A company aiming to fix Baguio City’s traffic problem is proposing a congestion fee of P250 or more for motorists every time they enter the city’s central business district.
Metro Pacific Tollways Corporation (MPTC), a company under the Manny Pangilinan group of companies, is a Public Private Partnership initiative looking to reduce traffic in the country’s summer capital through congestion charges and other transport technology solutions.
It is an idiotic idea that would do nothing except to create more congestion and an implementation nightmare.
So are they now going to establish toll gates at the top and bottom of Session Road or entrances to Burnham Park? Would the fee cover a full day or per entry?
Are the proponents so naive to think that traffic congestion only occurs on Session Road or heading to and from SM Baguio? And did they even stop to think that limiting traffic along Session Road would only create more traffic along peripheral roads — from Harrison Street to Magsaysay Avenue to General Luna Road to Abanao Street?
Perhaps it would have been better if the brilliant technocrats thought of altogether banning private cars from going up to Baguio if congestion was their main concern.
A video posted by a netizen claims to show a new glass bridge tourist attraction in Baguio City. However, several inconsistencies and factual errors raise red flags about its authenticity.
No Baguio resident, including the Adobo Chronicles publisher, has seen such a bridge. The narrator confuses Baguio with the Cordilleras and Benguet with Mountain Province, incorrectly mentioning a view of Mt. Pulag, which is too far from Baguio to be visible.
Additionally, the individuals seen walking on the bridge appear to be foreigners, likely Chinese, suggesting footage from the Zhangjiajie Glass Bridge or similar structure in China.
While there is a planned glass walkway at Mines View Park in Baguio, it is a government-private partnership project still far from completion. Thus, the video’s claims are unsubstantiated and misleading, perhaps a desperate attempt to gather more engagement for his incognito vlog.
In a groundbreaking move, the Department of Transportation has announced a 5-kilometer elevated walkway along EDSA to encourage walking over driving. Dubbed the “Sky Stroll,” this visionary project promises to transform Metro Manila’s traffic nightmare into a leisurely stroll above the chaos.
But there’s a twist: the walkways end abruptly without stairs, escalators, or elevators. Instead, commuters will be treated to a thrilling 10-foot drop-off, promoting an Olympic-level athleticism. DOTr officials are optimistic, predicting a new generation of high-jumping Filipino athletes poised to bring home Olympic gold.
Critics argue the plan is a high-risk leap of faith, but supporters claim it’s a giant step towards a fitter nation. As EDSA’s traffic grinds to a halt below, the sky’s the limit for those daring enough to take the plunge.
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