App Delivery Riders Plan Two Blockades in Mexico City on Nov. 13

App-based delivery riders will protest in Mexico City on Friday, Nov. 13, starting with a rally at 11:00 at Parque México in Colonia Condesa. The organizers, Repartidores Unidos de México, say they will stage two road blockades during the day and will announce where only once the protest is under way.

The riders oppose new traffic requirements proposed by the Secretaría de Movilidad (Semovi, the city’s transport ministry), above all license plates and cargo licenses for motorcyclists who work through delivery and ride apps.

Where the protest starts and what drivers can expect

The meeting point is Parque México, at Avenida Sonora 655 in the Condesa neighborhood of the Cuauhtémoc borough, according to El Universal and Publimetro. In a statement reported by Publimetro, the groups said they plan only two blockades because their priority is to get back to work and keep traffic disruption short.

Earlier calls for the same Friday had mentioned possible closures on Paseo de la Reforma, Insurgentes, Bucareli, Calzada de Tlalpan and Río Churubusco. The latest statement does not confirm any of those roads, Publimetro reported. Publimetro also pointed drivers and transit riders to updates from the road information center of the Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana (SSC, Mexico City’s public security ministry).

The protest falls on the opening day of El Buen Fin 2026, the national discount weekend, when more traffic is expected across the capital. The SSC expects 4 marches, 6 rallies, 1 motorcycle ride and 17 leisure events in the city on Friday. Other planned actions include a cannabis walk at Avenida Hidalgo and Paseo de la Reforma, a gathering at the Ángel de la Independencia, and a march by CCH high school students at Ciudad Universitaria calling for more security after attacks by gangs known as porros.

Why the riders are back on the streets

On Monday, Semovi suspended a pilot program meant to regulate delivery work after meeting with motorcycle riders who rejected the new rules, El Universal reported. That meeting followed blockades in the Santa Fe area. Semovi also announced working groups with the riders. The groups say they still reject the proposals and want their demands settled for good.

Their list of demands includes:

• Dropping the plan for plates and cargo licenses for delivery motorcyclists, which they see as an added cost and paperwork burden.
• Stopping what they call overregulation and halting tax increases.
• Disclosing how the city spends the 2% charge that app platforms pay for using public infrastructure.
• Exempting app motorcycles from parking meter fees during short stops for a delivery or ride.
• A grace period to register electric bikes and scooters.
• Gender-based safety protocols for women riders, backed by the SSC and the city government.
• Easier legal status for migrant workers on the platforms and workplaces free of discrimination for LGBTIQ+ riders.

Publimetro reported further demands: better primary and secondary roads, traffic checks aimed at preventing crashes and not, as the riders allege, at extortion, respect for mototaxi services, and open access for app taxis to Mexico City International Airport (AICM).

What it means for people who use delivery apps

Riders for food and package apps are a daily presence in neighborhoods such as Condesa, and any new plate or license rule would apply to the motorcycles that carry those orders. The groups say they want deals that improve their working conditions without hurting the platforms, restaurants or customers, according to Publimetro.

The organizations behind the call include Demonios del Asfalto, Fortaleza Drivers, Peaky Blinders, Ni Un Repartidor Menos A.C., Sobrevivientes and Ni Una Repartidora Menos.

Talks with city and federal officials

The riders say they will keep taking part in working groups led by the Secretaría de Gobernación (Segob, the federal interior ministry), with the head of Semovi at the table, to shape rules for platform workers. City authorities are expected to report road closures and detours as Friday’s protest moves.

Sources: El Universal, Publimetro México, ADN 40