Resumen de Crisis de la movilidad urbana y del espacio público Tren elevado en el Bosque de Chapultepec

Jimena García Galindo, Ernesto Valero Thomas

• español

  Este artículo es producto de una tesis profesional que reflexiona y replantea la relación entre espacio público y transporte colectivo. Cabe señalar que este trabajo se originó con el estudio de los bordes en el Bosque de Chapultepec y su interacción con la Ciudad de México. El crecimiento amorfo de esta megalópolis -que pasó de tres millones de habitantes a más de 20 entre los años 1950 y 2008- consume el paisaje absorbiendo localidades vecinas. La configuración ambigua de sus fronteras sugiere más desbordamiento que limita y de forma alarmante sus márgenes se diluyen en el horizonte. En una ciudad donde se entuban los ríos, se cubre la flora y grandes barreras aíslan a sus habitantes, son indispensables las áreas públicas y verdes para nuestra supervivencia

• English

  The Bosque de Chapultepec is, by far, the most important of all the public open spaces in Mexico City. Spread over its three sections, it also offers often the cheapest and most varied attractions of the city, making it a very valuable option for most families that want to spend time together during weekends and holidays. Out of its three sections, the one with the easiest access is the first. It includes the Zoo, the Chapultepec Castle, the Botanical Garden, and a children’s playground. La Feria, the Technological Museum (MUTEC) and the Papalote Museum for children are in the second section. The third is a natural reserve and is the less visited of them all, while also being the most abandoned. The scarce and most often awful state of the conections between the sections make it almost impossible to walk around, the park. This is why we have come up with the idea of a high rail circuit with six stations that, in less than ten minutes, would cover the approximately three miles of the park, from the Auditorio subway station to the Colegio de Arquitectos (Mexican equivalent to the AIA or the RIBA). The location of every one of these stations has been chosen for its significance as an articulating knot, which should help in perceiving the park as a sole entity. As Mexico City’s most important example of public space, Chapultepec's interests should be considered a matter of social responsibility. Therefore, the actions undertaken for its transformation should be a result of this age, so as to underline its role as a dynamic and social melting pot, where sustainability is the norm.