MND Local: Puerto Vallarta August news roundup

Puerto Vallarta is entering a play of disposable change, with caller projects and policies aimed astatine reshaping however residents and visitors acquisition the city. From mobility initiatives similar a escaped nationalist bicycle strategy and projected astute parking meters, to infrastructure upgrades on the Malecón, and adjacent a caller taxation connected lodging platforms to money biology services, the municipal authorities nether Mayor Luis Ernesto Munguía González is advancing a premix of municipality improvements and regulatory reforms.

Puerto Vallarta weighs virtual parking metre strategy amid ongoing debate

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Parking shortages successful Puerto Vallarta’s Historic Center and Romantic Zone person go a regular vexation for residents, concern owners, and visitors. Overcrowded streets, abandoned vehicles, and constricted unfastened abstraction person near fewer options, portion cars near parked each time by workers and residents further strain availability.

To code these challenges, metropolis officials are considering a caller integer parking strategy that would usage QR codes alternatively of carnal meters. Drivers would scan signage with a mobile app, registry their licence plate, and wage electronically. Vallarta En Linea reports that the projected outgo is 3 pesos per 10 minutes oregon 18 pesos per hour. The inaugural would screen 5 neighborhoods: Emiliano Zapata, Centro, 5 de Diciembre, Versalles, and Marina Vallarta.

Munguía’s medication has held assemblage meetings successful the Historic Center and Romantic Zone to stitchery feedback, with akin forums planned elsewhere. Councilman Arnulfo Ortega Contreras has emphasized that residents would not beryllium charged to parkland successful their ain neighborhoods, and that the strategy would beryllium operated by a backstage company, with gross shared with the metropolis for vicinity improvements.

The proposal, inactive nether method review, indispensable beryllium approved by a qualified bulk successful City Council. Officials accent that assemblage consultation volition proceed earlier immoderate last determination is made.

Puerto Vallarta approves bluish enlargement of Malecón boardwalk

The Puerto Vallarta Malecón is simply a metropolis icon. (Destinationless Travel)

The Municipal Government of Puerto Vallarta has approved the enlargement of the Malecón boardwalk, extending from 31 de Octubre Street to Argentina Street on Avenida Mexico. The determination was confirmed during a gathering of the Public Works Awarding Commission connected August 18, 2025.

Munguía emphasized the request for elaborate readying and swift execution to link the caller conception with Hidalgo Park, creating a bluish gateway to the promenade, according to outlet Noticias PV. He besides highlighted collaboration with the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust to present further improvements aimed astatine boosting the city’s historical center.

The enlargement follows respective caller initiatives to sphere and amended the Malecón. In mid-2024, restoration efforts began connected lighting, planters, and aboveground repairs, though the enactment was not completed. Federal funds volition enactment the bluish expansion, acceptable to see caller lighting, planters, and automated irrigation. Originally built successful 1936, the Malecón past underwent a large renovation successful 2011.

Puerto Vallarta plans escaped nationalist bicycle system

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Puerto Vallarta is preparing to motorboat a escaped nationalist bicycle strategy arsenic portion of a broader propulsion toward sustainable mobility and municipality connectivity, Munguía announced connected August 18, 2025. The inaugural volition beryllium financed done lodging-tax revenues managed by the Puerto Vallarta Tourism Trust.

The task is planned successful 2 stages. The archetypal signifier volition absorption connected rehabilitating and extending the city’s bike-lane web to guarantee continuous, harmless routes. Once that groundwork is successful place, the 2nd signifier volition present motorcycle racks and get the bicycles. While nary fleet size oregon motorboat timeline has been set, officials accidental the extremity is to promote abbreviated municipality trips that trim emissions, easiness congestion, and beforehand health.

Proposed aviator hubs see the engaged junction of Avenida Los Tules, Boulevard Francisco Medina Ascencio, and Calle Viena — linking the bluish edifice portion with Versalles — arsenic good arsenic Plaza Caracol, Plaza Lázaro Cárdenas, the UMA parkland area, and the confederate Malecón.

City leaders framework the task arsenic a mode to equilibrium the needs of residents and visitors by utilizing tourism-generated funds for section infrastructure. Specific details connected operations, security, and attraction volition beryllium defined successful the coming months arsenic readying advances.

Puerto Vallarta proposes caller lodging-platform taxation to money biology projects

The politician has besides announced plans for a caller 1-3% taxation connected short-term rental platforms specified arsenic Airbnb and Booking.com. The connection volition beryllium presented to the City Council connected August 27, 2025, and, if approved, incorporated into the city’s 2026 Revenue Law, reports Noticias PV.

The wealth would beryllium earmarked for projects specified arsenic clean-water infrastructure, wastewater management, and the preservation of greenish areas and protected zones. The inaugural follows increasing unit connected the city’s utility, Seapal Vallarta, to amended potable h2o work and formation sanitation.

Municipal treasurer Raúl Rodrigo Pérez Hernández said the extremity is to guarantee visitors “contribute to the municipality,” portion creating fairer contention with hotels, which already wage section licensing fees. The metropolis intends to coordinate with platforms and hosts to registry rentals and standardize collections.

Currently, guests booking done platforms already wage Jalisco’s 4% authorities lodging tax, which Airbnb has collected since 2022 nether an statement with authorities authorities. The projected metropolis interest would beryllium separate, appearing arsenic an further enactment point connected level reservations opening successful 2026.

Meagan Drillinger is simply a New York autochthonal who has spent the past 15 years traveling astir and penning astir Mexico. While she’s connected the roadworthy for assignments astir of the time, Puerto Vallarta is her location base. Follow her travels connected Instagram astatine @drillinjourneys oregon done her blog astatine drillinjourneys.com.