Residents of the Colina del Sur neighborhood in Álvaro Obregón municipality have warned of urban and environmental risks posed by Station 3 of the Cablebús Line 5 and have filed a lawsuit to demand a technical and legal review of the project. Their dissatisfaction, they explained in a press release, focuses on the planning, location, and technical conditions of a project proposed on Avenida Santa Lucía, which could generate significant impacts in a residential area. In response, the community stated they have taken "informed and responsible" actions to thoroughly understand the project's scope. As part of this process, they developed a preliminary technical territorial analysis based on official information from public sources, including the Mexico City Open Data Portal. They also used the city's Risk Atlas, the Álvaro Obregón municipality's Hazard Atlas, as well as urban planning instruments and current regulations. Additionally, they used specialized Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools to comprehensively evaluate the urban, geographical, environmental, and mobility conditions of the area where the infrastructure is planned. Among the main findings, the study identifies that Colina del Sur has a low-density residential urban configuration, previously planned under residential criteria. They also pointed out that the area already has a consolidated public transport network with connections to Metro stations and major urban corridors. In terms of mobility, the analysis indicates that travel patterns are "diversified and multidirectional," meaning they are not concentrated on a single territorial axis, which, they said, raises questions about the suitability of locating a station there. Similarly, significant environmental and geological conditions were identified, such as the presence of the Río Mixcoac and the geotechnical characteristics of the western part of the capital, factors that require deeper and more up-to-date studies. The document also warns of the need for recent mobility studies that consider the structural changes derived from the pandemic and new labor dynamics, as these have modified travel patterns in the city. The residents also raised technical questions about the project's demand estimates, comparing them with data from other Cablebús lines and the specific territorial characteristics of the area. "We are not opposed to development or the improvement of public transport, but we do demand that any urban intervention be carried out based on solid technical studies, transparent public information, and effective citizen participation processes," they stated in their position. Finally, they called on the authorities to strengthen institutional dialogue, guarantee the transparency of the project, and ensure that decisions regarding urban infrastructure adhere to the constitutional principles governing the development of Mexico City.
