50 after that stretch; and corridors 9.50. In this regard, he announced that the unions involved will have to respect a series of norms and regulations to improve service conditions. The president of the PAN in the capital, Luisa Gutiérrez Ureña, stated that the fare increase must be accompanied by an "evaluating committee" that allows the citizenry to file complaints and demands to make the service more efficient. "We recognize that this increase represents a sacrifice, and it is for this reason that we will work so that every centavo is reflected," he added. As reported by LPO, in recent weeks, various organizations representing transportation workers in Mexico City demanded a fare update after the governor of the State of Mexico, Delfina Gómez, allowed a two-peso increase. Among these, for example, the use of uniforms and corresponding licenses for the units in use, the installation of cameras, panic buttons, GPS devices to improve security, and the progress in renewing the fleet to electric or hybrid units to achieve a more sustainable system. Janecarlo Lozano wants his brother to be a local deputy and generates discomfort in Morena CDMX.
