The city government of Quezon City is planning to expand the 93-kilometer bike lane network to 161 kilometers as biking continues to rise as an alternative mode of transportation. "Whatever you're cycling for, the bike lanes are for you,” Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte said during a bike run...
Local government units (LGUs) with innovative practices in promoting active transport during the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic will be feted with the ‘Bike lane Awards’, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) disclosed on Tuesday, Oct. 5. “The Bike Lane...
NIGHT OWL Anna Mae Lamentillo When I was in Massachusetts in 2020, the city government of Boston just launched the “Go Boston 2030 Vision Framework,” an initiative which hoped to cement Boston’s place as America’s most walkable city by putting up infrastructure that would improve access...
Whether as transportation, recreation, or sport, cycling has become a suitable option for many, especially amid the imposition of pandemic protocols that included public transit capacity constraints and closure of gyms and sports centers. Once the pandemic is over, here are a few farms in...
The Parañaque City government launched a "bike pantry" on August 3 for easy mobilization of health care workers of Ospital ng Parañaque (OSPAR) 1 and 2. Bicycles donated by Councilor Wahoo Sotto for use by public hospital staff in Parañaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez said five bicycles were...
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...
Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Art Tugade has opened the P145.371 million bike lane in Davao City which spans 54.744 kilometers. IMG-84fb969d7d4152ffeea4bedb041b6061-V It was part of the government's P1.09 Billion Bayanihan Bike Lane Networks project, 497 kilometers of pavement markings, physical...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) lauded on Monday, July 19, the organizers of the Saturday’s nationwide “Bike for Peace and Justice’’, saying it heightened the country’s united call against the atrocities committed by the communist rebels. “The killings of...
The government has given the green light to the conduct of the "Bike for Peace and Justice" this weekend subject to certain conditions. President Rodrigo Duterte presides over a meeting with the Inter-Agency Task Force on the Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID) core members prior to his talk to...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) is set to inaugurate this month the various bike lane projects in Metro Manila, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao as part of the government's goal to promote active transport among Filipinos. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) This, after the agency and the Department...
