New subway in Argentina? An unprecedented proposal in one of the largest cities in the country

Although it is difficult to imagine a subway network in an Argentine city other than Capa, they proposed implementing the solution in another capital.

11/29/2025 – 9:25 pm

Debate on the new urban and regional planning law promoted by the municipality Silver He added a completely unexpected suggestion: Construction of the subway network. The proposal was put forward by Sergio Poggi, president of the Association of Professionals in Architecture and Urban Planning of La Plata, who questioned that the official project only focuses on already existing transportation solutions and does not consider Ambitious alternatives for the future of the capital, Buenos Aires.

Continuing to think of city mobility only in terms of bus and rail expansion is a limit to long-term planning, Boggi said. Instead, the specialist insisted on it La Plata should start work on developing the underground transportation systemIt is a solution that can completely eliminate the eternal problem of traffic and public transportation affecting its residents.

This proposal comes at a crucial moment. The Planning Law, which sets standards for occupancy, heights, heritage preservation and urban planning incentives, will be discussed in the coming days in the Deliberative Council. Although Bogie “totally agrees” with… Need to rework existing codeHe warned against the wider neighborhood’s lack of participation in the discussions and the need to integrate A A comprehensive overview of mobility.

They suggest the subway in La Plata: “It’s very easy to do.”

Boje’s primary argument for promoting the subway proposal rests on two pillars: technical feasibility and the historical need to adopt a mass transit solution that actually works.

The architect confirmed in statements to Radio 221 that “It’s very easy to take the subway in La Plata.” This frank statement is based on the fact that the properties of the city’s soil, mostly flat and with favorable geology, will allow the works to proceed without the great technical difficulties presented by other large cities.

Furthermore, the specialist compared La Plata’s situation to that of the autonomous city of Buenos Aires at the beginning of the metro network, highlighting that at that time, the population of the federal capital was smaller than that of the capital city of Buenos Aires. This comparison seeks to prove that The current population size of La Plata already justifies this investment In a high capacity mass transit system.

A comprehensive underground transportation system will have multiple immediate benefits for the city:

• Congestion center: It would significantly reduce the need for medium and long distance buses to enter the center of La Plata.
• Less cars: With efficient and fast public transportation, car use in urban areas is naturally discouraged, reducing traffic. “The problem in La Plata is serious because people do not leave their cars, and there is no chance of this happening without good public transportation,” Poji noted.

Beyond the mobility proposal, the president of the Association of Professionals in Architecture and Urban Planning of La Plata also focused his criticism on other aspects of the new COUT that, in his opinion, have not been properly considered or discussed.

Boje insisted that the debate on urban heritage must be deeper and more ambitious. He pointed out the need to incorporate areas with a strong La Plata identity, such as Meridiano V and Tolosa, into the list of protected areas. Likewise, he suggested protecting houses built between the 1930s and 1960s, because they “define our identity as a city” and preserving them “strengthens the identity of La Plata.”

The specialist, while celebrating the intention to update the standard, calls for taking into account the observations of professionals and expanding the discussion to include greater participation of neighborhoods, especially in neighborhoods that could have been excluded from previous dialogue situations. With an imminent vote in the deliberative council, the subway proposal and questions related to urban heritage add an element of pressure to the regional planning project.