Edsa Road Sharing on June 28, 2015
This is good news for those who want to run in Edsa. On June 28, from Ortigas to SM MOA, there will be lanes that will only be for bikers and pedestrians.
During this time, it will be safer for runners to run the long busy road. The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced last Monday, June 22, that this road-sharing will take place from 12 am to 11:59 pm on Sunday. Buses and private cars on EDSA will be limited to 3 out of 5 lanes both on the north-bound and south-bound sides.
Each EDSA lane is composed of 5 smaller lanes. They will be divided as follows:
Lane 1 (lane closest to existing sidewalks) – Walk lane
Lane 2 – Bike lane
Lane 3 – City buses
Lane 4 – Provincial buses and private vehicles
Lane 5 – Private vehicles
The goal of this road-sharing is to introduce a transportation system with a reduced number of cars. Weaning people from cars and encouraging them to take non-motorized forms of transportation is also the DENR’s strategy.
Around 80% of air pollution in the mega city comes from vehicles, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and implementing this scheme will greatly reduce pollution.
View Full Report here: Half of EDSA for bikers, pedestrians only on June 28
* photos taken from Rappler
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ManokanRunner
Jinoe Gavan is the founder of this award-winning blog Takbo.ph, The Filipino Running Community. Known as ManokanRunner, he is a computer addict on weekdays, a church leader on weekends and a runner in all days of the week. He wants to run and cover as many miles in many places as he could. Read more about his life in the urban jungle with all the distractions and the fun of raising his son in DaddyandtheCity(dot)com.
This is a welcome development but im not amenable to running on EDSA considering the air and noise pollution.
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