An Aerial Tram Is One Mexican City's Solution To Traffic And Crime

A suburb of Mexico City has built an aerial cable car to solve two intractable problems: traffic and crime.

Now commuters who had to brave Ecatepec's woes on the ground have another option. They can soar above the city to get where they need to go.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Carrie Kahn (@ckahn), NPR's international correspondent based in Mexico City.