Medellín mobility collapse: vehicle count up 5x in 20 years, no policy response

Vehicle registrations in the Aburrá Valley have surged from 478,000 to over 2.29 million in two decades, a 5x increase while population grew only 32%. The piece criticizes local authorities for failing to address the resulting gridlock, which is now a chronic infrastructure and urban-planning failure. The claim is based on official vehicle registration data, but the lack of policy response is an editorial assessment.

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