PASE Turistico for Hoy no Circula

Must confess that last winter, I couldn't be bothered figuring it all out so took the coward's way out and stayed clear of the whole state. Not that we escaped the pollution though.

I personally would not try to beat the system by entering on the wrong day or time. The writing that said they are not enforcing came from the Geo Mexico quote - not my words.

Better check and see if this get out of fine free card works with a Stage 2 smog alert.

I don't know how to post a map on this website. I know there is a way to do pictures but I am not very good at it. I can make a map and do a screen shot to make a picture but then it gets to complicated. So here is another website . . . http://www.calidadaire.df.gob.mx/calidadaire/index.php . . . that may help to better see the areas included in Hoy No Circula - there is a base map and then a lot of clickables to look at different versions of the map. One of the maps shows the names of municipalities that may or may not be in the restricted zone. You would have to cross reference the municipality names from the previous post to find them on this map. Then you would have to figure out if you might find your self in a zone. This is way to complicated but if anyone wants to figure it out the information is here and in posts above.

I mapped driving my route from near Queretaro to Teotihuacan and came up with 123 miles - I then mapped Queretaro to Arco Norte to 132D and back to Teotihuacan and got 148 miles - so maybe 25 miles further to go around. I would still take the 5D route.

Another reply from Geo Mexico.......Personally I think people worry about this way too much - our route to Teotihuacan takes up through a small corner of Ecatepec de Morelos so we are in and out in a few minutes. We have letter plates so only have to pay attention on Fridays - I am still not clear on the other days between 5 and 11AM?? The route I tried to describe from Queretaro to Teotihuacan is by far the easiest and fastest and least traffic with no Mexico City traffic to worry about - the only slight problem area is where 5D meets up with 132D and 85D - a bit congested and you have to watch the signs. Then the exit at Teotihuacan was a bit confusing but paying close attention helps.

For further confirmation that the map remains
correct, see

http://comisionambiental.wordpress.com/2013/11/01/el-programa-hoy-no-circula-en-el-valle-de-mexico-opera-de-manera-normal/

dated 1 Nov 2013 from the

http://comisionambiental.wordpress.com webpage.

Note that a couple of municipalities in the State of Mexico
are reportedly not currently enforcing "Hoy no
circula" (on the grounds that traffic police have
been overzealous in hassling motorists) - but
obviously, you can't rely on that still being true in the future!

Here are the municipalities in the state of Mexico where the restrictions apply - not every part of the state is restricted.

The "Hoy No Circula" applies in the 16 delegations Federal District Policies, and the following 18 municipalities of the State of Mexico:

Atizapán de Zaragoza,
Coacalco de Berriozábal,
Cuautitlán,
Cuautitlán Izcalli,
Chalco,
Chicoloapan,
Chimalhuacán,
Ecatepec de Morelos,
Huixquilucan,
Ixtapaluca,
La Paz,
Naucalpan de Juárez,
Nezahualcóyotl,
Nicolás Romero,
Tecámac,
Tlanepantla de Baz,
Tultitlán y
Valle de Chalco Solidaridad.

To briansue from navegator

I just spoke by phone with my brother in law, he lives and works in Mexico City, as I sayed before he is an architect and travells .

Teotihuacan is NOT part of the "hoy no circula", Wallmart built a huge store due to the fact that the urban srawll has reached the outskirts of Teotihuacan.

You are correct, me culpa, me culpa. I treat the whole Estado de Mexico as hoy no circula.

The valley of Mexico sits in a bowl surrounded be high mountains and volcanoes and the wind patterns are normally from the East, as the urban sprowll goes East the "hoy no circula" zone is extended outward, it now encompases Texcoco and Ecatepec de Morelos, Teotihuacan is not included.

The Hoy no Circula is an effort to reduce the air polution and it is actually working, so if it means I have to addapt, I have by having personal plates ending with the letter A.

hope it helps a little

navegator

It may be tough to get in or out of there without crossing the zone.

I put that phrase into Chrome and it asked if I wanted it translated.

I wrote an email to Geo Mexico and received a quick response. They do not think the entire state of Mexico is in the restricted zone and sent a link that indicates Toluca is not in Hoy No Circula. They are going to check further and get back to me. Here is the website.......

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/edomex/2013/impreso/viable-el-8220hoy-no-circula-8221-en-toluca-7280.html

Translator may be required.

Anyone who wants to contact someone about the rules around Teotihuacan or how to get there can contact Mina and ask her any question you might have. She speaks English and is extremely well informed about everything and anything that is going on in that area.

Teotihuacan Trailer Park
011-52-594-956-0313
teotipark@prodigy.net.mx

The map on the website I posted shows that Teotihuacan and the Arco Norte are not in the restricted zone. I sent an email to the Geo Mexico website asking them about the map they show and for clarification of the restricted area.

This has been a very confusing issue since they began doing it.