Parque Elevado Tlalpan Opens: CDMX's First 1.5-km Elevated Walkway Inaugurated as World Cup Fan Promenade

Mexico City officially inaugurated the Parque Elevado Tlalpan on May 31, 2026 — the first elevated linear park in the city's history, and a flagship piece of the Brugada government's World Cup infrastructure legacy program. The first phase of the park runs 1.5 kilometers along Calzada Tlalpan, built over the Metro Line 2 guideway above street level, connecting Plaza Tlaxcoaque (near Metro Pino Suárez) to Metro Chabacano. The 10-meter-wide elevated walkway features native vegetation landscaping, benches, lighting, and dedicated bicycle lanes, and includes step-free access points for disabled users. The project was designed explicitly to serve as a pedestrian fan promenade during the World Cup — providing a route for visitors walking from central transit hubs toward southern parts of the city and the Estadio Ciudad de México. Jefa de Gobierno Clara Brugada inaugurated the park in a ceremony attended by alcaldes from Coyoacán and Venustiano Carranza, calling it 'an urban transformation that belongs to the people, not just to football.' A second phase extending to Metro Taxqueña is planned for 2027, which would extend the elevated corridor to approximately 5 kilometers and allow uninterrupted pedestrian flow from the city center to the stadium precinct. The timing of the inaugural coincides with the metro area experiencing 1,377 total aftershocks since the May 4 magnitude 5.6 Oaxaca earthquake, with the largest aftershock recorded at 4.1 — no structural damage to the new park was reported.