Activists campaigning to ban horse-drawn carriages in the Guadalajara city center have suggested replacing the equines with modern electric vehicles, while keeping the old-style carriages.

Metro-area motorists taking the Guadalajara beltway (periferico) northbound Wednesday and Thursday suffered huge delays after repaving work began on a 1.5-mile stretch between the Lopez Mateos and Avenida Vallarta turnoffs.

Guadalajara got a prime time shout out at the Democratic National Convention last week as U.S. Congressman Xavier Becerra revealed his parents’ struggles as immigrants in the United States. 

The first section of Guadalajara’s Macrolibramiento (outer city ring road) is now in operation, linking the Chapala-Guadalajara highway with the autopista to Zaptolanejo, Lagos de Moreno, San Luis Potosi and many points north.

Francis Uy (right), departed his post as the Canadian Consul in Guadalajara July 30 after a three-year stint on the city.

Guadalajara city hall has announced major changes in the operation of touristic horse-drawn carriages (calandrias) after an equine collapsed during a ride on Avenida Chapultepec at the end of last week.