Mobility Awards: Bicycle Count Results Show Rising Demand for Safer Cycling Infrastructure

2024-11-14T10:42:26+08:0014 Nov 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

Cyclists counted up by 7.2% compared to last year QUEZON CITY, November 13, 2024 – The 2024 Bilang Siklista (citizen bicycle count) recorded 271,555 cyclists across 138 locations in 17 cities and one municipality in the Philippines. Conducted by 1,269 volunteers in partnership with local governments shows a 7.2% increase across 15 cities [...]

Civil society groups discuss strategies to promote inclusive and sustainable mobility in Southeast Asia

2024-09-27T17:31:43+08:0020 Sep 2024|Tags: , , , , , , |

Representatives from non-government organizations, civil society, social enterprises, and coalitions in Southeast Asia talked about transportation challenges experienced by cities across the region and tackled ways to promote safe, inclusive, and sustainable mobility.  Following their first gathering in Chiang Mai, Thailand last year, the Clean Mobility Collective (CMC) Southeast Asia convened in Danao City, Cebu, [...]

ICSC to MMDA: Removal of EDSA bicycle lanes derails progress

2024-05-07T15:34:34+08:0025 Apr 2024|Tags: , , , , , |

QUEZON CITY, April 25, 2024 – The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) announced in an interview on Tuesday the possibility of removing bicycle lanes along EDSA, as the agency explores the potential establishment of exclusive motorcycle lanes in the highway through a study with the Department of Transportation (DOTr). While it is still being [...]

What air quality monitoring can do for bike commuters [The Inkline]

2023-10-06T16:17:02+08:0023 Sep 2023|Tags: , , , , , |

by Mavic Conde | Sept 22, 2023| Published by The Inkline | READ THE STORY HERE At one o’clock in the afternoon, Joshua Agar parked along Quezon Avenue, Quezon City, a long stretch of road in the most populous city in the Philippines. He was cycling from his hometown in Cavite, about 16 miles [...]

ICSC lauds latest MMDA Bike Count

2023-06-19T14:45:08+08:0019 Jun 2023|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has released the results of a year-long bike count done in 2022 by its Bike Lane Program Office (BLPO), with over 1.7 million bicycle trips made along Ortigas Avenue, Quirino Highway, and Commonwealth Avenue. The bike count data supports cycling as a viable mode of transportation in the country, with more people choosing to cycle for everyday trips.

At least 200K commute on bikes each day, according to tally in key cities [Philstar]

2022-11-02T16:22:21+08:0031 Oct 2022|Tags: , , , , , |

Over 600 volunteers around the country recorded nearly 192,000 cyclists on major roads of ten cities in the Philippines in celebration of World Cities Day on Monday. These findings came off the 2022 Bike Count Program, the second round of its kind carried by the Mobility Awards organized by the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities, The Climate Reality Project Philippines, MNL Moves, 350.org Pilipinas and Pinay Bike Community.

Citizens count almost 200,000 people on bikes nationwide [Cebu News Times]

2022-11-02T18:07:43+08:0028 Oct 2022|Tags: , , , , , , |

Over 600 volunteers around the country recorded a total of 191,578 cyclists in major roads of ten cities in the Philippines, providing urgency and basis for national agencies and local governments to accelerate establishment of safer, more inclusive infrastructure and policies promoting active transport.

Volunteer bike count finds: 191K bikers nationwide, 51% helmet use [Spin.ph]

2022-11-02T16:49:11+08:0028 Oct 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , |

PIONEERED LAST year in Manila as non-motorized mobility came into focus because of the lockdowns, the volunteer-driven Citizen’s Bike Count cast a wider, nationwide net for this year’s count. The findings of the more than 600-volunteer strong initiative? A total of 191,578 cyclists pedaling around the major roads of ten Philippine cities, including Naga, Cebu, Mandaue, Davao, Baguio, Iloilo, as well as four cities in Metro Manila.

Baguio City’s protected bike lane design could be something Metro Manila needs [Top Gear]

2022-09-23T10:43:32+08:0021 Sep 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Metro Manila may have the biggest bike-lane network in the country just because of the sheer size of the region, but a good chunk of that network probably isn’t the most cyclist-friendly. If we’re talking about properly built bike lanes, there are places outside the capital we can look to.

ELEVENTH HOUR: Building bikeable and walkable communities

2022-06-15T09:57:32+08:0010 Jun 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

by Celine Tabinga (through The Climate Reality Project Philippines' Eleventh Hour column) | June 10, 2022 | Published by Manila Bulletin | READ THE STORY HERE About the author Celine Tabinga is a Climate Reality Leader and an urban transition analyst at the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities. She is currently the National Coordinator [...]

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