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Mexico City Closes Development Plan Consultation as Indigenous Groups Protest

The plan will guide land use, water, housing, and environmental policy in the capital through 2045.

Overview

  • The city, which closed the six‑month consultation Friday, reported 12,822 public proposals and 172 signed records of dialogue with pueblos and indigenous communities.
  • Officials said the closure is not final approval and outlined next steps that include systematizing input, review by the city’s planning institute, an open‑parliament debate, and a congressional discussion aimed at finishing in 2026.
  • Authorities detailed broad outreach that included 486 participatory workshops, 301 forums and conversations, and surveys of 98,500 schoolchildren plus 2,209 online responses with UNICEF support.
  • Targeted engagement with pueblos and indigenous residents included 258 community forums and five meetings with the city’s 44 agrarian nuclei, producing 106 agreements with pueblos and barrios and 66 with resident indigenous communities.
  • Outside the planning office, originario groups protested and said many communities lacked local assemblies, full project information, and translations, and they warned they may seek court orders to challenge the process.