Moving Together Towards Sustainable Urban Mobility
by Beau Baconguis EDITOR'S NOTE: Beau Baconguis is a Member of ICSC's Board of Trustees. She delivered this speech during the two-day event Move Together: Regional Exchange and Workshop on Sustainable Urban Mobility and Placemaking in Southeast Asia, held from May 22-23, 2026. Good morning everyone! I am so excited to welcome you all to the #MOVETOGETHER Regional Exchange and Workshop on Sustainable Urban Mobility and Placemaking in Southeast Asia. I heard you had a really productive discussion and sharing yesterday. I am sorry that I missed that part but we have two more days of sharing and I [...]
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 [...]