Quintana Roo Launches Public Consultation for MOBI Transit Program

Chetumal, Quintana Roo — The state government has published a decree authorizing the start of the consultation process to create transit programs for the municipalities of Chetumal, Playa del Carmen, Isla Mujeres and Benito Juárez (Cancún). The decree, published in the Official State Gazette, states that it “has the purpose of authorizing the start of the process of drafting the corresponding programs, without this implying their approval,” and has already entered into force.

During her “La Voz del Pueblo” program, Governor Mara Lezama Espinosa said the MOBI system — Sistema de Movilidad del Bienestar Quintanarroense — together with a state subsidy, will transform public transportation to provide more dignified, accessible trips with a social purpose.

The decree guarantees citizen participation in building the program, including “institutions and representatives of the social and private sectors, as well as Indigenous and Afro-descendant communities.”

The four municipalities are within metropolitan zones recognized in 2023: Cancún-Isla Mujeres, Chetumal and the Playa del Carmen metropolitan area. The government conducted territorial, urban and mobility studies in these zones and concluded that metropolitan development programs for mobility are needed.

Consultation sessions for the Regional Metropolitan Development and Sustainable Urban Mobility Program will take place across those three zones. Officials expect residents and stakeholders to contribute ideas for public transit routes. The program will ultimately require approval from the state legislature.

The Secretariat of Sustainable Territorial and Urban Development (Sedetus), led by José Alberto Alonso Ovando, will lead the consultation process in coordination with the Secretariat of Finance and Planning, the municipalities and other relevant authorities, ensuring public participation and institutional coordination.

According to the state government, MOBI is a social mobility policy that will provide modern, dignified vehicles, fair fares with digital payment, organized routes, reliable schedules and full transparency through a single record system.

Rafael Hernández Kotasek, head of the Quintana Roo Mobility Institute (Imoveqroo), said that in its first phase (2025-2027), MOBI will launch an integrated bus network in Chetumal, Cancún, Isla Mujeres and Playa del Carmen, directly serving 1,501,637 residents.