José Luis’ arrow-shaped mohawk makes him appear as if he’s always in motion, or just stepped off a bike racing down the highway. And he just might have. We met working on a mobility committee for a local organization...
Mapping La Roma
After months working on my guide to living in my neighborhood, I know that mapping La Roma is a project of mammoth proportions. I have been diligently marking down tiendas de abarrotes, drycleaners and internet places for months, in...
Alvaro Obregon’s facelift
All the different neighborhood groups that the city government called together to talk about their new project, agreed on one thing – they wanted the trees to stay. “The other thing they said was bicycles,” said Rene Caro, part...
Who Occupies La Roma?
Update: This article has been modified from its original version to more fully explain the situation that occurred at Merida #90 in the Roma Norte. Every neighborhood changes. People move in and out and back again with shifts in...
Silence Fell on the Metro
Today was my first ride on the Mexico City metro since the start of the new year. From the moment I stepped on something felt out of sync. It was the quiet — all the vendors (at least on...