This keynote lecture summarizes the evolution of electric transport in Mexico City. It includes the underground or metro, the trolleybus and the light train systems. It also describes traffic jams and geographic conditions that have generated high pollution levels in Mexico Valley Metropolitan Zone. The lecture concludes with the present planned expansion projects on electrical transport which either publicly or privately financed will be developed until 2020.


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    Title :

    Environmental friendly electric transport for large cities. The case of Mexico City


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    Publication date :

    2000-01-01


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    672437 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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