Traffic Problem In Metro Manila (Merged Thread)

[acesx31]

automobile law in 1st world countries are very pricey which discourages people from buying a lot. i.e. in Germany cars are cheap but the law requires an insurance policy that is very high, Singapore has additional Tax for car users, etc.

 

Although, this countries have a very effective mass transport system.

[Alex_Corvis]

automobile law in 1st world countries are very pricey which discourages people from buying a lot. i.e. in Germany cars are cheap but the law requires an insurance policy that is very high, Singapore has additional Tax for car users, etc.

 

Although, this countries have a very effective mass transport system.

 

They call it COE in Singapore. Certificate of Eligibility. Which can cost as much as 5x the car.

It depends on what type of car you plan to buy and how many COE expired on that year. Draw lot type kasi sya, the plan is to maintain an average number of car users per year.

 

Also, one of the requirement is you need to have your own parking space.

[Alex_Corvis]

Anyway, now I think Traffic is really caused by Buses.

 

I commute by bus from North Ave to Makati daily (para makatulog) It usually takes me 1 hour or 1 1/2 hour max kung makasakay ako before 6AM. Pero lately, ever since MMDA placed those plastic barriers as dividers, umabot na ako ng 2 - 2 1/2 hours na byahe.

 

Reason: From GMA Kamuning, if buses takes the fly over pwede na lang sila magbaba sa Santolan. That means buses can only stick sa bus lanes. Di na sila pwede mag swerve and sumingit from mid-lane to bus lanes. Kaya ayun, abot ng Q.Ave halos ang bus na nakapila. Pero yung private car / fast lanes, slow/moderate na ang galaw.

[sandy51]

di ko maintindihan bakit di marunong gumamit ng foresight ang mga nasa gobyerno when they do have the statistics to back it up. walang ka foresight foresight ang mga road designs natin. basta makagawa lang ng daan okay na undermining the population of the area or the establishments in the area 5, 10, 15 yrs from now. sa ibang bansa ganun ang takbuhan, pagaaralan ang area, pagiisipan kung anong klaseng zone ba ilalagay, gagawa ng foresight, tpos road construction. dito kakaiba, zones muna tpos daan tapos bahala na.

 

speaking of zoning, isa pa tong problema kaya congested ang manila traffic. isipin mo ba naman residential, commercial and industrial establishments all compacted near a vital traffic artery! susme! nandyan ang mga malls, working offices, condo units lahat na. naiiling na nga lang ako sa mga ads ng mga realty/ condo, lahat nakalagay near edsa, kampucha ineencourage pa na macongest lalo ung area! kaya maski anong linis nyo ng mga street vendors, anong klaseng laning laning pa or coding schemes gawin, di uubra yan. i just hope the government have the guts to reestablish proper zoning ng mga establshments. ilipat ang mga dapat ilipat, tanggalin ang mga dapat tanggalin ewan lang kung hindi pa makita yung hinahanap na decongestion ng mga pinoy. strong willpower lang naman naghihinder eh.

 

 

Speaking of foresight, C5 was made at a time intersections on EDSA were being removed. Then when C5 was completed, an intersection at Kalayaan Av was opened. And now, near the Korean Embassy. Worse is that nobody is crossing, there are traffic aides, but still, traffic at C5 is stopped by the traffic light. I don't know if it's really foresight or plain stupidity

[sandy51]

 

They call it COE in Singapore. Certificate of Eligibility. Which can cost as much as 5x the car.

It depends on what type of car you plan to buy and how many COE expired on that year. Draw lot type kasi sya, the plan is to maintain an average number of car users per year.

 

Also, one of the requirement is you need to have your own parking space.

Speaking of "your own parking space" does that include government vehicles? So many of them are parked along Levy Mariano in Taguig. Also, is it possible to remove the "no parking" sign at the Western Police District? Kakahiya naman na blatant ang violation at the place mismo of the enforcers.

[haroots2]

1st world countries don't have jeepneys and tricycle to travel to work because most of them have cars. Countries that uses bicycle and are successful on the program are those that have a cold weather all year long. The best I think that implemented this is Norway. Would you like to try riding a bike from North Ave. to Ayala Ave. in the morning during summer and have a 9:am business meeting?

You can't ban jeep on Taft or Rizal Ave. and other smaller main road and replace it with bus or bicycle. It just won't work.

The main problem really is over population and centralization of business/employment opportunity in Metro Manila. In recent decade, people are now living outside M.M. like Bulacan, Laguna and Cavite due to its affordability. This is why we have so many provincial buses right now going to M.M.

[kamotengkahoy14]

Para saakin only solution is unified bus company at increase the number of trains. Kasi dapat talaga proper zoning mga mall kasi nasa edsa mismo kaya damay traffic dun pag sale. Pero mukhang yung bus lanes naka improve sa daan di na ako masyado na late.

[*kalel*]

1. Baka dapat tuw8ng rush hour, private vehicles can use the bus lanes... anytime in between, busses lang...

 

2. Tanggalin ang mga colorum

 

3. Ayusin ang mass transport system..

 

4. Itigil o wala dapat ang construction ng kung anu ano sa mga alternate or complimentary routes hanggat di tapos ang improvements sa major routes

[dirk.diggler]

I think there are simply just too many cars in Metro Manila. Government should fix the public transport system. Add, more trains & improve the infastructure of the lrt/mrt. Abolish the current buses & replace them with double decker buses which strictly follow time & loading/unloading areas.

 

A developed country is not where the poor people have cars, it's where the rich people use public transportation. - Mayor of Bogota

[Shadow Minister]

I think there are simply just too many cars in Metro Manila. Government should fix the public transport system. Add, more trains & improve the infastructure of the lrt/mrt. Abolish the current buses & replace them with double decker buses which strictly follow time & loading/unloading areas.

 

A developed country is not where the poor people have cars, it's where the rich people use public transportation. - Mayor of Bogota

 

Speaking of Bogota, this place is known for TransMillenio, one of BRT pioneers. We can learn from this, a mass transpo using bus instead of subway trains. Much cheaper and simpler to construct and simpler to maintain than LRT/MRT. We should consider BRT.

[rooster69ph]

To have a long term solution to the traffic problem will entail a lot of sacrifice from the people. Ang tanong willing ba tayong magsakripisyo o maabala sa susunod na mga taon para sa ikagiginhawa natin at ng mga susunod na henerasyon?

 

For example, yun ginagawa yang LRT 1 several decades ago, katakut-takot na reklamo mula sa iba't ibang sektor tulad ng mga negosyante na humina ang kita dahil halos di madaanan ang Rizal Ave. Yun mga regular commuters din ng jeep naabala dahil sa sobrang traffic.

[haroots2]

Like I said before over population and centralization of business/employment opportunity in Metro Manila in one of the causes of heavy traffic. If we can improve the employment opportunity on nearby provinces like in Central Luzon and Calabarzon that should help immensely. But we need to improve their roads not just the expressways. Big successful businesses in provinces need efficient trade routes to Metro Manila. If people in those regions can have the same salary that they get in Metro Manila they would rather work there rather than traveling in and out of MM. Kailangan talaga ma decentralize ang Metro Manila para gumaang din ang traffic. Maximizing Clark Int'l Airport would also help. The skyway they are building now from Balintawak up to NAIA would also help the traffic.
Assigning a traffic czar or better yet hire some 3rd party consultant company from abroad that would assess our traffic situation and recommend a solution to ease the traffic.

[ilukaok]

big thinking needs big projects....

start na lang muna sa basic as in.....

* turuan ang trafiic enforcers kung paano wag mangotong.....ng mga private vehicles.... wala pa akong nakitang jeep, bus, taxi na hinuli.

* turuan ang traffic enforcers na palisin sa main street ang mga trycicle at pedicabs.

* turuan ang traffic enforcers na papuntahin sa kana yung mabagal sa daan....

* turuan ang traffic enforcers na wag payagan ang illegal stops and double parking....

 

$turuan yung mga MMDA sa AIRPORT and COASTAL na mag traffic at wag mag kwentuhan.....paalisin yung mga bus na naka quadruple parking sa tabi.

$turuan yung mga MMDA na mag traffic sa paakyat ng overpass sa EDSA and roxas blvd

 

nung panahon ni Marcos...walang Jay Walking kasi lahat ng mahuli ay kukulong sa isan corner na may sign na 'jaywalker po kami'

pag dating ng alas 5 uwi na sila.....

siguro pwede gawing municipal law ang kamukha niyan....a big maybe....

 

mga simpleng solusyun lang po at madaling ipatupad na kaagad....

 

higit sa lahat sanayin ang tao sa pag sunod sa batas sa pamamagitan ng penalty ayon din sa batas....

 

welcome po ang improvement idea hindi po criticism....marami na po nyan....

[Misteryotao]

Masyado marami na kasi may sasakyan. What we need is not more roads. We need better public transportation. We need infastructure in order to lessen the need of people to use their private vehicles.

[haroots2]

One reason kung bakit dumami private vehicles is marami ng kriminal sa public transport. Mga mandurukot, holdaper molester etc. Yung mga babae ngayon prefers owning a car if they can afford than commuting in public vehicles. Even their parents buys them a car just to feel their children are more safe.