Analysis of Road Traffic Management Using the Viable System Model: Case Study – Mexico City

Abstract

Traffic congestion has been a concern in large cities, affecting the quality of life of the citizens of the CDMX and slowing urban mobility. There are many factors to consider that cause traffic congestion, such as the change of land use that detonated housing areas in inappropriate locations, although close to the CDMX. Discontinuity in projects with each change of government, which halts progress in-laws or public policies, and the lack of street maintenance causes road congestion and other social problems. A holistic analysis was carried out from a systemic and cybernetic perspective, using the methodology of the Viable System Model (VSM). Taking into account decision-making, policy-making, and documentation to improve the flow of road traffic from its administrative management, and at some point to be reflected operationally.
The VSM was designed to understand the governmental agency that manages the traffic flow and the corresponding documentation. In addition, proposals from non-governmental agencies to carry out this task and some ideas were provided, especially in systems 2 and 3*. After collecting documents from various agencies, we found scattered and duplicated government documents, even old ones. This design is proposed to stakeholders to generate insights to improve traffic management in CDMX aimed at reducing traffic congestion.