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PEDICABang Yayain? is a group that aims to inform the PSHS-MC community about transport issues, through an information series posted on its social media pages and a webinar given by a representative of the Move as One Coalition.
Transportation
Transportation
Transportation is essential for people to travel between locations over a period of time for business or leisure purposes. Private vehicles such as cars are one of the most commonly used transportation methods on roads and highways. However, owning one carries heavy financial and environmental costs (von Essen et al., 2020), which is why public transportation is important in cities. Public transportation is accessible for everyone at a minimal cost. Public utility vehicles (PUVs) such as buses, jeepneys, tricycles, and trains are able to transport more people while consuming less space on roads. Because of this, traffic congestion will be lessened if people are encouraged to use PUVs such as the above mentioned.
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Additionally, cities with proper public transportation systems are seen to have benefits economically (Transportation Research Board, n.d.). Cities with efficient public transportation services are seen to have better market opportunities for businesses and companies. Because of the better accessibility to establishments within the city, goods and services can be delivered faster with lower output cost. This also allows people to have better access to education and other opportunities to develop their skills. Having public transportation linked to marketplaces and malls encourages people to shop which provides more opportunities for local businesses to grow.
Finally, public transportation promotes a more environmentally-friendly city to live in (ACOG, 2013). Since PUVs lessen the amount of vehicles needed to transport, it also reduces the amount of pollutants released into the air. Jackson and Kochtitzky (2021) showed that cities with extensive public transportation systems have 22.5% less vehicle source emissions. Additionally, citizens were 42% less likely to be hospitalized due to respiratory-related illnesses. Intricately-designed cities that have extensive transportation systems also prevent urban decay, or the disuse and abandonment of city areas and establishments (Smith and Allen, n.d.). Minimizing this would reduce the carbon footprint produced in constructing new buildings in other areas in the city.
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As it continues to urbanize, Metro Manila continues to accommodate more residents and workers in its homes and offices. Should these places be located in automobile-reliant areas or designed to accommodate private vehicles only, Metro Manila would see an influx of automobiles with low carrying capacity in the near future, leading to greater levels of vehicle congestion and pollution (Rappler, 2020), and a general urban decay. Sustainable transportation modes such as PUVs and bicycles need to be promoted in urban design and practice to alleviate the aforementioned issues which are already manifesting in the present day.
As the national government plans and implements the return to physical learning in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic (Rappler, 2021), the PSHS-MC is expected to shift to face-to-face classes, and thus its community is expected to commute once again to PSHS-MC. Various transportation modes would be needed for the community to efficiently commute to the school, accounting for student safety and protection against COVID-19, and the current restrictions on transportation modes. Therefore, there is a need to conduct a study regarding the perspective of students, teachers, and staff regarding the accessibility of public transportation in PSHS-MC.
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