u/scarcekoko

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Matagal na akong may gripe about yung overpass, pero as someone who's extensively spent so much time reading case studies and urban planning research, hot take ko is it shouldnt have been built in the first place (or at least the way it was executed). And I'll do my best to explain simpler

Hollistic kasi dapat kasi ang urban planning when it comes to decongesting yung "bayan" area:

(1) The presence of the Bypass road warrants better pedestrianization of the streets na mas malapit sa bayan. Creation of the bypass road removes THROUGH traffic (example, if galing akong villasis and intention kong pumuntang baguio/dagupan/manaoag, and wala akong gagawin/intensyon sa bayan mismo ng urdaneta). Hence, dapat incentivized ang active mobility (wider, shaded pedestrian facilities) dahil majority ng mga pupunta bayan ay may intensyon talaga na pumunta roon.

And to reduce the number of vehicles using McArthur Highway, it should be easy for one person to take the alternative ( which is walking, cycling, public transport) to get to their destination within the city center, rather than using a vehicle.

(2) Development of land surrounding the bypass road should be limited. If the purpose of the road is to MOVE people, then dapat wala masyadong rason to tumambay around the area, lest it becomes another city street na magkakatraffic, dahil mas maraming titigil at titingin around there, making it viable again for some motorists who intend to go to baguio/villasis/dagupan/manaoag to just take McArthur Highway.

Now how does this affect yung overpass sa area na iyan? Since I would consider CB Mall at SM to be more or less vicinity ng bayan area, dapat hindi mahirap para sa tao na maglakad papunta sa kanilang destinasyon. I still believe a strictly enforced pedestrian crossing is better than forcing PWDs, Senior Citizens to climb 2 storeys just to cross the road.

Or if the city really believes an overpass is necessary, sana iconnect nila sa establishments' buldings mismo (SM and CB Mall) so that magamit mg mga tao yung escalator/elevator and di mahirapan sa pagtawid.

Sorry madaldal, but I'm willing to entertain questions. If may di maintindihan.

NOTE: (This was originally commented by me under someone's post ranting about what I assume ay mga sinasabit sa overpass doon ngayon)

Parang dead spot talaga yung lugar ko when it comes to these :c

I got my bike recently, and it's a 20 inch bifolding bike (with some pedal assist since i use it to commute to work)

was looking for suggestions for a pannier bag. hopefully 1k-3k Php in budget. I'm willing to save up a bit if it's necessary. Thanks!

Any idea what route I should take? I was thinking biking through C5 all the way tapos kanan around tiendesitas area to ugong roads, but are there better options? Thank you.

Edit to add: I have a foldable bike, so I can use it for trains and/or buses if necessary