SW 33: Land Use Planning as a Transport Planning and Environmental Management Tool

Salvador Tan
Incorporating Sustainable Practices in Private Developments: Experiences and Lessons from the Philippines

Incorporating Sustainable Practices

in Private Developments:
Experiences and Lessons
from the Philippines

November 2008

Makati and Taguig City

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Bonifacio
Global City
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Air Quality and Climate Change: Scaling up win-win solutions for Asia
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Incorporating Sustainable Practices in Private Developments: Experiences and Lessons from the Philippines

Makati Central Business District (MCBD)

Pedestrian Facilities Project
Key Players

• Makati Commercial Estates Association, Inc

(MACEA) – association of lot owners in the
MCBD; main financier and implementing body

• Ayala Land, Inc (ALI) – planning and design

lead; part financier of projects

• Makati City local government – political support

and promotion of projects to attract investors to
Makati City

MCBD Pedestrian
Facilities Network

Better Air Quality 2008

Air Quality and Climate Change: Scaling up win-win solutions for Asia
12-14 November 2008
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Incorporating Sustainable Practices in Private Developments: Experiences and Lessons from the Philippines

Elevated Walkways/Pedestrian Underpasses

Covered Walks/Sidewalk Improvements

Better Air Quality 2008

Air Quality and Climate Change: Scaling up win-win solutions for Asia
12-14 November 2008
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Incorporating Sustainable Practices in Private Developments: Experiences and Lessons from the Philippines

12-Hour Traffic Variation (1997-2005)

35,000

30,000

25,000
12-hour vehicles count

20,000

15,000
Off-Peak Period
17% and 5% lower than AM and PM Peak traffic,
10,000 respectively

5,000 1997
2005
0
7-8am 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-1pm 1-2 2-3 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7

Lessons Learned
• Pedestrians will walk more and longer with a
better environment

• A good pedestrian environment offsets dense

urban conditions

• A good pedestrian environment is good for

business

• Improve and expand the pedestrian network

continually

Better Air Quality 2008

Air Quality and Climate Change: Scaling up win-win solutions for Asia
12-14 November 2008
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Incorporating Sustainable Practices in Private Developments: Experiences and Lessons from the Philippines

Bonifacio Global City (BGC)

Old Master Plan New Master Plan

BGC City Center

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Air Quality and Climate Change: Scaling up win-win solutions for Asia
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Incorporating Sustainable Practices in Private Developments: Experiences and Lessons from the Philippines

BGC Bonifacio High Street

BRT Lines:
Makati City Hall BGC-MCBD
MCBD-Poblacion
MCBD-MRT3
BGC-C5
BGC-NAIA3

MCBD
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McKinle BGC
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The Fort Market Market
Bus Terminal
C-5

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Proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Network

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Air Quality and Climate Change: Scaling up win-win solutions for Asia
12-14 November 2008
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Incorporating Sustainable Practices in Private Developments: Experiences and Lessons from the Philippines

BRT Images

Curbside station
in BGC

Median station
in MCBD

Proposed Makati Loop Project

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Air Quality and Climate Change: Scaling up win-win solutions for Asia
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Incorporating Sustainable Practices in Private Developments: Experiences and Lessons from the Philippines

Future Integration of Makati Loop

Stations with Pedestrian Underpasses

Thank You
Ayala Land, Inc

Better Air Quality 2008

Air Quality and Climate Change: Scaling up win-win solutions for Asia
12-14 November 2008
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