ILOILO City – The city government’s “I-Bike Program” to maintain the city’s status as the country’s “Bike Capital”, is now looking into initiatives of enhancing the cycling culture in the metro.
It initiated the gathering of more realistic data that can be used for planning and policy formulation in bike lanes around the metropolis. Mayor Jerry Treñas hopes this will further improve bike-friendly endeavors for the safety of bikers.
Pilipinas Trapikom Cor. offered assistance for the establishment of an automated bicycle traffic data system in the city.
An orientation on the installation of metrocount ride pod monitor and the metrocount traffic executive software to analyze the report from bike survey sites was conducted on Aug. 23-24.
These were installed on flat surfaces and mid-sections in Mandurriao and Delgado locations for a test-run, specifically adapted to monitor active transport modes on cycleways and shared paths.
With this technology, the city can also validate other roads that will be utilized as bike lanes and eventually, pass ordinances and incentives as part of the bike culture, said Architect Wilfredo Ss of city planning and development office. (Iloilo City PIO/PN)
