Mexico City Sinking Metropolis With Problems
Mexico City faces urban woes from bulging population and pollution to traffic jams and flooding. The city, high in a valley, suffers air stagnation, noise, and slow transport with 350,000 vehicles in a 45 mph zone yielding a 19 mph average, causing huge daily time losses. Shantytowns surround the metropolis as 160,000 move in yearly, housing, water, and jobs remain critical.