Mexico

Smokng Banned in Mexico City

12 April 2008 - 11:00am
Reuters

With one of the world's higher rates of air pollution, Mexico City is cracking down on one type of emission: cigarette smoke. Smoking has been banned in all public places in the city, including office buildings and restaurants.

Mexican Developer Wants To Build New Cities From Scratch

4 April 2008 - 10:00am
Reuters

Capitalizing on the booming Mexican home market and government calls for better urban planning, Mexico's second biggest residential developer is planning six new towns complete with homes, stores, employment and schools.

Border Fencing Plan Dodges Environmental Rules

3 April 2008 - 7:00am
Los Angeles Times

Federal and state environmental guidelines have been waived by the Federal government to fast-track construction of nearly 700 miles of fencing along the U.S. Mexico Border.

Similar Sister Cities

11 March 2008 - 7:00am
LA Weekly

A look at the similarities between Los Angeles and Mexico City.

Urbanismo Nuevo

10 March 2008 - 7:00am
The New York Times

New Urbanism sprouts up in Baja California, Mexico.

Border Fence Plan Fight Continues in Texas

4 March 2008 - 8:00am
NPR

This report from NPR examines the controversy and battle brewing between the federal government and small towns in Texas over a Department of Homeland Security plan to build more than 700 miles of fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Tijuana-Style Developments in the Gentrifying U.S.

19 February 2008 - 2:00pm
The New York Times

Architect Teddy Cruz is betting Tijuana-style development will flourish in gentrifying American neighborhoods -- and preserve their lower income populations.

New Women-Only Buses Praised in Mexico City

12 February 2008 - 9:00am
The New York Times

The women-only buses running in Mexico City have been warmly welcomed by the city's female commuters.

Mexico City Struggling with Infrastructure Problems

31 January 2008 - 12:00pm
Times (UK)

As Mexico City's economy moves from industry to services, it is attracting new businesses but facing a legacy of haphazard infrastructure planning that may threaten its economic prosperity.

Women-Only Buses Debut in Mexico City

23 January 2008 - 2:00pm
Reuters

Mexico City has announced plans to dedicate some of its transit system buses for use by women only -- a move made in response to increasing reports of women being groped on crowded buses.

Sky Islands of North America: A Globally Unique and Threatened Inland Archipelago

15 January 2008 - 7:00am
Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments

"Sky islands" are a globally unique convergence — the north-south overlap of two major cordilleras spanning the temperate and subtropical latitudes, covering some 40 distinct mountain ranges in the southwestern U.S. But they are at risk.

A Case Study in 'UnSprawl'

13 January 2008 - 6:00am
Terrain.org: A Journal of the Built & Natural Environments

Located seven miles south of the town of Loreto in Baja California Sur, the Villages of Loreto Bay is an 8,000-acre new urbanist development that strives to be North America’s largest sustainable resort development.

U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty Challenged By Mexican Farmers

21 December 2007 - 7:00am
Planet Ark

A 1944 international treaty that requires the transfer of millions of gallons of water from Mexico to the U.S. from the Rio Grande is being challenged by Mexican farmers who are routinely deprived of water every five years when the transfer occurs.

Slum Living In Tijuana

19 December 2007 - 3:00pm
The Next American City

Architect Teddy Cruz takes a drive through the convoluted and complex city of Tijuana in this article from The Next American City.

Border Walls Fight Immigration, Hurt Environment

24 November 2007 - 8:00am
The New York Times

Border walls along the U.S.-Mexico are being called out by environmentalists for creating negative impacts on the area's environment and local ecology.

Mexico City Seeks Water Self-Sufficiency

23 November 2007 - 6:00am
Treehugger

Mexico City and its 20 million people get water from many sources, some nearly 100 miles away. The city has announced plans to achieve water self-sufficiency by 2020, a task sure to be a challenge.

Border Towns Share More Than Boundary

30 October 2007 - 5:00am
The New York Times

The border towns of El Paso, Texas, and Juárez, Mexico, are increasingly becoming more and more alike -- from demographics, to land development types, to housing prices.

Mexico Seeks Claim On Privately-Owned Mayan Ruins

18 October 2007 - 6:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

Private ownership of the site of ancient Mayan ruins in Mexico have legislators clamoring to claim the site as property of the country.

Street Vendors Booted From Mexico City

17 October 2007 - 7:00am
Associated Press via Oakland Tribune

Mexico City police forced street vendors from nearly 100 streets recently in an effort to clean up the city. But the vendors vow to return.

Locals Displaced By Tourism In Mayan Riviera

11 October 2007 - 8:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

The tourism industry is booming along the Mayan Riviera on Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula. Many are worried that the ever-increasing supply of hotels and the flood of tourists will displace most of the area's local residents and hurt the environment.