Traffic Problem In Metro Manila (Merged Thread)

[bonanas]

Sana din maging bicycle-friendly na yung mga kalsada. Malaki iluluwag nito kung madami mag bike, kaso sa present state dito sa Pinas. Buwis buhay ang mag bike sa major thoroughfares.

[oscartamaguchiblackface]

 

In fairness to GMA, she tried to expand the rail system but met constant resistance from vested interests in congress. If you remember, it was during her term when the north and south rail right-of-way were cleared of squatters. However, Liberal party opposition prevented her from pushing through with the rail project. To be specific, it was Drilon who blocked the North Rail project so he can have the project transferred to Iloilo. The result, parehong walang nakinabang. The North Rail could have made Clark International Airport a viable alternative for NAIA.

 

Also in fairness to GMA, she made a lot of progress in getting the SLEX, NLEX, and MRT Balintawak line fast tracked.

She was also the one who successfully cleared the Airport Road of squatters to widen the road for the skyway that's being built today.

Speaking of squatters, it was reported on the news that squatters were responsible for the derailment of a PNR commuter train near the Magallanes station the other day. Seems squatters living near railroad tracks haven't been completely relocated.

 

When will public officials finally rid the metropolis of squatters? They are a major source of urban blight and crime. When you squat on someone else's land, that is theft. Theft is a crime just as corruption is theft. Both are crimes.

 

How can any legislator see it any other way than a crime? How can congress as a whole consider squatting as anything other than a crime? Squatting is stealing and the last I checked, stealing is a crime against God and man.

 

Anyone who coddles squatters should be considered a promoter of theft and should be imprisoned. There is no excuse for tolerating squatters. It's this toleration of squatters that encourages people living in the provinces to migrate to Metro Manila and eventually end up squatting.

[sonnyt111]

The system they are using is still DOS based. How outdated is that? Poor management, no revenues. Everything was taken for granted until this frequent breakdown occurred.

DOS? Gee, I thought that went out with diskettes.

[Bugatti Veyron]

The final solution to ease traffic in the metropolis is to put up an effective and efficient mass transport system where different lines going to different destinations all interconnect at one station or another. Based on the size of Metro Manila, I think we need a minimum of about 6 lines. So far we only have 3 (2 if the MRT is closed for rehabilitation) lines. Lines should interconnect seamlessly unlike what we have today where commuters transferring to the MRT from the LRT at the EDSA-Taft intersection have to go down from the LRT station, walk along Taft Avenue and EDSA, then take the stairs to go to the MRT station. The transfer is inconvenient to say the least.

 

The PNR should also modernized its trains and the government should remove all squatters living along railroad tracks.

 

Private ownership of public utility buses should be banned. Government should take over the operation of buses and give salaries to the bus drivers to prevent the anarchy that characterizes the situation we have along EDSA today.

 

Private car owners may opt to take public transportation instead of taking their own cars if only public transportation is made convenient and safe. Public transportation today is neither convenient nor safe.

[maxiev]

The final solution to ease traffic in the metropolis is to put up an effective and efficient mass transport system where different lines going to different destinations all interconnect at one station or another. Based on the size of Metro Manila, I think we need a minimum of about 6 lines. So far we only have 3 (2 if the MRT is closed for rehabilitation) lines. Lines should interconnect seamlessly unlike what we have today where commuters transferring to the MRT from the LRT at the EDSA-Taft intersection have to go down from the LRT station, walk along Taft Avenue and EDSA, then take the stairs to go to the MRT station. The transfer is inconvenient to say the least.

 

The PNR should also modernized its trains and the government should remove all squatters living along railroad tracks.

 

Private ownership of public utility buses should be banned. Government should take over the operation of buses and give salaries to the bus drivers to prevent the anarchy that characterizes the situation we have along EDSA today.

 

Private car owners may opt to take public transportation instead of taking their own cars if only public transportation is made convenient and safe. Public transportation today is neither convenient nor safe.

The question is does the government have a budget for these projects? I seriously doubt if it has.

[maxiev]

The final solution to ease traffic in the metropolis is to put up an effective and efficient mass transport system where different lines going to different destinations all interconnect at one station or another. Based on the size of Metro Manila, I think we need a minimum of about 6 lines. So far we only have 3 (2 if the MRT is closed for rehabilitation) lines. Lines should interconnect seamlessly unlike what we have today where commuters transferring to the MRT from the LRT at the EDSA-Taft intersection have to go down from the LRT station, walk along Taft Avenue and EDSA, then take the stairs to go to the MRT station. The transfer is inconvenient to say the least.

 

The PNR should also modernized its trains and the government should remove all squatters living along railroad tracks.

 

Private ownership of public utility buses should be banned. Government should take over the operation of buses and give salaries to the bus drivers to prevent the anarchy that characterizes the situation we have along EDSA today.

 

Private car owners may opt to take public transportation instead of taking their own cars if only public transportation is made convenient and safe. Public transportation today is neither convenient nor safe.

Sounds good. Except a budget is needed to get these projects up and running. Without the necessary budget, these projects will never see the light of day.

[Bugatti Veyron]

Sounds good. Except a budget is needed to get these projects up and running. Without the necessary budget, these projects will never see the light of day.

Right. Tax money will probably be diverted to the thieves in government. It's been this way for as long as I can remember. According to my parents, government officials weren't as corrupt during the post-war years as they are today. These days, politicians steal with impunity. Good thing media has taken an active role in identifying crooks in government.

 

I digress. Anyway, like I said, we need an efficient and effective mass transport system if we are to extricate ourselves from the daily traffic jams. Hopefully, media will help pressure government about the importance of providing the people with an efficient and effective mass transport system.

[maxiev]

Right. Tax money will probably be diverted to the thieves in government. It's been this way for as long as I can remember. According to my parents, government officials weren't as corrupt during the post-war years as they are today. These days, politicians steal with impunity. Good thing media has taken an active role in identifying crooks in government.

 

I digress. Anyway, like I said, we need an efficient and effective mass transport system if we are to extricate ourselves from the daily traffic jams. Hopefully, media will help pressure government about the importance of providing the people with an efficient and effective mass transport system.

And like you said, this will probably not happen in the near future because of corruption. Corruption will probably reach epidemic proportions if and when Binay becomes our next president. If Erap had his "walang kamaganak, walang kaibigan" Gloria had her "matatag na republika," and Pnoy had his "tuwid na daan/kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap" slogans, I wonder what Binay's will be. Maybe it will be "Trillanes, you can run but you can't hide." Or perhaps, "ganito kami sa Pilipinas" Department of Tourism's by-line will be replaced to "it's more corrupt in the Philippines."

[viii]

the real solution to traffic is proper enforcement. it doesn't matter if you have 100 or 1000 or even 10000 traffic enforcers out there, if they have no idea what they're doing then it won't make a difference.

 

kahit buong araw ka kumaway diyan sa gitna ng kalsada wala rin silbi, dagdag lang sa traffic kasi naka harang sa mga lane.

[trench1979]

If the mass commute system is upgraded (more mrts, bus rapid transport, phase out old public utility vehicles) then masosolusyonan ang traffic dito. I myself will start to commute kung hindi hassle, ang hirap kay maghanap ng parking dito sa Manila (ex. I usually have to wait 20 to 30 mins just to be able to park in Mega Mall)

[tk421]

I still think the idea of 'boundary' system for public transpo system is a very bad idea. That's the reason why taxis drivers are picky with passengers, why jeepneys stop in the middle of the road to pick up passengers, buses converting the long stretch of edsa as a public transpo terminal.

 

Make these franchises pay their drivers a fixed monthly salary and I think it will solve so many traffic dilemmas.

[Bugatti Veyron]

I still think the idea of 'boundary' system for public transpo system is a very bad idea. That's the reason why taxis drivers are picky with passengers, why jeepneys stop in the middle of the road to pick up passengers, buses converting the long stretch of edsa as a public transpo terminal.

 

Make these franchises pay their drivers a fixed monthly salary and I think it will solve so many traffic dilemmas.

I agree 100%.

[boredguy90]

To ease the traffic situation in manila the government should improve the livelihoods in the provinces. Encourage filipinos that manila isnt the only place where money can be gained. Lessen the people here in manila and surely the traffic situation and even the mrt problems would lessen. Well thats what i think.

[sonnyt111]

I agree. But the government must put up the necessary infrastructure in the provinces so businesses can relocate there. Such infrastructure include road construction, low cost housing for employees, improve electric service, provide tax incentives to businessmen who relocate to provincial areas, etc. The government should also try to entice foreign investors to set up businesses in provincial areas. This will translate to job creation, development of the local economy in these provinces, and provide local government units with much needed taxes.

 

Ultimately, decongesting Metro Manila is the ideal solution. The metropolis is just too congested now.

[Julianda]

I agree. But the government must put up the necessary infrastructure in the provinces so businesses can relocate there. Such infrastructure include road construction, low cost housing for employees, improve electric service, provide tax incentives to businessmen who relocate to provincial areas, etc. The government should also try to entice foreign investors to set up businesses in provincial areas. This will translate to job creation, development of the local economy in these provinces, and provide local government units with much needed taxes.

 

Ultimately, decongesting Metro Manila is the ideal solution. The metropolis is just too congested now.

 

And here’s the epic problem why the government can’t set up more infrastructures in the provinces, and that is the endemic corruption especially in the local government. So expect a huge influx of people from many provinces in Metro Manila especially nowadays that the classes in school have just started.