The federal government revealed that so far only four of the country’s 32 entities have harmonized their local laws with the General Law of Mobility and Road Safety in order to guarantee citizens the right to mobility in conditions of road safety, accessibility, efficiency, sustainability, quality, inclusion and equality.
This General Law was published in the Official Gazette of the Federation (DOF) in May of last year and in order to publish the National Strategy -which derives from this regulation- next June, it is necessary for entities to adapt their legislation in accordance with federal law. However, so far only the states of Aguascalientes, Jalisco, Nayarit and Yucatán have done so.
In the framework of the fourth and last regional forum for the joint construction of the National Strategy for Mobility and Road Safety 2023-2040 (enamov), the head of the Ministry of Agrarian, Territorial and Urban Development (sedatu), Román Meyer Falcón urged state governments to harmonize their legislation with the General Mobility Law before the month of June of this year, in order to guarantee an efficient, egalitarian, inclusive and sustainable development model at the national level.
In interview for The Truth News, Álvaro Lomelí, general coordinator of Metropolitan Development and Mobility of Sedatu, explained that local legislatures had six months from the publication of the General Law in DOF, to adapt their laws on the matter. “It is an obligation for local legislators to align“, said.
Lomelí explained that it is ideal that they do so, however, she exemplified that with the General Law on Human Settlements, Territorial Planning and Urban Development, published in 2016, the entities also had the obligation to harmonize their laws. However, “six years later there are entities that are still not harmonized.”
States do not have mobility laws
In Mexico, only 19 states have mobility laws
In Mexico only 19 of the 32 states have legislation on the subject of mobility and six other states contemplate sections on the matter within their Territorial Planning laws or Urban Codes.
In order to meet the challenges of each region, Enamov seeks to address inequalities in terms of mobility and reduce prevailing road risks. Despite this, the head of the Sedatu has stated that only three states -Tamaulipas, Edomex and Puebla- have shared their feedback for the National Strategy for Mobility and Road Safety 2023-2040.
The general coordinator of Metropolitan Development recalled that since last October local congresses were urged to work on mobility laws. In the same way, planning began for the National Mobility Strategy, for which four regional forums were held in different states of the country. In addition, it is expected that in May 2023, a fifth meeting of the National Mobility System will be held to conclude the strategy.
loss of profit
Entities would lose benefits if they do not adhere to the general law
Lomelí Covarrubias explained that in the event that the entities do not harmonize their laws, they will be governed by the General Law, however, it does not contemplate the regional particularities that each state needs.
“When they do not make their law, the general law applies to them. It is not that they remain in limbo, the states are adjusted to a general framework, but four have made progress in harmonizing with their reality, with their economic, demographic, and social characteristics; that is what is important so that it is not a general regulation but one more attached to their needs”.
Regarding the strategy, the Sedatu official explained that it will be published in the DOF on time and in the month of June. “Entities lose many things if they do not harmonize, in terms of being able to access financing from secretariats such as Infrastructure, Communications and Transportation; Environment; Banobras”.
The specialist explained that without harmonizing their laws, the states would not be able to access financing or programs for modernization of public transport, electromobility, road infrastructureamong others.
“The states are the ones that lose the opportunity to govern themselves with a framework according to their needs.”
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X-ray of state needs
Sedatu identified five particular work axes for each region
Despite the few contributions from the states to add to the National Mobility Strategy, Sedatu has identified five main axes to work it according to regional needs.
For states such as Yucatán, Campeche, Chiapas and Baja California, work will be done under a scheme of mobility and territorial economic development through state freight transportation projects.
Another axis is under a scheme of public transport services, for states that need to improve, restructure or modernize it. The rest of the axes focus on efficient mobility in six states; active mobility in ten entities and road safety in another dozen states.
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