Tell us something we don’t already know: Traffic in Makati is being caused and aggravated by illegal parking on both sides of the road, according to 33 barangay representatives who attended the recently concluded Makati Transport and Traffic Summit. Other causes are pop-up stores that block pedestrian lanes and three-wheeled PUVs with no license to operate, reports Danilo Garcia in Pilipino Star Ngayon.
The summit was meant to be a brainstorm session for barangay officials to find ways to reduce the traffic in the area. Really? They coulda just read our ‘Shoulda Coulda Woulda’ column about vehicles not stopping at pedestrian lanes in Salcedo Village, and the ‘no right turn on red signal’ signage on the corner of Gil Puyat and Paseo de Roxas Avenues.
In any case, Makati officials are looking to pass an ordinance to mandate residents to guarantee they have a place to park their cars before they purchase one. Or, they can do what Herbert Bautista is doing in Quezon City and instruct barangay officials to look for empty lots that can be converted into temporary parking spaces.
