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National Bike Day

Background

Pursuant to the Joint Administrative Order (JAO) No. 2020-0001, jointly issued by this Department, Department of Health (DOH), Department of Transportation (DOTr), and Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), the Interagency Technical Working Group for Active Transport (IATWG-AT) was established to oversee the implementation of the proper use and promotion of active transport during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Objectives

The 2025 NBDAR aims to:

As part of the national campaign towards a more sustainable and inclusive transport system, the IATWG-AT launched the National Bike Day Awards and Recognition (NBDAR)
To recognize the achievements and innovative practices of Local Government Units (LGUS) in developing bike lanes and promoting active transportation.
The initiative aims to encourage the continuous establishment of active transport infrastructure and institutionalize active mobility through local policies and programs.

Scope/Coverage

The nomination for the awards shall be open to all LGUs with existing or ongoing active transportation infrastructure policies, programs, projects, and activities (PPAs). However, LGUs that have been declared top performers for two (2) consecutive years shall not be eligible for consideration in the current year of awarding.

Criteria

Main Category Awards

Parameters

Description

Weight

Institutional Mechanism

1. Presence of designated unit to promote active transportation

2. Existence of local active transport ordinance

3. Transport and traffic policies in support of active transport

4. Incentive mechanisms to promote active transport in the locality

5. Activities involved in the planning of the bicycle network, i.e., conduct of stakeholders' consultation, use of OD trip patterns, AADT, road-crash data, and surveys in developing bike lane network

6. Availability of financing for Active Transport

Programs

7. Availability of Local Active Transport Development/Master Plan

8. Initiatives for the development of Active Transport Industry

40%

Coverage of the Bicycle Network

1. Percentage of total road network covered by bike lanes

2. Bike lane network accessibility to fundamental facilities

3. Availability of EOT facilities in fundamental facilities

15%

Road Safety and Compliance with Standards

Road safety and compliance with standards will be based on the presence of traffic calming measures and safe intersection or conflict area design in all classes and as well as of each bike lane classes.

15%

Implementation, Monitoring and Evaluation

1. Development of full communications plan for the IEC campaign on active transport

2. Presence of programs, projects, and activities to promote active transport

3. The existence of partnerships and engagement with stakeholders

4. Public perception of programs, projects, and activities promoting active transportation

5. Application of monitoring and mechanism/s on maintaining and improving active transportation.

6. Availability of updated inventory on the active transport network and infrastructure

7. Initiatives on information, education, and communication (IEC) campaigns, monitoring and evaluation for the effective establishment, maintenance of active transport infrastructures

20%

Outstanding Active Transport Initiative Award

The IATWG-AT will evaluate the LGU's for the Outstanding Active Transport Initiative Awards based on two sub categories (1) Infrastructure Initiative Award, and (2) Non- infrastructure Initiative Award.

The participation LGUs Active Transport initiatives will be subjected to the following criteria, accordingly:

2. Active Transport Infrastructure Initiative

Parameters

Description

Attractiveness

Active transport infrastructure should be safe and attractive to surroundings that help deliver well-designed public spaces. The attractiveness of a cycleway facility relates both to the perceived safety and the quality of infrastructure, including the aesthetics of the surrounding environment.

Criteria: support for the system, attractiveness of the environment, perception of social safety, system attractiveness

Cohesion

Active transport infrastructure must enable bicycle riders to reach their destinations easily via routes connected across the network. Bicycle riders should have the assurance that there will be high-quality cycling routes between all their origins and destinations and between different modes of transport across their journey.

Criteria: continuity of routes, consistent quality of routes and facilities, ease to follow, freedom of choice of routes

Comfort

Active transport infrastructure must ensure that riders of all ages and abilities can ride at a comfortable speed. Comfortable cycling conditions require routes separated from motorized vehicles and pedestrians with high-quality, well-maintained, and smooth surfaces, and free from motorized vehicles.

Criteria: smoothness of the ride, comfortable gradient, minimized obstruction from vehicles, reduced need to stop, number of stops, protection from adverse climate

Directness

Active transport infrastructure should provide cyclists (and pedestrians as well) with the most direct route. Measured in both time (effort), and distance, direct routes should provide bicycle riders with the shortest and fastest way of travelling from place to place and make cycling an attractive alternative to driving or even public transport, particularly for local journeys.

Criteria: efficient operating speed, delay time, detour factor

Safety

Ensure bicycle riders and other road users have safe facilities. Cycling infrastructure must be safe and perceived as safe so that people of all ages and abilities feel comfortable using the facilities.

Criteria: minimum risk of an accident on the route, minimum risk of conflict with car traffic, minimum risk of unsafe infrastructure

3. Active Transport Non-Infrastructure Initiative

Parameters

Description

Relevance and Responsiveness

Active transport non-infrastructure initiatives must address Responsiveness the actual needs and challenges of active mobility in the community. They should demonstrate that the initiative is grounded in local conditions and seeks to make walking and cycling safer, more inclusive, and more viable for everyday use.

Criteria: alignment with community needs, responsiveness to equity and accessibility, relevance to active transport priorities.

Effectiveness and Impact

Active transport non-infrastructure initiatives should show Impact evidence of results or clear pathways to measurable outcomes. They must contribute to increasing awareness, improving safety, encouraging mode shift, or strengthening policy institutional support for active transport.

Criteria: demonstrable outcomes, evidence of behavior change, measurable reach, monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.

Innovation and Creativity

Active transport non-infrastructure initiatives should introduce creative, resourceful, or pioneering approaches to promote walking and cycling. They must show originality or apply new tools, methods, or strategies that make active transport attractive, engaging, and practical.

Criteria: originality of approach, resourcefulness, cultural and contextual appropriateness, novelty in execution.

Stakeholder Engagement and Participation

Active transport non-infrastructure initiatives must and meaningfully involve stakeholders across different sectors and social groups. They should promote inclusivity and collaboration, ensuring that communities, schools, civil society, private sector, and vulnerable groups are part of shaping and sustaining the initiative.

Criteria: breadth of stakeholder involvement, inclusivity, quality of participation, presence of feedback and co-creation

mechanisms.

Sustainability and Replicability

Active transport non-infrastructure initiatives should demonstrate potential for long-term continuity and the ability. to be adapted by other LGUs. They must be backed by policies, institutional support, or budget allocation, and provide lessons or models that other localities can adopt.

Criteria: long-term continuity, policy or institutional support, scalability, replicability in other contexts.

4. Required Documents

Background Profile of Bike Lane Network and Active Transport Policy Initiatives

This section shall be composed of: (a) A brief background of the LGU; (b) Current issues and concerns in road safety and active transportation (it is suggested for LGUs to include a summary report on, but not limited to, the following aspects: road hazards, crash incidents, fatalities related to cycling, etc.); (c) List of related policies and/or policy initiatives on active transportation; and (d) Documentation of active transport-related programs, projects, and activities (PPAs)

Bike Lane Network/s

This section shall include the following: (a) A narrative on the planning procedures; (b) Bike lane layouts and designs (may cite references/guidelines); and (c) A report on the bike lane network coverage (it is recommended that emphasis be given to the following aspects: total length of the bike lane network/s using the metric system; facilities served; the timeline of implementation and/or completion; as well as target beneficiaries).

Other Data and Information

LGUS shall affix other pertinent information such as, but not limited to: (a) Geographic information system (GIS) data of their bike lane network/s in shapefile/KMZ/KML format; (b) Contact details for focal person/office; (c) Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP); (d) Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP); (e) Local Public Transport Route Plan (LPTRP); and (f) Annual Investment Program.

5. Submission of Entries

Interested LGUs are to use the required template accessible through the link: https://bit.ly/2025NBDARTem

Filled-out templates of documents must be submitted to the Bureau of Local Government Supervision (BLGS) through the LGU's respective DILG Regional Offices.

Attachments for means of verification (MOVS) may be uploaded via Google Drive and then sent to the electronic mail address: manilabay@dilg.gov.ph using the subject [Bike Lanes Awards Documents, (name of LGU), (name of region)].

Qualified LGU candidates are selected, and endorsed to the IATWG, based solely on the completeness of their submissions, and compliance to the use of required forms. The IATWG shall then evaluate the substance of said submissions. Only LGU submissions with complete documents and attachments, following the aforementioned format, qualify for national evaluation. Failure to comply with the same shall be grounds for the LGU's disqualification.

6. Awards

Legal Bases / References

LGMED References

R10-LGMED-2025-10-22-005 MESSAGE TO ALL PDS AND CDS RE: SUBMISSION OF ENTRIES FOR THE 2025 NATIONAL BIKE DAY AWARDS AND RECOGNITION (NBDAR) AND INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE 2025 NBD ACTIVTIES TOBE HELD ON NOVEMBER 21-23,2025

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