Mexico's Puebla advances road safety program; Argentina's Almirante Brown compacts abandoned vehicles

In Puebla, Mexico, the municipal "Entornos de Movilidad Segura" program has reached 60% of its planned work. The initiative, led by the city's Subsecretary of Mobility and Road Safety Norman Campos Velázquez, includes widening sidewalks, adding horizontal and vertical signage, reducing speed limits, improving lighting and reclaiming public space at accident‑prone intersections such as Avenida Reforma‑Defensores de la República and Calle H‑18 de Noviembre. Campos emphasized that the goal is to save lives, stating, “No son datos, son personas.”

Meanwhile, the Almirante Brown commune in Argentina compacted 900 motorcycles and cars that had been seized in traffic operations or abandoned on the streets. The process, explained by commune officials Paula Eichel and interim mayor Mariano Cascallares, aims to enhance public safety, free up urban space and provide environmental benefits by decontaminating and permanently removing the vehicles.