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An Aerial Tram Is One Mexican City's Solution To Traffic And Crime

Published April 26, 2017 at 12:12 PM EDT

A suburb of Mexico City has built an aerial cable car to solve two intractable problems: traffic and crime.

Now commuters who had to brave Ecatepec’s woes on the ground have another option. They can soar above the city to get where they need to go.

Here & Now‘s Jeremy Hobson speaks with Carrie Kahn (@ckahn), NPR’s international correspondent based in Mexico City.

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Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson on the aerial tram in Ecatepec, with NPR's Carrie Kahn. (Courtesy Carrie Kahn)
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Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson on the aerial tram in Ecatepec, with NPR's Carrie Kahn. (Courtesy Carrie Kahn)
A view of the aerial tram in Ecatepec. (Jeremy Hobson/Here & Now)
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A view of the aerial tram in Ecatepec. (Jeremy Hobson/Here & Now)
A view of cable cars over a neighborhood in Ecatepec, Mexico, on Aug. 25, 2016. (Mario Vazquez/AFP/Getty Images)
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A view of cable cars over a neighborhood in Ecatepec, Mexico, on Aug. 25, 2016. (Mario Vazquez/AFP/Getty Images)