The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has just painted the sidewalks of some of Metro Manila’s thoroughfares with pink lines.
These pink lines are supposed to act as a demarcation to establish pedestrians’ rightful walking space.
According to the information leaflets they have been distributing, the MMDA will dismantle any structure and even tow any vehicle encroaching within the pedestrian zone.
With the commuting public increasing in the light of higher fuel prices, it makes sense to keep those who choose to walk safe from harm and obstruction. It not only encourages energy savings, but also makes for good exercise.
I am still wondering why some streets have not been painted these pink lines, yet they are adjacent to ones that have been painted. A case of a thoroughfare being a national road vs. a city road? Cooperation of city mayors? Beats me.
Whatever the case may be, this program of the MMDA, coupled with the ban on the annoying “horn tooting” habit of public transport drivers to solicit passengers, make for a more pleasant walk around the metropolis.
Oh, and in a few years, those seedlings planted by the MMDA along the sidewalks will eventually become mighty trees.
Bravo, I say.
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