CDMX’s Brugada Initiates First of 100 Utopias

ByRocío González Alvarado

This article by Rocío González Alvarado originally appeared in the March 23, 2026 edition of La Jornada, Mexico’s premier left wing daily newspaper.

With more than 60 areas designated for community use, the Head of Government, Clara Brugada Molina, inaugurated the Mixiuhca Utopia, the first of 100 that she plans to build during her administration, based on an urban intervention model that seeks to bring recreational, cultural and welfare services closer to the population in less than 15 minutes.

After touring the facilities, Brugada stated that this space is the “birth of a new way of building cities,” based on social urbanism, community cohesion, and equal access to rights.

She noted that 100 Utopias will be developed in different parts of the capital, with the aim of guaranteeing the right to the city and reducing territorial inequalities. “Public space is not neutral; historical inequalities and neglect have accumulated there. The Utopias seek to reverse these conditions,” she stated.

The head of the local government highlighted that the model prioritizes care policies by offering infrastructure that reduces domestic burdens, particularly for women.

Built in the Magdalena Mixiuhca Sports City, Utopia unfolds over an area of ​​80,000 square meters and includes a semi-Olympic swimming pool, soccer, tennis and paddle courts, go-kart tracks, pump track and batting cages, among other training areas.

In addition, they highlight a Child Care and Development Center (CACDI), a community dining hall and laundry, a Day Center for Senior Citizens, and spaces for emotional health care.

In terms of healthcare, the complex includes general medical, dental, and gynecological clinics, a clinical laboratory, a mammography unit, and spaces for physical and sensory rehabilitation. It also features cultural spaces such as an auditorium with a capacity of over 400 people, open-air forums, art studios, and a community radio station.

In turn, the environmental component includes more than 48,000 square meters of green areas, pollinator gardens, and water and solar energy harvesting systems.

According to the Ministry of Public Works and Services, this complex will directly benefit 83,000 residents of at least 23 nearby neighborhoods, including Agrícola Oriental and Jardín Balbuena, and was designed to be accessible on foot in less than 15 minutes.

A second stage called City of Childhoods is planned, focused on interactive learning and educational recreation for girls, boys and adolescents.