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Speaking from the Streets: A cyclist’s open letter to PBBM

Every State of the Nation Address tells us where our country is headed. This year, I listened, as someone who has spent the past several years working alongside people who rely on our roads every day, not behind the wheel of a car, but on bicycles and on foot. Along the way, I have met students who bike to school, workers who walk to save on transport costs, and communities that simply want roads where they can travel safely. Despite this, our road infrastructure consistently fails to reflect their existence.

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More than 150 bicycle advocates celebrate World Bicycle Day by counting fellow cyclists

In celebration of Philippine Environment Month and World Bicycle Day yesterday, bicycle commuting advocates from 13 cities and one municipality in the country are coming together this June for the Mobility Awards’ Bilang Siklista (Bicycle Count) Project, a volunteer-driven initiative to count people that use bicycles as mode of transport and help cities better understand cycling patterns to develop safer, bicycle-friendly infrastructure.

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Mobility Awards Statement On MMDA’s Proposal To Remove EDSA Bike Lanes

Last February 19, 2024, MMDA Regulation No. 24-022 series of 2024 was issued, prohibiting the traversing of e-vehicles on national roads, circumferential, and radial roads in Metro Manila. The Convenors of Mobility Awards joins the community of inclusive mobility and transport advocates in raising concern over this regulation.

The removal of bicycle lanes along EDSA is a recipe for gridlock, not progress. It is a step backward in terms of promoting sustainable transportation and a fair allocation of road space in the country.

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Mobility Awards Statement On MMDA Ban Of E-Vehicles

Last February 19, 2024, MMDA Regulation No. 24-022 series of 2024 was issued, prohibiting the traversing of e-vehicles on national roads, circumferential, and radial roads in Metro Manila. The Convenors of Mobility Awards joins the community of inclusive mobility and transport advocates in raising concern over this regulation.

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