Urban planning updates in Mexico City and Medellín

In Mexico City, the Secretariat of Planning, Territorial Ordering and Metropolitan Coordination (Metrópolis) clarified that the Metropolitan Land Use Program for the Valley of Mexico (POZMVM) is an advisory instrument. It will not modify local land use zoning, construction permits, or property tax rates. The project, driven by the Mexican government through Sedatu in coordination with Mexico City, the State of Mexico, Hidalgo, and Morelos, aims to strengthen coordination across 84 municipalities and boroughs by promoting proximity between housing, employment, and services.

In Medellín, Colombia, discussions regarding the Territorial Ordering Plan (POT) are addressing the city's growth over the next 20 years. A central focus of the debate is the regulation of short-term tourist rentals to mitigate pressure on the residential housing market. The city faces a deficit of approximately 38,000 housing units and over 154,000 households with qualitative deficits. The plan seeks to delimit operational zones for tourist rentals to protect long-term residential access and stabilize rising rents in certain neighborhoods.