'Skybridge' promises 15-minute Makati-QC travel 

You should hear me telling “The MMDA should get Environmentally Sustainable Transportation lectures from topnotch Transportation Engineers.”

First of all, only private vehicles benefit from this. Do you think buses and jeeps will use the fast lane to speed up the trip? Second, adding more routes to easen traffic is just saying wearing large shirts solve obesity. It does not solve the problems of traffic in the demand side. As my professors said, even if you convert a road to a 10 lane road, there will come a time that volume will increase until beyond capacity. Road widening is never a solution to traffic.

They are also planning to fill out esteros to bypass EDSA. No way. So how can storm water exit the city? The closure of esteros will result in flooding. Have we learned the lessons of closing some esteros in the Pasig River System? I think no.

Also think of the Visual Pollution the Bridge will cause.

There are more alternatives than this skybridge. No, there are more cheaper alternatives than this skybridge. The amount of constructing the skybridge might be more useful if it is used to improve the Mass Transit System (Buses and Trains) in Metro Manila.

For more reading, read the Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project.

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  13. feelthemoonshine said: Although I don’t live in NCR anymore, and thus won’t be affected by this, I COMPLETELY AGREE with you. Waterways should never be closed, even if they’re polluted. And I’m totally for a restoration project ala Cheonggyecheon in Metro Manila.
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