DOTr told: More bike, pedestrian lanes needed

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) should prioritize completing short-term projects like bike lanes and pedestrian walkways to ease the commute of millions of Filipinos, according to a mobility advocate.

- By ELIJAH FELICE ROSALES

Move As One Coalition said the active transport budget should be to hiked to as muchas P3 billion as Filipinos are now more open to cycling and walking to their destinations.

Robert Siy, Move As One Coalition co-convenor, said the DOTr has to switch up its infrastructure mindset to prioritize as well the completion of active transport facilities.

He said the DOTr is too focused on building large-scale railways, particularly the P873.6-billion North-South Commuter Railway (NSCR) and the P488.5-billion Metro Manila Subway Project (MMSP). Although these projects would bring the most benefits, they require at least a decade to be built.