Cancun, Q.R. — The city of Cancun will be the first to implement meters in its public taxi system. The Cancun taxi drivers union is in its final stages of presenting a proposal to state officials.
They are working on presenting the proposal to the Quintana Roo Mobility Institute (Imoveqroo) who oversees all of the state’s mobility.
Rubén Carrillo Buenfil, who heads the Andrés Quintana Roo union, says they will start with 1,000 taxis out of a city fleet of around 8,600.
Their proposal includes the implementation of taximeters to regulate fares according to urban growth and the current dynamics of mobility in the city.
Carrillo Buenfil reported that the proposal envisions starting with around 1,000 Cancun taxis as part of a pilot phase to evaluate its functionality. From there, they will expand to include the remaining units.
He says there are currently around 8,600 taxis in operation around the city of Cancun. The implementation would be carried out in stages, prioritizing those vehicles that meet the necessary conditions of comfort, safety and quality of service first.
According to Carrillo Buenfil, the need for the meters stems from the lack of fare structure that considers real distances, travel times and operating costs in a city that has grown rapidly.
He says along with population growth, taxi rides are increasingly longer and more varied. The proposed system contemplates charging per kilometer traveled.
If their proposal is approved by Imoveqroo (Instituto de Movilidad de Quintana Roo), the goal is to have at least half of the 8,600 taxis operating with regulated fares through the metered system before the end of the year.
