Mexico: Transportation and Innovation

I digress from food but I had to highlight a few articles highlighting Mexico's progress.
The first highlights the role of Tijuana and it's contribution to the world of technology while the second highlights Mexico City's transportation.

Mexico: The New China

Like many Americans, until recently, when I heard “Tijuana” I thought only of drug cartels and cheap tequila. “TJ,” though, is a city of more than two million people (larger than neighboring San Diego), and it has become North America’s electronics assembly hot spot: most of the flat-screen TVs sold in the United States, from companies like Samsung and Sony, are made there, along with everything from medical devices to aerospace parts. Jordi Muñoz, the smart young guy who had taught me about drones and then started 3D Robotics with me, is from TJ — and he persuaded me to build a second factory there to supplement the work we were doing in San Diego. Read more...

2013 Sustainable Transport Award

If you have been to Mexico City, you know it's crowded. But if you have ever used the metro, you also know how efficient it is. But the city's transportation infrastructure stretches beyond only its metro system. And even getting to Mexico City can be a pleasure on intercity buses, a mode of transportation I wish I didn't have to think long and hard about before using in the US.

"The 2013 Sustainable Transport Award recognizes Mexico City’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, cycling and walking infrastructure, parking program, and revitalization of public space. Established in 2005, the Sustainable Transport Award recognizes leadership and visionary achievements in sustainable transportation and urban livability, and is presented to a city each January for achievements in the preceding year." Read more...