At odds over Atong
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| Louie Logarta |
The only way to decongest Edsa of its horrible traffic, according to Sen. Ralph Recto, and put some sanity in the mayhem that descends upon Metro Manila’s biggest thoroughfare each and every working day (Saturday is the worst because this is when all vehicle restrictions are lifted) is if the authorities are to sideline one-half of the estimated 7,000 passenger buses that had been granted routes by the national government.
Recto cited figures culled from studies by the World Bank which said that the optimum number of buses that should be plying the 17-kilometer long highway, considered to be the backbone of the metropolis, is only around 1,600.
Well, he must be referring to the 2,000 colorums which the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has estimated to be operating alongside the legit buses on the heavily-traversed Edsa route.
But if he is, his proposal would be just a pie in the sky because it is an open secret that the only reason these colorum buses continue to operate along Edsa to the detriment of the general public is due to the weekly payola their owners dole out to corrupt MMDA and transport officials.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101028com4.html
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