traffic

Roxas Blvd. off-limits to motorists and pedestrians

ROXAS Boulevard will be a no-man’s land starting today (Monday) until Nov. 20 after the Manila City government announced that pedestrians, aside from motorists, will be banned from the area as part of security measures for the…

Change mall operating hours during Apec meet, lawmaker suggests to MMDA

A METRO Manila lawmaker has proposed a change in mall hours during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Leaders’ Meeting as part of efforts to decongest traffic in the capital. Valenzuela Rep. Sherwin Gatchalian, a senatorial candidate of…

Edsa closure, Apec traffic scheme tested this weekend

Traffic schemes related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) Summit will again have a dry run this weekend as authorities fine-tune preparations for the high-security international event scheduled for next week. In a press briefing on Thursday,…

It’s the cars, stupid

THE REAL way out of the horrendous traffic mess in Metro Manila, and increasingly in other major cities of the country as well, is not to build more roads to accommodate more cars. It’s to have fewer…

Barangay execs try to stop MMDA team

PERSONNEL of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) were once again met with resistance Tuesday as they were clearing Mabuhay Lanes or alternate routes for motorists wanting to avoid Edsa during the holiday season. MMDA Task Force…

Edsa dry run chokes traffic but MMDA declares it a success

A DRY run on an exclusive lane for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) visitors on Edsa on Monday was declared a rousing success by traffic disciplinarians, contrary to what motorists experienced. The simulation exercise to make travel a…

MMDA warns of Friday the 13th exodus

AUTHORITIES are warning of heavy traffic on Friday the 13th as people are expected to leave Metro Manila ahead of the four-day break for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders’ meeting. During its Sunday radio program, Metropolitan…

Motorists told: Avoid Edsa and Roxas Blvd from Nov. 16 to 20

The Philippine National Police’s Highway Patrol Group advised the public to avoid Epifanio delos Santos Avenue (Edsa) and Roxas Boulevard from Nov. 16 to 20 as the country hosts the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit. On…

Bus rapid transit, ‘inclusive mobility’ may solve traffic woes–experts

There may be hope for the vehicular traffic situation in Metro Manila, which has been ranked the worst on Earth by users of a road navigation application. Amid growing public clamor to improve the deteriorating railway systems…

San Juan City blinks on Mabuhay Lanes

The San Juan city government has agreed to amend a 1998 ordinance to accommodate the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority’s (MMDA) road clearing operations for the Mabuhay Lanes, a day after a conflict cropped up over the traffic…

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