GROUP 3

ANADON, JOYCE ELYN

PAJANUSTAN, DONNA MAE
SANCHEZ, KRISTINE JOYCE CYBEL
VOLOSO, GENEVIEVE
URBAN
TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING
CONCEPT
 WHAT IS URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING?

It involves the evaluation and

selection of highway or transit
facilities to serve present and future
land uses.

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For example, the construction of a new
shopping center, airport, or convention center
will require additional transportation
services.

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Urban transportation is the collection of
means to transport passengers and goods
into, out of, and within the city limits.

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TWO SEPARATE TIME HORIZONS

SHORT TERM LONG TERM

 SHORT TERM
• INTENDED TO SELECT PROJECTS THAT
CAN BE IMPLEMENTED WITHIN ONE
TO THREE-YEAR PERIOD.
• TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIMING, CAR AND
VAN POOLING, PARK-AND-RIDE
FRINGE PARKING LOTS, AND TRANSIT
IMPROVEMENT.
LONG TERM
• DEALS WITH LONG-RANGE
TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF AN AREA
AND IDENTIFIES THE PROJECT TO BE
CONSTRUCTED OVER 20 YEARS.
• ADDING NEW HIGHWAYS, BUS LINES
OR FREEWAY LANES, RAPID TRANSIT
SYSTEMS, AND EXTENSIONS, OR
ACCESS ROADS.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
• DELIVER SUSTAINABLE
ROADS • CREATE ATTRACTIVE,
LIVABLE URBAN
COMMUNITIES
• REDUCE TRAFFIC CONGESTION

• MAKE SUSTAINABLE
• IMPROVE AIR QUALITY MOBILITY AVAILABLE TO ALL

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 FORMULATIONS OF
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
1 STATE THE PURPOSE OF
PLANNING

2 IDENTIFY THE ISSUES

RECOGNIZE THE PROBLEM AND

3 CONSTRAINTS

4 GOALS

5 OBJECTIVES
 GOAL OBJECTIVES
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REDUCE NUMBER OF
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

REDUCE INJURIES
AND DEATHS
IMPROVE PUBLIC
RESULTING FROM
SAFETY
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

IMPROVE PERSONAL
SECURITY OF URBAN
TRAVELERS
COMPREHENSIVE URBAN AREA
TRANSPORTATION PLANNING
PROCESS
SIMPLIFIED URBAN TRANSPORT
ANALYSIS
 Road network data, which include information
on surface types and surface conditions, are
available in different offices in charge of road
administration.
ROAD
NETWORK DPWH maintains a regular inventory of national
roads.
DATA
DILG keeps an updated inventory of provincial
and city roads.
 Are available for some national road sections at
the DPWH Planning Service Division.

Traffic counts for city roads are commonly not

TRAFFIC performed except for cities that have prepared
COUNT DATA local transport plans and have conducted local
traffic counts.
 Public transport and operations data are critical
to the planning of the public transport system.
PUBLIC
TRANSPORT Deregulated public transport in the country has
contributed to the absence of a centralized data
DATA collection system.
 LTO has the data for the number of passengers’
utility vehicle units buses that are for hire.

LTFRB responsible for operational data such as

PUBLIC routes, fares, and operating units.
TRANSPORT
DATA LGUs are in charge of franchising tricycles and
pedicabs.
 Data on road accidents are important for road
safety planning.

Traffic Accident Reporting and Analysis System

(TARAS) and Metropolitan Manila Accident
TRAFFIC Reporting and Analysis System (MMARAS)
ACCIDENT
DATA TARAS started in 2004 and is integrated by
DPWH

MMARAS started in 2002 and maintained by

MMDA
 Details on traffic accidents are recorded in
TARAS forms, processed into the database, and
submitted to the DPWH district offices.

TRAFFIC MMARAS is operated under Metropolitan Road

Safety Unit (MRSU) of the MMDA Traffic
ACCIDENT Operation Center (TOC) with the cooperation of
DATA the Traffic Enforcement Group of the NCR
Police office of the PNP.
 The level of investment and the source of
financing urban transport investment are
necessary in determining the capacity and
efficiency of LGUs for financing urban transport
TRANSPORT programs and projects.
FUNDING
The majority of city transport investment data are
only available at the local budget or treasury
office.
 Are available at the Management and
Information Division of LTO.

Data are classified according to vehicle type,

Motor Vehicle ownership type, engine type, and age among
Registration others.
Data
Some motor vehicle registration data are kept
and recorded in socioeconomic profiles available
at the city planning and development office
HOW DOES URBAN
TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING AFFECT OUR
CITIES?
URBAN
TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING IS A CRUCIAL
COMPONENT OF ANY
CITY’S EFFORTS TO
IMPROVE ITS QUALITY
OF LIFE, ECONOMIC
COMPETITIVENESS,
AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY.
URBAN TRANSPORT
PLANNERS DEVELOP
PLANS THAT HELP IN THE
DECISION-MAKING
PROCESS, CONSIDERING
THE NEEDS OF ALL
STAKEHOLDERS, AND
ACHIEVING THE DESIRED
LEVEL OF SERVICE TO
ENSURE AN EFFICIENT,
SAFE, AND SUSTAINABLE
TRANSPORT SYSTEM.
URBAN TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING IS A CRUCIAL
COMPONENT OF ANY CITY’S
EFFORTS TO IMPROVE ITS
QUALITY OF LIFE, ECONOMIC
COMPETITIVENESS, AND
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY.
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