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.

‘PEDAL METRO’: City Hall counts 22k bike commuters at rush hours [Daily Guardian]

2022-11-02T15:46:52+08:0028 Oct 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

by Joseph B.A. Marzan | April 15, 2021| Published by Daily Guardian | READ THE STORY HERE In a nod to its claim as the country’s bicycling capital, a month-long bike-counting activity conducted by volunteers in Iloilo City a few months ago revealed that more than 20,000 people use their bikes as a mode [...]

Citizens count almost 200,000 people on bikes nationwide

2022-10-30T14:08:20+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.

Mobility group observes ‘gender gap’ between male and female cyclists in latest count

2022-10-24T10:55:16+08:0021 Oct 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Of the nearly 100,000 cyclists counted by the Mobility Awards, the vast majority was male, which advocates say still indicates a "gender gap" in cycling in the Philippines.

Ahead of World Car-free Day Baguio City counts people on bicycles

2022-09-20T18:46:14+08:0019 Sep 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

In advance of the celebration of World Car-Free Day, cycling advocates and the local government of Baguio City counted cyclists in seven areas in the city from September 17-19, 2022. They undertook this count to establish baseline data on the number of residents using bicycles for daily transport, to help local policymakers make informed decisions on transport route network planning.

More than 500 volunteers count people on bicycles nationwide

2022-06-28T17:20:59+08:0028 Jun 2022|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Cycling community pays back to cities, counts people on bicycles to push momentum for bike revolution by Mobility Awards | June 28, 2022 | READ THE STORY HERE QUEZON CITY, June 28, 2022 – Over 500 cycling volunteers across the country joined this year’s June Bicycle Count today to help establish baseline data indicating the [...]

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 [...]

People: PWD and Typhoon Haiyan survivor among Siklista ng Bayan winners in Mobility Awards 2021

2022-06-22T10:29:02+08:0007 Dec 2021|Tags: , , , , , , |

by Anton Onato | December 7, 2021 | Published by Adobo Magazine | READ THE STORY HERE MANILA, PHILIPPINES — Between 7:00 am and 8:00 am every day, Lito Sudario and Peter “Jojo” Montalban would rush to start their days for work. Jojo, a resident of Danao City, Cebu, sells newspapers, while Lito, who hails from Tacloban City, runs a [...]

Iloilo, Mandaue, and Naga hailed as the most bike-friendly cities in nationwide Mobility Awards

2021-11-25T16:48:52+08:0025 Nov 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

November 25, 2021 | Published by the Mobility Awards | READ THE STORY HERE Bike riders and entrepreneurs, offices, commercial establishments also recognized QUEZON CITY, 25 November 2021 -- In celebration of the National Bicycle Month this November and in observance of the National Climate Change Week, the cities of Iloilo, Mandaue, and Naga were named [...]

Mobility Awards nominations for bike-friendly venues on

2021-09-09T17:26:13+08:0007 Sep 2021|Tags: , , , , , , , |

by Josef Ramos | September 7, 2021 | Published by BusinessMirror | READ THE STORY HERE The Mobility Awards intensified its bike advocacy by recognizing the best work places, business venues and bike-friendly cities in the countryside. The organization has started accepting nominations and set a November 5 deadline. Nominations could be made at www.mobilityawards.ph. The winners [...]

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