Bacoor City LGU breaks ground for an 18.96-kilometer stretch of bike lanes on Sept. 25 (Photo from Bacoor City LGU/MANILA BULLETIN) CAVITE – Bacoor City officials broke ground for an 18.96-kilometer stretch of bike lanes across the city on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Present during the ceremony...
The traffic in Metro Manila tests the patience of a motorist. For cyclists, it’s a whole different story. To them, it’s a test to survive a simple journey of getting from point A to B. The pandemic gave birth to most of the bike lanes we have today. During its peak when lockdowns stopped mass...
House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto is calling on the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) to make pedestrian and bike ways as “a pillar” of its activities. Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto (Facebook) Recto said on Sunday, Feb. 26...
By DIANN IVY CALUCIN Valenzuela City Mayor Weslie "WES" Gatchalian announced on Saturday, Dec. 17, that single motorcycles will be allowed to pass through the city’s bike lane starting Dec. 25. Under City Ordinance No. 1064, Series of 2022, single motorcycles are authorized to utilize the bike...
ILOILO CITY – Bike-friendly Iloilo City is one of the awardees of the prestigious 2022 Galing Pook award for mobilizing citizenship participation. ILONGGOS ride their bicycles at the riverside park Esplanade in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) “Galing Pook is about good governance and projects worthy of...
The Quezon City (QC) government announced on Monday, April 11, that it placed 10 concrete plant boxes along the bike lane on the eastbound lane of Commonwealth Avenue to act as barriers for the safety of cyclists that are passing through. The placement of the plant boxes, which started on...
The Valenzuela City government on Monday, Dec. 27, announced that the enhanced implemantation of the bike lane usage in MacArthur Highway -- from Malanday to Marulas -- will start on Jan. 3, 2022. Mayor Rex Gatchalian signed City Ordinance No. 969 on Dec. 6, imposing the guidelines and penalties...
Iloilo City emerged as the top local government unit (LGU) that promotes effective bike lane use during the first-ever National Bike Lane Awards of the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG). (FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Iloilo bested other...
The Quezon City Government will install new bike-friendly facilities to ensure the safety of the cycling public in the city. “Nang magsimula ang pandemya noong nakaraang taon, nakita nating naging pangunahing mode of transportation na ang bisikleta. Kaya naman, sinikap ng pamahalaang lungsod na...
An estimated 1,250 cyclists per hour will be accommodated by the newly-inaugurated Metro Manila bike lane--the longest bike lane network in the Philippines. LONGEST BIKE LANE--The 313-kilometer Metro Manila Bike Lane Network was inaugurated on July 27. It cuts through 12 cities in the National...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) this morning (July 27, 2021) led the inauguration of the P801.8 million, 313-kilometer, Metro Manila Bike Lane Network at Roxas Boulevard, Manila. 08232020_BIKELANE_ROMERO-1024x683 The Metro Manila Bike Lanes use concrete delineators or flexible rubber...
Cyclists in Davao City now have their very own "safe space" on the road after the Department of Transportation (DOTr) opened on Tuesday, July 20, the nearly 55-kilometer (km) long bike lane network in the city. (Photo from Department of Transportation) The Davao City bike lane project completes the...
