Young professionals develop innovative solutions for walkable streets
PRESS RELEASE | January 23, 2025 QUEZON CITY, January 23, 2025 –– Three teams of young professionals in the fields of computer science, engineering, mathematics, and data science were recognized for designing innovative digital solutions for safer, more inclusive, and walkable streets. Organized by the Mobility Awards, in partnership with the University of the Philippines Data Science Society last January 17-18, the Hack-A-Street Challenge gathered a total of 63 young professionals to inspire new ideas in addressing the urgent need for better mobility solutions in the face of rising pedestrian safety concerns, worsening traffic congestion, pressure on [...]
Building livable cities together: Southeast Asia Mobility Awards 2024 launched to promote sustainable transport
The Clean Mobility Collective Southeast Asia (CMC-SEA) announced the launch of the Southeast Asia Mobility Awards (SEAMA) 2024, an initiative that aims to recognize cities across the region for their excellence in creating sustainable, inclusive, and commuter-friendly urban mobility systems, on December 9 , 2024. SEAMA 2024 is a citizen-driven initiative encouraging participants to highlight their daily commuting experiences through visual storytelling. The campaign urges citizens to submit creative videos that document their journeys, focusing on two categories: the Public Transport Commuter-Friendly City Challenge and the Bicycle-Friendly City Challenge. Each video should depict a two-kilometer journey and promote public [...]
Mobility Awards: Bicycle Count Results Show Rising Demand for Safer Cycling Infrastructure
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 compared to last year’s manual count. The 2024 count underscores the need to sustain and improve cycling infrastructure and safety measures to move more people, according to Mobility Awards Coordinator Arielle Celine Tabinga. "There is momentum for cycling as a mode of everyday transport, [...]
Health Sector Bikes for a Healthier Future to Commemorate Clean Air Act Silver Anniversary
QUEZON CITY, Philippines – In 1999, the Philippines enacted a groundbreaking regulation to safeguard air quality and protect human life from the dangers of air pollution. Twenty-five years later, Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia, 350 Pilipinas, Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (ICSC), and the Health Alliance for Climate and Clean Air Philippines (HACCAP) have joined forces to organize a bike ride campaign celebrating the silver anniversary of the Philippine Clean Air Act. Supported by the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), health professionals and their allies in the health and [...]
More Filipinos are cycling now, latest SWS survey affirms [Mobility Awards]
September 5, 2023 | Reposted from the Mobility Awards | READ THE STORY HERE QUEZON CITY, September 5, 2023 – One out of three households in the country, amounting to approximately 10 million households nationwide, now own at least one bicycle, according to the latest survey released by the Social Weather Stations (SWS). A significant increase from the past two years, with 7.3 million cyclists recorded in April 2022 and 6.2 million cyclists estimated in May 2021, the recent SWS findings highlight the growing reliance of many Filipinos on bicycles for transport, livelihood, and recreation. This year’s respondents cited economic [...]