PROBLEMS IN URBAN

TRANSFORTATION IN THE
PHILIPPINES

PREPARED BY: SUAREZ, KIM

CHARLONE A.
INTRODUCTION

 Urbanization has been one of the dominant contemporary processes as a growing

share of the global population lives in cities. Considering this trend, urban
transportation issues are of foremost importance to support the passengers and
freight mobility requirements of large urban groups.
 Transportation in urban areas is highly complex because of the modes involved,
the multitude of origins and destinations, and the amount and variety of traffic.
 Traditionally, the focus of urban transportation has been on passengers as cities
were viewed as locations of utmost human interactions with intricate traffic
patterns linked to commuting, commercial transactions and leisure/cultural
activities. However, cities are also locations of production, consumption and
distribution, activities linked to movements of freight.
 Conceptually, the urban transport system is intricately linked with urban form
and spatial structure. Urban transit is an important dimension of mobility,
notably in high density areas.
 The crisis in urban transportation is experienced worldwide. With a growing
urban population and an increasing ownership and use of automobiles, cities
have become congested and polluted, adding much to the deterioration of urban
mass transportation.
 Solutions to the transportation crisis are varied. Experiments of different
countries ranged from intensifying the use of existing transport facilities to
adding and applying new and computerized transport technology.
 In Metropolitan areas, as with most of the primate cities of the developing
countries, no shift in transport policy has yet occurred. Thus, urban mass
transportation continues to deteriorate. The crisis is aggravated by sudden and
massive rural-urban migration and an obvious lack of funds.
FIGURE 1 FIGURE 2 FIGURE 3

Traffic in Metro Cebu Traffic in Metro Manila Traffic in Metro Davao

Traffic congestion and
parking difficulties.

 Congestion is one of the most often transport problems in large urban places.
It is particularly linked with motorization and the diffusion of the
automobile, which has increased the demand for transport infrastructures.
Congestion and parking are also interrelated since cruising creates additional
delays and impairs local circulation. In central areas of large cities cruising
may account for more than 10% of the local circulation as drivers can spend
20 minutes looking for a parking spot.
FIGURE 4
Traffic Congestion
Figure 5
Parking
Difficulties
Difficulties for non-
motorized transport

 These difficulties are either the outcome of intense

traffic, where the mobility of pedestrians, bicycles
and vehicles is impaired, but also because of the
very obvious lack of consideration for pedestrians
and bicycles in the physical design of
infrastructures and facilities.
Loss of public space

 The majority of roads are publicly owned and free of access.

Increased traffic has adverse impacts on public activities
which once crowded the streets such as markets, parades and
processions, games, and community interactions. These have
gradually disappeared to be replaced by automobiles. Traffic
flows influence the life and interactions of residents and
their usage of street space. More traffic impedes social
interactions and street activities. People tend to walk and
cycle less when traffic is high.
Accidents and safety

 Growing traffic in urban areas is linked with a growing number of

accidents and fatalities, especially in developing countries. Accidents
account for a significant share of recurring delays. As traffic increases,
people feel less safe to use the streets.
Figure 6
Accident
Land consumption

 The territorial imprint of transportation is significant, particularly

for the automobile. Between 30 and 60% of a metropolitan area may
be devoted to transportation, an outcome of the over-reliance on
some forms of urban transportation. Yet, this land consumption also
underlines the strategic importance of transportation in the
economic and social welfare of cities.
CONCLUSION:

 In conclusion, the existence of urban transportation problems

tells that the population of people using vehicles is increasing.
Therefore the congestion of traffic is getting worse leading
inconvenience to all the road users. The other thing is that due
to the number of vehicles, the demand for parking area and land
use are getting insufficient. Lastly, the risk brought by problems
in transportation made the people to feel not safe in using the
roads or highways.
REFERENCES:

 https://www.scribd.com/doc/114400304/Problem
-of-Transportation-System-in-the-Philippines
 ImprovingMass Transportation in Metropolitan
Manila. February 2019. Retrieved
conference.upd.edu.ph > PPJ > Vol…
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