, June 20,2019
ass transit sYsterrr
in Parnpanga s<rtrn
rray
aoorr
have its ma.ss hansit sys-
tdm as part of.the gov-
efnnent's bid to decon-
gest Motro Mardls and
spfead develolment to
the provinces.
In a meeting Tuesdqy,
Speaker Gloria Macspagsl-
Arroyo wae briefed by the
NationalEconomic anil De-
velopBent Authority
(NEDA) on an or4tring shrdy
for ttie pmposed Pampanga
mass transit system.
Arroyo had said she will
help in the impleaentation
of the M%alopoli6 plan in
Pampalga a.fter she steps
down from the House of
Reprexintatives on Jule 30. transport
The Megalopolis projectTtle project hopes to
seeka to make Pa.mpanga establish a transit system
the gateway to Asiathowbthat will: guaiant€e inclu-
t}le developmmt of cluster eive oobility and accessi-
cities (agriculture, ecolosi. biliw in th€ province; pro-
air transportatiotr snd na- Jide eqPectiviw to urba!
-ptoduction areas,
rire life) iocusnig oo specific ientei,
areas and t€cbnoloeies. residential area8, col ner-
One ofthe nain compo- cial and indu.shial cenle}g
aenis of the Megalopolis and institutional and ser-
ircject is to ensure aoeffi- vices areas; be anchored on road networks to be con-
cient, reliable and sustain- clean technologl for.an en- nected by the mass transit
able trah6portstion systen viroEmentally sustainable system,
in and aroutd Pampanga. Prcvince; and be Bupported It also surveyed the ex-
Presented by the by sBart tecbnologr system igting transport Eystems bY
study's team leader Dr. for efficient and reliable determining the volume
Hussein Lidasan, the sh.rdy operation and efrcient fare count and passenger otcu-
seeks to ascertain thevia- collectioD sJ.6t€m. pancy along the routes plied
bility of a mass traisit Lidasan said the study iD Pardpanga. It showed
syst{im in Paspgn. ga and analyzed the traffc_gener- tllat asotrg t}Ie routes that
the appropriate low-cad)oD ating land use of the prov- see tlle h€hest v€hicle couDt
technology that would en- in@ such as malls, schools, aic the Mabalacat Citysan
6ure an efrcient intersrodal and govemment agencieB Fer:narrdo City and Lubao-
system. and evaluated the major San Femanitro City routes.
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