Citizens count almost 200,000 people on bikes nationwide
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
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.
NCR bike count shows mobility revolution underway
Initial results show estimated number of cyclists on the road now at 500k QUEZON CITY, 26 August 2021 -- Citizen-led bike and pedestrian count project Metro Manila Counts (MMC) conservatively estimate that half a million cyclists are now on the roads of the capital. This was highlighted in this week’s episode of “Stories for a Better Normal: Pandemic and Climate Change Pathways,” organized by House Deputy Speaker and Antique Representative Loren Legarda and the Climate Change Commission (CCC). “We need to count more and generate more evidence that can guide our policymakers,” said MNL Moves founder and the Institute for [...]
Cycling on the Rise
by Rio Constantino Editor’s Note: Rio Constantino was a volunteer counter based in Quezon City for the citizen-driven bike count project Metro Manila Counts (MMC). MMC is a collaboration between the Mobility Awards (ICSC, MNL Moves, The Climate Reality Project Philippines, 350 Pilipinas and Pinay Bike Commuter Community) and the local government units of San Juan, Pasig, Marikina, and Quezon City that aims to establish a baseline data of bikers and pedestrians to help justify the need for better mobility infrastructure in Metro Manila. A proper baker knows the importance of good measurements. After all, baking is as much [...]
Count cyclists, pedestrians for a moveable Metro Manila
by Arielle Celine Tabinga Reposted from the Mobility Awards. Note: Celine Tabinga is the Mobility Awards coordinator and ICSC's urban transition analyst currently helping develop and support ICSC’s gender work and low-carbon resilience agenda. Philippine cities can be bikeable - this has been proven by the cities of Pasig, San Juan, and Marikina. Hailed as the most bike-friendly cities in Metro Manila in the first ever Mobility Awards, these three cities have championed the use of bicycles and other active mobility options to support their constituents’ transport needs as the pandemic ensues. The Mobility Awards, a platform that recognizes [...]