From Ateneo School of Government/Rockefeller Foundation's "Catalyzing Inclusive Mobility: A Case of Metro Manila" Project to a newly formed Inclusive Mobility Network with members of multi-disciplinary backgrounds -- championing the voiceless poor, the marginalized and the vulnerable.
The journey towards liveable, accessible cities continues. We pray we endure, add value and fight for what is truly, genuinely good for all.
2. The Mega-Realities We Face
• By 2050, 70% of the global population shall live in
urban cities – a necessary trend to bring
developing countries to middle class status (World
Bank)
• Metro Manila (MM) at 11.9M population (2010) is still
growing (1.8% 2000-2010, +1% until 2040. It accounts for
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).
How do we move 13.8M-16.3M people around MM by 2040?
3. The Mega-Realities We Face
• Metro Manila 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))
• 78% of road space is occupied by private vehicles.
(NEDA/JICA 2012)
• Yet, close to 70% rely on buses and jeepneys.
• (NEDA, JICA 2013)
• Road Crashes/Incidents Per Day: 1 fatal, 46 Non-
Fatal, 190 damages to property (MMDA MMARAS 2013)
• 65% of air pollution comes from vehicles. (2006 DENR
National Emission Inventory)
• MM TSP level improving but still a long way to go:
171ug/Ncm (2004), 129ug/Ncm (2009), 150ug/Ncm (2010),
118 ug/Ncm (2013). (DENR-EMB)
We need to re-frame the way we see our megacity problems to come up
with smarter solutions…
4. The Mega-Realities We Face
• Average hours person trip: 1.17 hours ONE WAY
• 30% live in heavily congested areas that overlap
with flood/hazard prone areas.
• Informal settlers in 39% of MM barangays
• Close to 60% ISFs live on government land and in
danger zones
• Housing Needs 2006: 1.6 million (0.8M backlog)
• With available land as constraint, efficient and
affordable transport system must be treated with
urgency!
“It is the poor and the middle class who could really save a lot of time and money if they
could live near work centers. Ironically, it is only the rich who can afford to live near
where they work.”
Benjamin de la Pena, The Knight Foundation
Source: JICA-NEDA Transport Roadmap 2013
METRO MANILA IS FAR FROM WHAT COULD BE A WALKABLE CITY.
5. What is Inclusive Mobility?
• … is the short name for the Project entitled
“Catalyzing New Mobility in Cities: The Case of
Metro Manila” implemented by the Innovation at
the Base of the Pyramid in Southeast Asia (iBoP-
Asia) Program at the Ateneo School of
Government.
• The Project is supported by the Rockefeller
Foundation 2011-2014.
6. 1
A transport system that
works for the poor and
the vulnerable.
2
A walkable, bikeable
accessible city.
3
Moving people, not
vehicles.
Photo courtesy of NY Transport Alternatives
The 10 Principles of Inclusive Mobility
7. 4
Mobility with safety
and civility.
5
Clean air, clean
vehicles, clean streets,
clean facilities.
6
Planning and
communicating better,
and travelling less.
A Buick ad, courtesy of Lowe Adv China
The 10 Principles of Inclusive Mobility
8. 7
Sharing information to
increase connectivity
and accessibility.
8
Making neighborhoods
accessible to the rest
of the city.
9
Changing mindsets
and behaviors – the
authorities’ and ours.
The Pasig River Ferry, June 2014 Neighborhoods:Marikina SPOT.Ph
The 10 Principles of Inclusive Mobility
(Photo courtesy of www.core77.com)
9. 10
Mobility of all,
by all, and for
all.
Photo courtesy of ejeepney.com.ph
BRT photo courtesy of miovision
Photo courtesy of Mark Balmores for Manila Bulletin
BRT Guangzhou photo courtesy of IM Project Team
The 10 Principles of Inclusive Mobility
12. The Inclusive Mobility Network was
formed with Council Members of
multi-sectoral, diverse backgrounds.
Smarter,
Resilient Cities
Activate
Public
Spaces Safe and Accessible
Bike Lanes
Managing Congestion thru
Walkable, Commuter-
friendly Neighborhoods
Newsworthy
Innovations and
Advocacies
Collaboratio
n with Gov’t
Sustainable
Urban
Transportation
Let the Private
Sector and
SMEs Be Heard
Efficient
Transport
Alternatives to
Lower Car Usage
Data and
Systems
Integration
Mitigate Climate
Change Impacts
Sige, push natin
lahat yan!
Share the
Roads
Clean Air, Clean
Vehicles
Climate-Proofing
Solutions Community
Innovations
Pedestrianization
PWD
access
16. …then click the placeholders to add your own pictures and captions.
More inspirations:
Makati City’s Environmentally
Sustainable Public Transportation Alternatives
17. More inspirations:
San Juan’s Pedestrian First Policy, Bike Patrols and
Carless Day
…then click the placeholders to add your own pictures and captions.
19. Supporting the Inclusive Mobility Community
Viva Manila:
Activating Public Space
through Arts & Culture
Operation Katipunan:
Transforming Katipunan
into a Knowledge District
through stakeholder
collaboration.
ASoG’s NEXT LEVEL
Project Design Course
Building Capacity for LGU
Inclusive Mobility Champions
Advancing PWD Welfare:
Documenting Access
For PWDs
20. Share the Roads Movement
Partnership for
Clean Air
Firefly Brigade/Tiklop Society of the Philippines:
Promoting bicycle use as sustainable transportation
The People’s Council:
QC’s Good Governance
Modeling Through
Transparency,
Accountability
And Participation
Supporting the
Inclusive Mobility Community
21. TO SAVE OUR CITIES (and because they are worth saving),
WE SHALL ALL, ONE DAY, SOON,
COMMUNICATE OUR ADVOCACY THIS WAY.
Photo courtesy of NYT/WNYC
23. THE ADVANTAGES WE HAVE ARE PEOPLE,
INSTITUTIONS and ALLIANCES CRITICAL TO
QUEZON CITY’S SUCCESSFUL QUALITY
COMMUNITY-BUILDING FROM BOTTOM-UP.
Thank you for the support!
Prepared by Tina Velasco for IMN General Use, June 2014
Notes de l'éditeur
….or commit the same mistake over and over again.
Total Suspended Particulate (TSP) in Metro Manila in 2004 reached 171 micrograms per normal cubic meter (ug/Ncm). It went down to 129 ug/Ncm in 2009, then up again to 150 in 2010. In 2013, TSP level went further down at 118 ug/Ncm but it was still not within the acceptable levels of the Clean Air Act of 1999. - See more at: http://www.bworldonline.com/weekender/content
God things going_ macro eco fundamentals of higher GDP, renewed investor confidence, rising spending power, increasing affluence/rising middle class (OFWs)
A transport system that works for the poor and the vulnerable: The test for inclusive mobility is not that the average person is mobile, but that even the poor and vulnerable are. If we beam only for the average person, we exclude half of the population!
A walkable, bikeable, accessible city: To move the city, every person should be able to carry himself, if not all the way, then part of the way. Everyone who can, must walk, or bike, commute, and only as a last resort, take the car.
Moving people, not vehicles: Those who have less in wheels, must have more in roads. Efficient and effective public transport must be the backbone of the transport system.
Mobility with safety and civility: Mobility in a highly urbanized and complex city must not sacrifice safety and civility. The dignity and security of human life must be upheld.
Clean air, clean vehicle, clean streets, clean facilities: The sustainability of the transport system must be assured, and this must be evident on the ground, not only in statistics.
Planning and communicating better, and travelling less: Mobility is accomplishing travel purposes at least travel, cost, and time. Habitual planning and communicating, individually and collectively, help reduce travel.
Sharing information to increase connectivity and accessibility. Navigating through the city requires choosing between alternative paths, modes, and combinations. The more we know the feasible alternatives, the more efficient we travel.
Making neighborhoods accessible to the rest of the city. We cannot expect the whole city to be hospitable to our travel intentions, if we keep the city out of our own neighborhoods.
Changing mindsets and behaviors – the authorities as well as ours. Inclusive mobility is a set of conditions shaped by human intentions and behaviors – more of ours, and less of the authorities.
Mobility of all, by all and for all. We cannot inflict inclusive mobility on the poor and the vulnerable. They must actively and meaningfully participate and own their share of inclusive mobility schemes and initiatives, commensurate to their collective footprint on the streets.
IM Highlights
IM Highlights
…but are like-minded as individuals.
The Green Frog aims not only to revolutionize the pubic transport system with environment ad commuter-friendly world class HYBRID buses, it also is out to upgrade the behavior of commuters. This meant strict enforcement of bus station stops, queuing, designated entrance and exits, and preparing the exact change.
The electric jeepney, launched in 2008 in Makati, runs on pure electricity supplied by rechargeable automotive batteries and does not consume either gasolne or diesel to operate. No noise, no fumes, no harmful emissions. It can be charged for 8 hours on an orrdinary wall outlet and run the next day for 65 kms. They ply the Makati green route in its Salecedo and Legazpi Viilage loops.
San Juan – a pedestrian-friendly city: A San Juan City Ordinance inititiated by Councilor Atty Angelo Agcoaili aims to protect people/pedestrians crossing the pedestrian lane from reckless drivers.
(We can also recognize San Juan City--which has a pedestrian first policy (if Im not mistaken) and also started their once a year Carless St. in San Juan- They also have bike patrols-we could highlight this if you want and even invite their chief of police ( Maam Vicky , Ms. Karen and I met him at the last Carless San Juan anniv).”