By Primo Agatep
BAGUIO CITY- Over the years ,the city’s worsening traffic problem has impacted productivity ,and traffic-related air pollution increased health costs.
To address the problem in a holistic way, Buddy Resurreccion, a local boy is offering his selfless concept called – Baguio City Business District Traffic Flow and Area-Use Plan. Sufficient and convenient are the hallmarked of the plan, said Resurreccion, pointing out ‘understandably, we need to strike a balance among those who will be affected.
Three solutions are presented –(1) divert the traffic , (2) minimize options at the intersections, and (3) minimize the volume.
Among the Steps are : (1)- Only jeepneys with inside Baguio routes should be allowed CBD.The proponent cited ‘we can no longer accommodate all jeepneys serving all routes including Benguet Province routes in such a small space.’
Step (2)- Baguio-La Trinidad vice versa should become a Bus routes – jeepneys for Benguet routes should load /unload passengers at the Pico Terminal;
Step (3)- Assign jeepney terminal locations/routes in the CBD. And (4)-Implement Kisad- Harrison Loop and Taxi stands.
‘I am presenting this plan for the love of Baguio, and I don’t represent any company,’ said Resurreccion, who tirelessly been working the concept for almost 10 years now in collaboration with Architect Arsenio ‘Omar’ Eslava of United Architects of the Philippines (UAP).
‘I am offering the plan, if Baguio people will like it,’ Resurreccion quipped, who is an alumni of Philippine Military Academy (PMA).
Resurreccion presented the said concept with a group of local journalists, with local boy and ace golfer Danny Zarate, a World Cupper and former member of Philippine team who hosted the activity held at Villa Silvina Hotel and Restaurant here.
Members of the media actively participated in the discussion. The Vision Midway in the presentation and amid heavy rains, the proponent also opened ‘futuristic’ concepts surrounding CBD the city’s premiere park -Burnham, by putting up an elevated walk-through, in harmony with the earlier city plan—Walk Baguio.
At Melvin Jones ,a grand designed for bleachers at both ends to accommodate hundreds of people to watch an activity like the annual Flower Festival Panagbenga.
A multi-level building for parking area, and be utilized for business purposes like the popular Baguio Night Market at given types of weather.
Moreover, under area-use concept, putting up of Satellite Markets outside the CBD has to be expanded. There’s beauty in fixing the traffic. It pours investments.
