This presentation is one of several topics for an Urban Renewal Introductory Course implemented by the Executive Education Program of the Ateneo School of Government, with its tie-up with the DILG -- given to DILG, House of Representatives, and representatives from the various 17 local city governments of Metro Manila assigned to Urban Development and Planning. The end objective is to be able to identify, plan, and implement an Urban Renewal Project in each city, taking into account lessons and principles learned from the overall course.

1. Spatial Planning
from a
Global Trend, Traffic Management and
Metropolitan Governance Perspective
anchored on the
Greenprint Metro Manila 2030 Vision
Tina L. Velasco
MMDA/Inclusive Mobility Network for ASoG

2. This Session…
• Global Urbanization Trends and Challenges
• Reframing Metro Manila’s Urbanization as a
Problem and Opportunity (Macro and Traffic &
Transport Management)
• Metropolitan Planning and Governance
anchored on the Metro Manila Greenprint
2030 Initiative
Image Courtesy of UN Habitat’s World Urban Campaign

3. This Session…
• Global Urbanization Trends and Challenges
• Reframing Metro Manila’s Urbanization as a
Problem and Opportunity (Macro and Traffic &
Transport Management)
• Metropolitan Planning and Governance
anchored on the Metro Manila Greenprint
2030 Initiative
Image Courtesy of UN Habitat’s World Urban Campaign

4. “The Future of Metro Manila”
by Benjamin De La Pena*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNonAxwmAMo

5. Reactions? Thoughts?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNonAxwmAMo
Benjamin de la Peña currently serves as the Director of Community and National Strategy for
the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Most recently, De La Peña served as Associate
Director for Urban Development at the Rockefeller Foundation, where he supervised
programming related to: urbanization; the emerging science of cities; the role of informality in
cities; cities and technology; Bus Rapid Transit (BRT); innovations in informal mobility; and
transportation and urban policy.
Image Courtesy of UN Habitat’s World Urban Campaign

6. Global Urbanization Trends

7. The World’s Urban Population
Philippines predominantly urban: 55M pop, 64% of total population
Metro Manila classified as a major megacity >10M pop
Source: Guardian Urbanization Graphic

8. Demographia.com confirms the same trend
• > Half of the population (473 out of 922) of large
urban areas (500,000 and over) is in Asia.
• Out of 28 megacities >10M pop. , 17 are in Asia
• MegaManila ranks 5th with huge implications!
http://www.demographia.com/db-worldua.pdf, 10th Edition Updated 2014
MM extends to outward to Bulacan, Rizal, Laguna, Cavite and Batangas.

9. Urban Cities Compared
How Many People Live in Proximity to Cities?
(Residential Urban Density)
Source: London School of Economics, lsecities.net, Urban Age Cities Compared,
Nov 2011 Publication
• People from Hong
Kong, Shanghai,
Mumbai and New
York live closest to
cities.
• London is
constrained by the
high value of real
estate but combines
density and sprawl
well.
• Sao Paulo multi-centered,
same as
Mexico, but Sao
Paulo dominated by
high rise apartment
blocks vs. Mexico’s
low rise.
• Johannesburg has a
low residential
density sprawl.

10. “Cities don’t make people poor.
Cities attract poor people.
They attract poor people
because they deliver things
that people need most of all
— economic opportunity.”
Triumph of the City, Ed Glaeser
Source: Benjamin De La Pena

11. Urbanization is good for the country …
Urbanization and growth go together: no country
has ever reached middle income status without
a significant population shift into cities.
Urbanization is necessary to sustain
(though not necessarily drive) growth in developing
countries, and it yields other benefits as well.
But it is not painless or always welcomed by
policymakers or the general public.
Urbanization and Growth
World Bank Growth Commission 2009
Source: Benjamin De La Pena

12. “This is a city of startling contrasts.
New building and affluent development
went hand in hand with horribly overcrowded slums
where people lived in the worst conditions imaginable.
The population surged…This growth far exceeded this
city’s ability to look after the basic needs of its citizens.
This city’s air was heavy and foul-smelling.
Immense amounts of raw sewage was dumped
straight into the river.”
Source: Benjamin De La Pena

13. Urbanization has its bad side too …
Source: Benjamin De La Pena
Image by Philip Roeland Image by Gullevek
Image by Cakcak
Image by mr. gears

14. Urbanization has its bad side too …
Source: Benjamin De La Pena
Image by Philip Roeland Image by Gullevek
Image by Cakcak
Image by mr. gears
Bangkok Tokyo
Jakarta Bangalore

15. “This is a city of startling contrasts.
New building and affluent development
went hand in hand with horribly overcrowded slums
where people lived in the worst conditions imaginable.
The population surged…This growth far exceeded this
city’s ability to look after the basic needs of its citizens.
This city’s air was heavy and foul-smelling.
Immense amounts of raw sewage was dumped
straight into the river.”
London in the 19th Century
Source: Victorian London by Daviid Frost via Benjamin De La Pena

16. Cities are 100 year projects
100 years – Burnham’s plan for
Chicago
50 years to clean up the Thames
30 years to make Copenhagen the
biking capital of the world
30 years for Singapore to be one
of the world’s major commercial
hubs
CAN OUR CHILDREN EVER FORGIVE US
Image by Tina Velasco
FOR GOING THROUGH THE SAME MISTAKES OVER and OVER AGAIN?

17. This Session…
• Global Urbanization Trends and Challenges
• Reframing Metro Manila’s Urbanization as a
Problem and Opportunity (Macro and Traffic
& Transport Management)
• Metropolitan Planning and Governance
anchored on the Metro Manila Greenprint
2030 Initiative
Image Courtesy of UN Habitat’s World Urban Campaign

18. The Transport Roadmap for Mega
Manila
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVFP2JCd8Bs&feature=youtu.be
”…a project conducted from
March 2013 to March 2014,
which draws an integrated
transport masterplan towards
2030 for the sustainable
development in NCR,
Philippines. This video
introduces the concept of the
roadmap study as well as the
proposed "Dream Plan" in
order to mitigate worsening
traffic congestions, increasing
hazard risks and other urban
issues in Mega Manila.”

19. Welcome to our Megacity!
• 11.9M population (2010)
and still growing (1.8%
2000-2010, +1% until
2040 (NSO)
• 12.8% of national
population (NSO)
• Average family income of
MM higher by 73% vs.
national (P356K vs.
P206K), despite lower
employment rate (88.8%
vs. 92.5%) (NSO-NCR 2009, 2014)
• MM is constrained by land
(0.2% of national), yet it
produced about P5.5B/sq
km (36% of GDP).
http://balita.ph/2010/03/30/metro-manila-workers-families-continue-their-exodus-to-
provinces-to-observe-lent/

20. 20
20
Land Area : 636 Km2
16 Cities, 1 Municipality
METRO MANILA LAND USE
PATTERN
Residential 44.83%
Commercial 12.22%
Industrial 7.62%
Institutional 6.90%
Roads, Open 28.43%
Space, Parks
Source : 2006 METRO MANILA LAND USE FROM MMEIRS STUDY

21. “This aerial shows the Metro Manila transect from urban-formal (on the horizon) to rural-informal of the UP (yes, those are paddies and
vegetable fields). Transects are used as planning tool by New Urbanists to rationalise development with a focus on mixed use cores, sustainable
transit modes that encourage bikeability/walkability, density of uses and smart growth.
The reality of Philippine metropolitan areas like Metro Manila is that present euclidean/single-use zoning ordinances and (mis)practice
provide a much-abused framework. It is one that is overlayed with almost-nonexistent planning control, and exacerbated by the formal-informal
conundrum, fuelled by politics.”
- Arch. Paulo Alcazaren

22. Transect vs. Euclidian
Andres Duaney’s Urban Transect, Image via Smart Growth Tool Kit of the Govt. of Massachusetts
Vancouver in the 1930’s, Image via Old Urbanist blogspot

23. Metro Manila:
A Place of Economic Extremes
• HH Poverty Incidence
2.6% vs National 19.7%
(NSCB, 2012)
• But magnitude high
=1.5 M pop (ave. HH5)
• NCR about 50% of >3
million people in live in
slums without
electricity, sanitation,
and access to drinking
water.
• Population density
extremely high, in some
areas more than
100,000 people live on
http://knowledge.allianz.com/demography/population/?662/the-worlds-biggest-megacities one square kilometer.

24. Metro Manila Now
• MM accounts for 27%
of the country’s MV
registration; 90% are
private vehicles. (LTO)
• 210,000 MVs were
sold in 2013. MV sales
up by 22% Jan-Apr
2014 vs 2013.
(Business Mirror) Image by Grig c. Montegrande/PDI

25. Metro Manila Now
• Close to 70% use
buses and jeepneys.
(NEDA, JICA)
• 1.17 hours per person
trip (O-D) average one
way. (NEDA, JICA)
• 65% of air pollution
comes from vehicles.
(2006 DENR National Emission
Inventory)

26. Metro Manila Now
• Economic loss due to traffic
congestion by 2030 – P6B
daily or P2.2 trillion annual
(JICA updated Feb 2014)
• Rise in townships and mixed
use developments cater only
to “haves”
• Low income households are
pushed out of the housing
market, leading to the
proliferation of slum
communities
Image by Global Balita
Image by Benjamin De La Pena

27. Metro Manila Now
• The average Filipino spends
10.7% of his income to
transportation and
communication.
• 1 out of 4 HH owns a vehicle,
55% own motorcycles.
(BSP Consumer Financial Survey 2009,
10,520 HH)
• Road Crashes/Incidents
Per Day: 1 fatal, 46 Non-
Fatal, 190 damages to
property (MMDA
MMARAS 2013)
Image by MMDA

28. Should Metro Manila be Depopulated?
Or Decongested?
“The Abandoned Suburb of California City”
“THE COUNTRY WILL FACE ITS DEMOGRAPHIC SWEET SPOT IN 2015,
AND SHOULD LAST WELL UNTIL 2050”.
– Amando Tetangco, BSP Governor
Image via Good Magazine
http://magazine.good.is/articles/ghost-town-
the-abandoned-suburb-of-california-
city

29. (Again) Why Do People Move to Cities?
“Cities don’t make people
poor.
Cities attract poor people.
They attract poor people
because they deliver things
that people need most of all
— economic opportunity.”
Triumph of the City, Ed Glaeser
Happy Vendor by by Frisno
Source: Benjamin De La Pena Photo by Trishhhh

30. But shouldn’t we be better off
14 cities at 1-2M population each?
Image by Collen Petch
Image by “Urbanized”
Image by “Urbanized”
Canberra, Australia
FOUNDED: 1908
POPULATION: 381,488
Brasilia, Brazil
FOUNDED: 1960
POPULATION: 2.8 Million Image via DS World’s Lands

31. Our Urban Renewal Challenge:
FIX Metro Manila
as a more liveable, efficient Megacity
“Metro Manila, for all its
insanities, is the engine of
our economy. We can look
at its problems and be
dismayed, or we can view
them as challenges to do
better, to create a more
livable and efficient engine.”
Benjamin De La Pena
Part 1: “Reframing Metro Manila”
Interaksyon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je
uU5mE74jk
Video by the Dept of Tourism
Is Metro Manila worth fighting for?
Or worth living for?
Image by flashpackatforty.com

32. Transport Infrastructure Drives Urban Form
Public Transport, Urban Form, Eco Development and Climate Dictate How People Travel
How people travel within cities
Infrastructures of Mobility
Non-motorised transport use rises in less
developed, dense cities like Mumbai, Istanbul
and Shanghai.)
Mexico’s informal transport is triggered by
mismatched travel patterns and
infrastructure + high cost of public
transport.
Source: London School of Economics, lsecities.net, Urban Age Cities Compared,
Nov 2011 Publication

33. Urban Cities Compared
Metro Manila has more cars per capita vs. rich cities like Hong Kong, Shanghai and dense Mumbai.
City MMla Hong
Kong
New
York
Sao
Paulo
Shanghai Mumbai Jakarta
2010 2011 2011 2011 2011 2012 2010
Population (M) 11.9
(2010)
7.0 8.1 11.3
(Wiki)
15.5 12.5
(Wiki)
9.6
Area (Km2) 638 275
Demog
1104 1,523 6,218 603
(Wiki)
651
(Wiki)
Per Capita Income US$ 6,051 45,090 55,693 12,021 8,237 1,871 3,000
(nat’l***)
GDP % cont to national 36%
(NEDA 2013)
100 3.3 11.9 5.0 2.9 20*
Density/sq km 18,581 6,782 10,725
(Wiki)
7,216 Inner# 60,100
Outer
23,200
30,900
Demog
14,746
Rail Network Length
(Kms)
104 (includes PNR) 247 579 275 169 477 170**
Car ownership
rate/1000 pop
148
(2008*)
59 209 368 73 36 312
% daily trips Walking &
cycling
na 44.7 11.2 33.8 54.4 56.3 na
Main Soure: London School of Economics, lsecities.net, Urban Age Cities Compared, Nov
2011 Publication

34. Model/Mega Cities of the World
Sao Paulo, 11.2M
pop
The richest city of
Brazil and the most
impt financial center
of Latin America;
young and ethnically
diverse
Mumbai, 12.5M pop
The commercial and
movie capital of India
and has attracted
millions of migrants
from the countryside.
Over a half of the
population live in
slums.
Shanghai, 17.8M pop
The planet’s largest
city and China’s
financial and commcial
center. It has a major
port area and an
extensive bus system >
a thousand lines.
New York City, 8.2M
pop
The only city in
America where most
households do not
own a car
Jakarta, 9.6M
A booming city
post-2005
economic crisis and
natural disasters.
Like Mmanila, it
also faces the
challenge of traffic
congestion.
Hong Kong, 7.1M
pop. An Alpha+
financial/commerc
ial city along the
ranks of London
and NY. Known for
its expansive
skyline and deep,
natural harbor.

35. Urban Travel Mode Shares
(Ranked in Favor of Non-Motorized Transport)
Source: UN Civitas: Sustainable Urban Mobility. Visions Beyond Europe, Oct 2013
• Car use still
dominate,
but NMT use
catching up
• Strong use of
NMT in
Africa
• Opportunity
to push
public
transport as
viable
alternative to
car use.

36. Quality
Our Dream: The Ideal Elements
Transport / Transit
Infrastructure & Systems
of Traffic Management
• Land Use
• Systems Efficiency (ITS,
Non-Physical Contact)
• Traffic Education
• Non-Motorized
Transport
• CNG Buses
• Low Cost Green Car
• Policy
• Multi-Vehicle Tax System
• Transit Facility
Improvements
• HOV
• Eco-Driving
• Green Car
• TOD
• Park & Ride
Demand Management
Strategies
• Social Media/Apps
• Congestion Charging
• Gasoline Tax
• Parking Pricing
• Parking Cap
• Employer-based
TDM
• PWD Access
• Street Buffering
• Bicycle facility and
lane improvements
• Business Taxis
Transport Policies
The Bus Rapid Transit System
Metro Manila Govt Officials
in Guangzhou, China 2012

37. This Session…
• Global Urbanization Trends and Challenges
• Reframing Metro Manila’s Urbanization as a
Problem and Opportunity (Macro Traffic &
Transport Management)
• Metropolitan Planning and Governance
anchored on the Metro Manila Greenprint
2030 Initiative
Image Courtesy of UN Habitat’s World Urban Campaign

38. Embracing Metro Manila Towards 2030
• By 2030, demand for mass transit: 7.4M passengers/day
• Ideal mix for Phils: 41% rail, jeepney or bus 33%, cars 26%
• Rising population = address increased hazard risks to families
along waterways, a housing backlog (500,000 units), and
traffic congestion
• Think Mega Manila – spread economic activities to Regions
III and IVA
• But manage still the inner core of Metro Manila through
redevelopment, revitalization, increased competitiveness
and by building resilience.
Note: Japan railway system constitutes 62% share in public transport.

39. The Regional Physical Framework Plan
“Metropolitan Manila will
become a humane world-class
metropolis renowned for its
livability, economic vitality and
socio-cultural exuberance. It will
be the center of a growth
polygon which will influence the
creation of socio-economic
opportunities for areas beyond
metropolitan boundaries.”
-The Metropolitan Manila
Development Authority (1996,
1999)

40. Significant Developments TODAY
Economic, social and
environmental conditions (the
Climate Change phenomenon)
Recent urban studies, global
practices & trends and
updated data such as hazard
and risk maps
Emerging development
priorities and issues
New policies such as
RA 10121, RA 9729, RA 8749,
RA 9003, etc.
Assessment of the
RPFP for Metro
Manila 1996-2016

41. The Metro Manila Greenprint 2030
2011
President Benigno Aquino instructed the RDC-NCR to craft a
long term plan for Metro and Mega Manila
2012-present
under the leadership of the MMDA, the RDC-NCR is
spearheading a strategic planning process called the Metro
Manila Greenprint 2030, which seeks to address the challenges
that impede development of the metropolis and make our
cities more competitive, resilient, and inclusive in the coming
decades.

42. The Metro Manila Greenprint 2030
Regional: Beyond
Metro Manila’s Long-
Term Spatial Vision
for Metropolitan
Development
Individual City
Boundaries
Strategies that consider the
economic, social and
environmnental relationships and
their impact phsically upon
Metropolitan Development for the
next 2 decades
Integrates relationships
among key Sector
Clusters – to form the
strategic spatial plan to
guide Future
Programs and
Investments

44. The Vision Components
GREENPRINT 2030:
PHASE I
Realizing the vision’s potential will require the coordinated
investment and progress on all vision elements, which are
divided in two sections:
Economic Opportunities
Green City-Building that Promotes Social Inclusivity, Livability & Reduced Vulnerability

45. The Greenprint Vision in a Statement
GREENPRINT 2030:

46. Phase I
Moving onto Phase II
• Vision Statement
• Completed in October 2013
Phase II
• Spatial Strategy and Framework
•On-going, Target Final Report 2015

47. Opportunity for Assessment
“Enhancing Greater Metro Manila’s Institutional Capacities for Effective
Disaster/Climate Risk Management towards Sustainable Development” or
GMMA READY Project
Decrease the vulnerability of the Greater Metro Manila Area (GMMA) to natural hazards
and increase its resilience, by strengthening the institutional capacities of the local
government units, concerned national government agencies, academic institutions and
civil society organizations to manage disaster and climate change risks
Assessment of the DRR/CCA sensitivity
of the RPFP of Metro Manila (1996-2016)

48. Greenprint 2030 Phase II
Sample Synthesis Map of London’s Strategic Open Space Network

49. PHASE II GREENPRINT 2030 SPATIAL STRATEGY:
KEY THEMATIC AREAS
ECONOMIC CLUSTERS: existing areas,
potentially new opportunity areas
(IT/BPO/KPO/Medical/Health &
Wellness/Education)
TOURISM: identity districts, existing
destinations and potential opportunity
areas
CONNECTING METRO MANILA: TOD,
priority nodes, priority corridors,
opportunities for corridor plans
INCLUSIVENESS: opportunity areas for
in-situ/near-situ development
RESILIENCE: Opportunities for corridor
improvement, key locations in need of
intervention in accordance to RA
10121 or The Philippine Disaster Act

50. The Charrette:
Zooming in a Key Corridor for Development
(anchored on MMDA’s Starter Initiatives for Possible Scaling-Up)
Work with a set of development principles (similar to the Greenprint vision).
In this example, Ho Chi Minh prioritized the environment, water, transport and energy.

51. Greenprint 2030 Phase II
Championing the Greenprint

52. Component II:
MMDA Championing the Greenprint Phase II
(as a coordinating agency adding value to Metro Manila’s 17 Cities)

53. Greenprint 2030 Phase II
Sample communications template http://www.litter.vic.gov.au/

54. To “Solve” Metro Manila,
let’s uncover
3 Big Myths…

55. Myth #1: Moving people, mainly the
poor, out of the city, will decongest
Metro Manila.
Image by Nino Jesus Orbeta PDI
Image by transitionph.org
Image by twtrland.com

56. Myth #2: Building more roads will
relieve traffic congestion.

57. The Case of Seoul, South Korea
(CHEONGGYE ELEVATED EXPRESSWAY – GONE!)
Image by: http://www.embarq.org/sites/default/files/Life-Death-Urban-Highways-EMBARQ.pdf

58. Myth #3: Another Metro-Wide
Masterplan should do it!
WHO OWNS?
WHO IS ACCOUNTABLE?
…which can solve Metro Manila’s urban problem in 10 to “x” years.

59. The Case of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/thu-thiem-master-plan-
ho-chi-minh-city-vietnam-sasaki-associates/#.
U9sGw4CSxss
Green Transport System
Design Concept
for Ho Chi Minh City

60. Even NEDA & JICA call it the “Dream” Plan.
Source: JICA/NEDA DREAM PLAN Transport Roadmap 2030 (2013 Report)

61. But there’s GOOD NEWS medium-term!
Plans Identified to Boost Infrastructure
to serve as the Backbone of Urban Form
– New gateway airports and seaports
– Improved road networks and expressways
– Integrated urban mass transit network
– Road (and water-based) public transport
modernization
– Soft component – upgrading of the traffic
management system
Source: JICA/NEDA Mega Manila Infrastructure Road Map 2030

62. Saving Metro Manila thru Urban Renewal:
Where Can You Begin*?
• THINK HIGH IMPACT
• BUT LISTEN TO YOUR PEOPLE
– Their needs and perspectives, not just yours
– Explore partnering with CSOs/NGOs
• LET YOUR PEOPLE OWN IT
– Accountability
– Pride
– Long-Term (administration-proof) Sustainability
*to address year-in, year-out challenges of political agenda and continuity

63. Urban Forms that Support
Sustainable Urban Mobility
TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOODS: Walkable, bikeable with
concentration of daily activities
TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT: Physical orientation
towards public transportation
CAR-RESTRICTED DISTRICTS: Traffic Calming, Car-Free Days,
Pedestrian-Friendly streets and neighborhoods
…for increased density and better travel management to
reduce cost of service delivery, promote innovation and
enhance quality of life THE INCLUSIVE WAY.

64. Principles to Live By…

65. 1. Put People First!
(not structures, not cars, and not because it’s aesthetically more pleasing)
• MMDA Road Stats vs. MMDA People Stats
Avenida Rizal
Image by Arch Paulo Alcazaren
http://pcij.org/imag/Yearend2004/city.ht
ml

66. “…mobility is not only a matter of developing
transport infrastructure and services, but also of
overcoming the social, economic, political and
physical constraints to movement. These
constraints are influenced by factors such as: class,
gender relations, poverty, physical disabilities,
affordability, etc. Mobility is thus about granting
access to opportunities and empowering people to
fully exercise their human rights.”
Global Report on Human Settlements 2013

67. Put People First:
THE PEDESTRIAN is KING!
Photos courtesy of carefreenewwest.blogspot.com
And NYTransportation Alternatives
• WALKING as the
most basic form of
transportation
• Developments
should be people-centric,
not car -
centric
• Lifestyle shift for all
income levels:
welcome living in
smaller dwellings
that are close to
school, work,
recreation and public
transport

68. Change Mindsets of Authorities…as
well as ours!
Mampang Prapatan, South Jakarta. January 2014
• ACCESS* is the ultimate
objective of all
transportation.
Pasig City. June 2014
*Increased speed, or lesser travel time
are MEANS, NOT THE END to our
Transportation, Traffic Management and
Mobility GOAL. And that is INCLUSIVE ACCESS
to OPPORTUNITIES!
Source: UN Civitas: Sustainable Urban Mobility. Visions Beyond Europe, Oct 2013

69. Change Mindsets of Authorities…as
well as ours!
• ACCESS is the ultimate
objective of all transportation.
• Focus on the HUMAN RIGHT to
equitable access to
destinations and
opportunities.
http://balita.ph/2010/03/30/metro-manila-workers-families-continue-their-exodus-
Source: UN Civitas: Sustainable Urban Mobility. Visions Beyond Europe, Oct 2013
to-provinces-to-observe-lent/

70. 2. Make PUBLIC TRANSIT
the MOST APPEALING and EASIEST
next option.
PUSH FOR EFFICIENT, WELL-CONNECTED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
WITH SAFE, SEAMLESS AND CONVENIENT TRANSFERS.

71. 2. Make PUBLIC TRANSIT
the MOST APPEALING and EASIEST
next option.
89.84%
9.23%
0.80%
0.14%
0.00%
0.93%
Private
For Hire
Government
Diplomatic
Exempt
Vehicle RegistrationSoure: LTO 2012
Image by Inclusive Mobility
NEDA-JICA, Mega Manila Study 2013
Image by the PPP Center July 2014

72. 2. Make PUBLIC TRANSIT
the MOST APPEALING and EASIEST
next option.
Angeles City. Image by Cristine Malig The Paisi River Ferry 2014

73. 3. Improve ACCESS by building more
pedestrian sidewalks, bicycle lanes

74. Biking is Good for the Economy

75. 4. Seek Ideas / Inputs from Bottom-Up
(ANO BA ANG KAILANGAN “NATING” AYUSIN
NA MAPAPAKINABANGAN NG MAS NAKARARAMI?)
FOSTER COOPERATION, PRIDE and SHARED ACCOUNTABILITY

76. 5. Bring out the Power of the
True Filipino Spirit
(EMBRACE OUR INNATE STRENGTHS
IN PUSHING FOR RESILIENCY AND SUSTAINABILITY)

77. 6. Draw inspiration from one another.
(THE SMARTEST THING TO DO IS TO START WITH OUR MORE GROUNDED “EYES ON THE
STREET” PINOY EXPERTS WHO HAVE SEEN THEM ALL.)
“The time of
talk is over.”
“We Filipinos
are
“naturals”….
(We) have the
natural drive to
survive. We just
have to unleash
it.”
Atty. Tony
Oposa
“The informal
city will play an
essential role in
transforming
our cities into
engines of
opportunity
and social and
economic
mobility.”
Benjamin De
La Pena
“Metro Manila has
a weak identity
and its citizens feel
little attachment
to it. But the
soullessness of the
city is not fated.
The future of the
city of our dreams
is in our hands and
that of enlightened
local governments
and urban
planners.”
Arch. Paulo
Alcazaren
If you can’t find
beauty and
poetry in
Manila, you’ll
never find it
anywhere.”
Carlos Celdran
“As we live through
the daily
challenges, and as
we strive to create
a different story for
ourselves and our
cities, it is time to
envision the Metro
Manila that we
want – one that is
more competitive,
connected,
resilient, and
inclusive in the
coming decades.”
Atty. Francis
Tolentino