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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 1d

Cute checkboard informal settlement in the ejidos of Eastern Mexico City.

Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 8d

Poza Rica is Mexico's first case of urban decline.
Mexico's first oil town now loses 1.1% of its population annually. The recent floods are just going to accelerate its inevitable decadence.

Reuters @reuters.com · 9d

Residents of Poza Rica, Mexico, continued cleanup efforts following devastating floods that destroyed homes and left streets covered in mud, debris and overturned vehicles.

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 9d

Which would be nice considering Tijuana's highest density is 70 dwellings per acre 😢

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 16d

🥳

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 16d

There is high demand. Monterrey is one of the cities with highest internal immigration rate.

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 16d

Where?

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 16d

I have been studying how Mexican urban sprawl has been driven by public mortgage financing.
I am curious why Monterrey lacks significant informal settlements compared to other Mexican cities.

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 22d

Guadalajara has this really annoying green belt in the south of the city that has fostered sprawl into the municipality of Tlajomulco, far from the city center.

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 24d

Just like the Soviet Union. Mexican social housing designs are repeated all over the country.

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 27d

Is there another example of a metro system that brags about having more metro lines than they actually do? In Monterrey, lines 2 & 3 and 4 & 6 are basically the same line, and operate as such.

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 27d

I am writing a tender for zoning ordinances and master plans. Need to evaluate the bidders’ methodologies; I’m expecting mostly bs. How can I quantify their zoning approaches objectively?

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · 28d

Mexican urban growth patterns shifted by decade: 1940-60s northern border cities boomed; 1960-80s Oil-oriented Gulf cities; post-1980s beach resort towns.

Chiapas's cities likely reflect its exceptional high birth rates.

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · Sep 22

Merch being sold while the widow spoke is the gringoest thing ever.

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Adrián @elenoam.bsky.social · Sep 18

In Monterrey, Lock-off apartments are becoming quite popular. Most new developments offer them.
Probably, a result of low dwelling densities.