Emerald Avenue "carless" every Sunday starting June 3 2012

[ghosthunter]

NOTICE: Emerald Avenue in Ortigas Center will be Carless from 6:00am-12:00nn on Sundays starting June 3 2012.

[ghosthunter]

Do you agree or dis-agree with this move for Ortigas Center?

[foresterx]

i like it. less pollution, less traffic and it's better for your health. i wish they do this at edsa on a weekday once a week, if you want to pass by edsa with your car you have to pay a fine.

[stavros]

i like it. less pollution, less traffic and it's better for your health. i wish they do this at edsa on a weekday once a week, if you want to pass by edsa with your car you have to pay a fine.

Seriously? Lol!

[foresterx]

Seriously? Lol!

yes, if done properly that is. the problem is i doubt that will happen just look at the fun runs we have.

the idea is great but how it was done, well you see my point.

[uls]

Earth Day huh?

somewhere in process the message got lost

hahahaha

[Mguy]

Token attempt. What would happen is that the cars that would have passed by Emerald will take the long way around, hence burning more fuel and causing more traffic. My 2 cents.

[uls]

environmental terrorism... ooops! i mean activism... environmental activism is on the rise

[Boy Bastos]

environmental terrorism... ooops! i mean activism... environmental activism is on the rise

Tama! Akshuli nung napatambay ako sa Ortigas area. Kumain ako sa Mcdo near Podium eh hindi pala sila nagbibigay ng straw every Friday. Gandemit! Large Coke float pa naman inorder ko. Takeout pa. Bwisit itong environment activism ng Pasig.

[BratPAQ]

Tama! Akshuli nung napatambay ako sa Ortigas area. Kumain ako sa Mcdo near Podium eh hindi pala sila nagbibigay ng straw every Friday. Gandemit! Large Coke float pa naman inorder ko. Takeout pa. Bwisit itong environment activism ng Pasig.

Haha, natawa ako dito, coke float without straw, take out, pano pa kung iinumin mo while driving? Pahirapan.

On topic, gano ba kalala ang traffic sa ortigas sa sunday ng umaga? Kung di naman ganon kaabala, ok lang.

[ghosthunter]

Here's the irony.

Every Sunday between 6am and 12noon, people will be bringing their (expensive) bikes using their cars and will be parking on the roads around and parallel to Emerald Avenue to taken advantage of the "clean" air.

Gimmick.

I say no.

[vinj]

Here's the irony.

Every Sunday between 6am and 12noon, people will be bringing their (expensive) bikes using their cars and will be parking on the roads around and parallel to Emerald Avenue to taken advantage of the "clean" air.

Gimmick.

I say no.

And since it's a Sunday, they will also bring their gas guzzling weekend showcar or family car to haul their bikes.

hey they gotta have an occasion to show off those P250K+ mountain bikes diba?

Yeah... you might scratch it out on those real mountains kasi. At least on Emerald Ave. you can't dirty em up and you can hang out at the Starbucks there :D

[uls]

haha

go green --> Ford Exped with bike rack... haha

[renzo_d10]

haha

go green --> Ford Exped with bike rack... haha

:hysterical:

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BTT: i oppose.

hahanap lang ng way around yung mga kotse na dapat dadaan diyan, consuming more fuel... so it's just the same.

and yun nga, people will bring their most expensive cars and most expensive bikes to show off, wearing their most expensive cycling suits..

maybe you'll see a blue santa fe or blue crv parked somewhere there lol

[uls]

Yeah... you might scratch it out on those real mountains kasi. At least on Emerald Ave. you can't dirty em up and you can hang out at the Starbucks there :D

exactly

and clean bathrooms... got none of those in the mountains hehe

[uls]

sabi ko sa inyo na-infiltrate ng mga environmentalists ang gobyerno

[vinj]

sabi ko sa inyo na-infiltrate ng mga environmentalists ang gobyerno

It's good to be green but we gotta be practical too. The problem with all the green whatever initiatives is they are impractical and not long term nor broad enough to really solve our problems.

Ban plastics from stores? We all end up using other products and lines at groceries take even longer as it's harder to pack items in alternatives (paper bags and boxes). I did get myself one of those green bags for the grocery but i always forget it anyway.

Set up bike lanes or close roads on weekends for bike use only? It still doesn't solve the problem of traffic and congestion. Plus of course the major polluters to our roads are not private vehicles (where most recreational bikers are classed) but the trikes, buses, jeeps and trucks that people rely on to get about their daily lives. Can you get them to bike to and from work? Heck they may be killed due to pollution or get run over by a moron at the wheel of the bus.

Yung Exped, low mileage pa since pag weekend lang ginagamit. :D That's why astigin ako sa mga taong ginagamit pang everyday yung mga Exped and Suburban nila.

[renzo_d10]

It's good to be green-

-minded. :D

I think they should ban PUJs as well.

[uls]

It's good to be green but we gotta be practical too. The problem with all the green whatever initiatives is they are impractical and not long term nor broad enough to really solve our problems.

Ban plastics from stores? We all end up using other products and lines at groceries take even longer as it's harder to pack items in alternatives (paper bags and boxes). I did get myself one of those green bags for the grocery but i always forget it anyway.

Set up bike lanes or close roads on weekends for bike use only? It still doesn't solve the problem of traffic and congestion. Plus of course the major polluters to our roads are not private vehicles (where most recreational bikers are classed) but the trikes, buses, jeeps and trucks that people rely on to get about their daily lives. Can you get them to bike to and from work? Heck they may be killed due to pollution or get run over by a moron at the wheel of the bus.

Yung Exped, low mileage pa since pag weekend lang ginagamit. :D That's why astigin ako sa mga taong ginagamit pang everyday yung mga Exped and Suburban nila.

wiki: Green politics

Green politics is a political ideology that aims for the creation of an ecologically sustainable society rooted in environmentalism, social liberalism, and grassroots democracy.[1] It began taking shape in the western world in the 1970s; since then Green parties have developed and established themselves in many countries across the globe, and have achieved some electoral success.

Supporters of Green politics, called Greens, share many ideas with the ecology, conservation, environmentalism, feminism, and peace movements. In addition to democracy and ecological issues, green politics is concerned with civil liberties, social justice, nonviolence and tends to support social progressivism. The party's platform is largely considered left in the political spectrum. However, as the 'Green' ideology expanded, there also came into separate existence green movements on the political right in the form of green conservatism and eco-capitalism.

it's the ideology of Al Gore, Gina Lopez

[uls]

hey they gotta have an occasion to show off those P250K+ mountain bikes diba?