Traffic Problem In Metro Manila (Merged Thread)

[camiar]

I agree with this but the problem is the purchasing power of Filipinos is quite limited. You increase the fare by P20 or P30, and you have protests left and right. People should realize that they get what they pay for. If people want a worry-free mass transport system, they should be prepared to pay for that.

 

Same thing goes with education. When schools raise tuition fees, many people protest. Thing is, if the schools don't raise tuition fees, it won't be able to pay the wages of good teachers who will leave the Philippines for greener pastures abroad. Without tuition fee increases, schools will not be able to provide for better facilities.

 

People only see the cost but not the benefits of price increases in mass transport and education.

 

It takes political will. Abnoy had the political capital in his early days to increase the fare. But he wasted his chance.

 

Sayang. Abnoy should have used his political capital to improve the MRT's revenue situation. If he increased the fares during the early days of his term, even by just a small amount, the MRT system should not have deteriorated to its present state, and he wouldn't have met resistance to additional gradual increases as long as the system worked fine.

 

Now that the system is in shambles, they talk about raising the fares. Talk about incompetence and insensitiveness!

 

Mind you, Mar Roxas was the DOTC Secretary during those days when they had the chance.

Edited April 29, 2015 by camiar

[camiar]

This lack of vision and planning for an effective mass transport system spans several administrations. GMA, Erap, and Abnoy failed to expand the mass transpot system of Metro Manila.

 

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.

[bonanas]

Sana mawala na ang jeeps. Gawing professional ang drivers ng mass transport system, ang sabi sa license "Professional" pero tignan mo naman ang asta ng mga jeepney driver.

 

Sobra sa pagka squatter, walang pakelam sa rules, pag nakabangga paawa epek. Pag nabangga dahil sa kagaguhan nya din lakas manghuthot. Nakatambay sa lahat ng establishments, crossroads, kanto na talagang sagabal. Kaawa awa yung biker na pinitpit ng jeep sa puno/poste lately.

 

 

Walang pakelam sa pasahero ang driver. Siyamam kung syaman kung mapitpit pa, di saaalang alang ang iba't ibang sukat ng tao. Kapag naunahan sya ng kapwa jeep driver nya bubugahan nya to ng usok nya sa pamamagitan ng pag rebolusyon ng todo para mausukan yung karibal na jeep.

 

Simbolo ng walang pagka asenso ang Jeepney as a major transpo system. Sana mawala na to at palitan ng mas efficient at makataong system.

[camiar]

Tricycles should be taken off the cities and towns and allowed to operate only in the barangays.

 

Jeepneys should be banned from cities and allowed only in towns and municipalities outside the metropolis.

 

Only buses, electric shuttle coaches, taxis, LRTs and MRTs should be allowed in cities.

 

 

electric coaches or e-jitneys

Edited May 1, 2015 by camiar

[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.