Mexico City and the surrounding area is home to more than twenty-one million people. Public transportation is well developed with more than 195 Metro train stations in a network that moves 4.5 million people every day. In 2012, Diego Solòrzano started up Carrot carshare to complement the existing public transit system. In less than 18 months, Carrot has grown to 37 cars and is offering both classic, two-way carsharing services and free-floating, one-way carsharing services in Mexico City, Toluca and Puebla.
Carrot is working in partnership with government owned Ecobici bike share to encourage people to use active transportation instead of using the private automobile. Owing primarily to it’s enormous size, Mexico City has some of the world’s toughest traffic congestion problems. Carrot is a part of an environmental solution that takes cars off the road and gives more space for pedestrian and cyclists. For more information on improving conditions for pedestrians in Mexico City, please see the important work of Peatónito.