The value of the recent Social Weather Stations survey is that it sets the baseline for number of bikers - the challenge to MMDA and DOTr now is to make sure that it goes up from here; Any dip is a failure.

Thanks, Tony Velasquez, Johnson Manabat, and Radyo 630 #CommutersNaman

The question @MMDA is asking is wrong: Instead of pitting bikers against motorcycles and PUVs, they should carve out from motor vehicles lanes; Allocate more space to 96% of Filipino households that rely on PUVs and active transportation.

#CommutersNaman

https://www.rappler.com/nation/metro-manila/safety-concerns-mmda-plans-shared-bicycle-motorcycle-lane-edsa-group-raises/

Leadership is crucial: Establishments are more accommodating to bikers when at least one staff bikes to work.

Mobility has been under increased attack this week and we are surely in need of better leaders.

#CommutersNaman

If surges are meant to influence behavior, penalize, then are commuters being punished for going to work, coming home?

Following this argument, cars should instead be charged and funds directed to subsidizing fares #CommutersNaman

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/multimedia/video/08/02/23/ok-ba-sayo-ang-rush-hour-rate-sa-bus-at-jeep

Openly appealing to the President to include addressing mobility challenges and the transportation crisis once and for all.

Step one: Inclusion in the upcoming State of the Nation Address #SONA as a priority program of his Government

#CommutersNaman

While there might be questions on the study design and some assumptions, being dehumanized and stripped of dignity definitely resonate with me as a daily bike commuter in Metro Manila.

#CommutersNaman

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1369847823001018

Pretty excited for this opportunity to reach across the table and make road users realize that we shouldn’t be each other’s enemy - Government must stop creating a zero-sum environment

#CommutersNaman

https://www.topgear.com.ph/columns/rear-view/cyclist-believes-bikes-and-cars-can-peacefully-coexist-a5279-20230604#lihg6wlq1tsok5xym32

Fact-check time:
1. True 🌳 = Less dependence on vehicles
2. Elevated ≠ Promoting sustainable modes
3. Elevated ≠ Comfort, access

Real talk: This project has nothing to do with helping pedestrians; This only aims to facilitate the movement of vehicles.

#CommutersNaman

This is along EDSA SB approaching Estrella/Rockwell in Makati where the protection for bikers has been removed without any announcement.

#MakeItSaferMovement #CommutersNaman

To non-bikers and engineers, this is what a minor road defect can do to bikers - so imagine what that would look like if bike lanes are ill-maintained and un-protected.

#CommutersNaman #ProtectedBikeLanesNow #MakeItSaferMakati

Bikers lead the way.

Stakeholder engagement in action: The #MakeItSaferMakati movement meeting with the community to track the next steps + strategy for the Ayala bike lanes; But more than anything, creating the template for other LGUs and Estates.

#CommutersNaman

The end goal is to deliver reliable, affordable, and safe road-based transportation to Filipino commuters and we must not lose sight of that in the flurry of discussions.

It’s been 31 years according to Sen. Poe; Three decades of suffering for commuters; It’s time for a serious redesign of the modernization program.

#CommutersNaman

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0zABfieAVA4ED79hz1QXDuS2ThZNFg4JHoa6kuR2FktriBAm9wN69kUeJJ5RwCkEil&id=262155953790&mibextid=qC1gEa

Why don’t bikers stay in bike lanes, you ask? Dude, not even cars would drive over this.

#MakeItSafer #CommutersNaman

#SharrowStories at the #MakeItSaferMakati Solidarity Ride | Stories of real people whose lives were put in danger from decades of bad road design, ill-placed priority, outdated mentality.

Proud of all these people that show up every week refusing to compromise their future.

#CommutersNaman

In a meeting with Ayala Land, Inc. they promised exclusive use of bike lanes despite their plans to remove protection by March 6th.

Still two weeks into their “deadline” and with bollards still in place, look who’s violating the integrity of bike lanes:

#MakeItSaferMakati #CommutersNaman

This movement should get any Mayor or Estate Manager thinking twice about putting the lives of bikers, pedestrians, and PUV commuters in danger.

#MakeItSaferMakati #CommutersNaman is a campaign for safer and better commutes for all, everywhere in the Philippines.

This is not just about the bike lanes in Ayala but its impact on the already deteriorating bike lanes across Metro Manila. Let’s protect the lives of all road users.

Join us! #AngSharrowNiAyala #MakeItSaferMakati #CommutersNaman

In the years that we have been in this advocacy, we understand that progress can be scary for certain generations and licensed professions.

It’s a tough battle but we choose to leave a better country for the next generation.

#CommutersNaman #MakeItSaferMakati

https://vera.ph/3EnCRl7

Today’s gospel according to #NACTO

“(Sharrows) is not a facility type and should not be considered a substitute for bike lanes…”

Amen #BetterbyBicycle #CommutersNaman #MakeItSaferMakati

⚠️ Not for NIMBYs

Only real bikers will understand, not just the need for specialized infrastructure, but that traffic lights is a mechanism to control motor vehicles and is not designed for the physical and vulnerable nature of cycling.

#CommutersNaman #BetterbyBicycle