Giovanni Lopez has ordered his officials to use public transport once a week and let them experience the daily ordeal of commuters
The highly publicised move has drawn praise from some advocacy groups, but also brickbats from critics who argue it amounts to political theatre that sidesteps deeper transport and infrastructure failures.
Giovanni Lopez, who took over as transport chief two weeks ago, described his commute on Monday as “a punishment”, recounting how he found himself packed into a public bus with 90 passengers despite it only being designed to seat up to 50.
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