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Sunday, July 14, 2013

New color coding will not ease traffic; will increase number of cars and congestion

Social and political criticisms

Tiendesitas  Ortigas CBD  |  July 14, 2013

I was talking to former DE at DPWH and she was all praises to Sec. Singson of DPWH for being a real mission oriented cabinet official and she has he concern over the proposed MMDA vehicle color coding scheme. (limited to EDSA only?)  Here are her concerns:

l.  Those cars who have 3 same numbers will be exempted (and there would be about 5% in the said situation

2.  Those who have livelihood using vehicles will surely be having reduced income and that is bad;

3.  This will result in the rich buying more cars (for the extra day they will be out of the street and request for a number not falling on their 2nd color coding);  there will be more cars instead of having less.  On a day that they are not covered, there will be 3 more vehicles in the street.

Can they not think of something else?

The skyway or widening the streets will be more welcome solution?