DOTC eyes sites for transport hubs

[timrev]

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is eyeing a lot behind the Trinoma Mall in Quezon City and part of the reclaimed land near the Uniwide Mall in Parañaque City as the sites of the north and south intermodal transport terminals (ITT), an official said yesterday.

The terminals are where provincial buses can unload their passengers rather than go through Metro Manila’s roads in order to lessen traffic congestion in the metropolis.

DOTC Secretary Manuel Roxas II said they were already in talks with the Ayala Land-National Housing Authority (NHA) joint venture group for the Trinoma lot and the Philippine Reclamation Authority for the south ITT along Coastal Road.

Another ITT at the Food Terminal, Inc. complex was also in the works, Roxas said, noting that the Coastal Road and FTI hubs are transactions between government agencies.

Only the Trinoma Mall lot will involve a private entity. “We have talked to the Ayalas a number of times and also with the NHA which has a joint venture with the Ayalas for the property behind Trinoma,” Roxas said.

He said the Trinoma lot was deemed the best location for the north ITT since it is the point where the EDSA-bound Metro Rail Transit (MRT), the proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 7 to be built by San Miguel Corp., and the North Luzon Expressway-South Luzon Expressway connector road will all converge.

Roxas said the DOTC is already eyeing an alternative to the Trinoma lot if talks with the Ayala-NHA group do not prosper. He said they can go to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, across North Avenue.

With the establishment of the ITTs, Roxas said they expect the number of provincial buses going through Metro Manila by around 8,000 units.

In the first week of March, Malacañang issued Executive Order 67, which calls for the establishment of ITTs outside Metro Manila, removing the need for provincial buses to get into the metropolis and adding to the daily congestion in major thoroughfares, especially EDSA.

The integrated transport system (ITS) project, ordered undertaken by EO 67, involves the setup of bus terminals near the North and South Luzon Expressways for provincial buses.

Citing figures from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Roxas said a total of 13,067 buses ply Metro Manila roads.

He said nearly 60 percent of them are provincial buses that traverse Metro Manila. Only 5,331 are city buses, 3,718 of which ply EDSA.

Apart from the reduced volume of vehicles, Roxas said the ITTs will make commuting to the provinces more convenient because the terminals will be linked to other available mass transport systems such as the LRT, MRT and Philippine National Railways. - By Rainier Allan Ronda (Philstar News Service, Philippine News for the Filipino Global Community)

[CVT]

Dapat kasi, ang mga hubs na iyan na malapit sa mga Malls, ay sa lugar ng Laguna, Cavite, Batangas, Bulacan, Rizal, Pampanga kung saan naka-extend ang serbisyo ng LRT/MRT,train et al... Hindi lang provincial buses, - pati mga private vehicles, motorbikes, bicycle, dapat puwede riyan....

Matagal nang suggestion iyan sa kanila,- e,- ngayon lang at parang original pa ang dating... Matuloy na lang,- okay na rin....

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[vinj]

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) is eyeing a lot behind the Trinoma Mall in Quezon City and part of the reclaimed land near the Uniwide Mall in Parañaque City as the sites of the north and south intermodal transport terminals (ITT), an official said yesterday.

The terminals are where provincial buses can unload their passengers rather than go through Metro Manila’s roads in order to lessen traffic congestion in the metropolis.

DOTC Secretary Manuel Roxas II said they were already in talks with the Ayala Land-National Housing Authority (NHA) joint venture group for the Trinoma lot and the Philippine Reclamation Authority for the south ITT along Coastal Road.

Another ITT at the Food Terminal, Inc. complex was also in the works, Roxas said, noting that the Coastal Road and FTI hubs are transactions between government agencies.

Only the Trinoma Mall lot will involve a private entity. “We have talked to the Ayalas a number of times and also with the NHA which has a joint venture with the Ayalas for the property behind Trinoma,” Roxas said.

He said the Trinoma lot was deemed the best location for the north ITT since it is the point where the EDSA-bound Metro Rail Transit (MRT), the proposed Light Rail Transit (LRT) Line 7 to be built by San Miguel Corp., and the North Luzon Expressway-South Luzon Expressway connector road will all converge.

Roxas said the DOTC is already eyeing an alternative to the Trinoma lot if talks with the Ayala-NHA group do not prosper. He said they can go to the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, across North Avenue.

With the establishment of the ITTs, Roxas said they expect the number of provincial buses going through Metro Manila by around 8,000 units.

In the first week of March, Malacañang issued Executive Order 67, which calls for the establishment of ITTs outside Metro Manila, removing the need for provincial buses to get into the metropolis and adding to the daily congestion in major thoroughfares, especially EDSA.

The integrated transport system (ITS) project, ordered undertaken by EO 67, involves the setup of bus terminals near the North and South Luzon Expressways for provincial buses.

Citing figures from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board, Roxas said a total of 13,067 buses ply Metro Manila roads.

He said nearly 60 percent of them are provincial buses that traverse Metro Manila. Only 5,331 are city buses, 3,718 of which ply EDSA.

Apart from the reduced volume of vehicles, Roxas said the ITTs will make commuting to the provinces more convenient because the terminals will be linked to other available mass transport systems such as the LRT, MRT and Philippine National Railways. - By Rainier Allan Ronda

(Philstar News Service, Philippine News for the Filipino Global Community)

NO WAY, WE HAVE THE SOLE, GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO OWN THE LAND WE ARE SQUATTING ON AT THE NORTH TRIANGLE

- Samahan ng Mga Napakaimportanteng Skwater ng Lungsod ng Quezon

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Another drawing by DOTC. Come on, walk the talk... and you can start by getting me my plate number dammit.

One important thing with these hubs, they should have secure and affordable flat rate parking indeed.

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NO WAY, WE HAVE THE SOLE, GOD GIVEN RIGHT TO OWN THE LAND WE ARE SQUATTING ON AT THE NORTH TRIANGLE

- Samahan ng Mga Napakaimportanteng Skwater ng Lungsod ng Quezon

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Another drawing by DOTC. Come on, walk the talk... and you can start by getting me my plate number dammit.

One important thing with these hubs, they should have secure and affordable flat rate parking indeed.

Agree with you on this, bro... Nakaparada ng buong araw ang mga sasakyan diyan.....

Also,- with the Walk the Talk challenge....

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[timrev]

for me ok narin siguro matuloy iyan...inaral naman siguro nila un...nakita ko din sa mga list of project ng PPP goverment...tignan nyo sa PPP Projects - PPP Center

[vinj]

^I really do look forward to all the plans up in the air as those will really contribute to the progress of our country but it's all still... well up in the air.

- Driver's License and Plates are still not properly manage even after so many years.
- C6: If it's well paved, widened and properly connected to C5 and SLEX all the way to Taytay/Manila East Road, this can help decongest C5-Ortigas and can give a flood-free alternative for those living in the East (Cainta/Antipolo/Taytay, etc.). But now it's still a crater-laden and relatively inaccessible roadway.
- NAIA/Manila International Airport: Stop beating around a dead horse and get a real international gateway made outside of Manila
- NLEX - SLEX Link: another vital artery if they want to build an airport outside Manila
- Manila North Rail: Bilisan niyo before the squatters make their way back to the cleared track areas

[miso_honi]

our public officials are sometimes good at reacting to crisis. often times, they do not plan ahead and plan for contingencies. they do not include the "what if's". what if the road is closed for maintenance, are there safe and convenient alternate routes? is there room for emergency vehicles and emergencies? plans made have been mediocre. example is the tearing of the roads to emplace water pipes. then when the road is back to service, tear it down again for sewer. build it up again and tear it down for storm drains, etc, etc. contractors have to make money and the local officials have to make the kickbacks to recover what they spent for campaign. that's filipino genius