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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS 0 F THE )

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 'i) . :; :34

First Regular Sess;on )

I ".SENATE ..... ,.. VJ..;. 9'-'S. No.

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Introduced by SENATOR PIA S. CAVETANO

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Transport plays a significant role in spurring economic development and

reducing poverty. Transport is a vital part of most of the activities, goods, and

services required to support and improve people's lives. At the same time,

however, tt also consumes resources and imposes negative side effects. Carbon

monoxide, a lype of toxic gas emitted by cars and other motor vehicles, is targely

responsible for the smog and air pollution in the country as well as respiratory

diseases. headaches and other ailments. The fuel used to run cars and motor

vehicles is costing the Philippines more than One Billion Pesos a day. Our

dependency on imported fossil fuels has a multiplier effect in the prices of or

baslc commodities, goods and ssrvices. The heavy reliance on motor

vehicles/cars promotes an unhealthy lifesty~e as the public has become

sedentary, refusing to walk or bike even short distances. In practically all of the

major cities of lhe country, tl1is IS causing terrtb!e traffic congestion, unnecessary

stress, and even countless accidents resulting in loss of Hfe and limb.

It is high time that we revisit this way of thinking and lifestyle Of else our

€nvironment and health continue to suffer" There has to be a balance that \'ViII

enable people's lransport needs to be met in a way that neither harms them nor

depletes resources. There are different available mobility options that our

government can explore in order to serve our people's changing transport needs,

declog the streets and improve our efficiency as a nation walking. cycling. user

of public transportation. etc. The government must provide for the creation of a

safe, convenient, inexpensive, collective, efficient. non-congestive, non~pol1utive,

and healthful locomotion and transportation system for the benefit of the Filipino

people.

This brll seeks to develop sustainable and allemaHve modes of

transportation in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lessen energy

consumptlon, use precious urban area efficiently, reduce time and travel casts as

well as promote an active lifestyle. ~l mandates the Department of Transportation

and Communication (DOTe) in coordinalion with the National EconomicI

Development Authority (NEDA). to develop a plan that will encourage this mode

shift and promote programs and infrastructure that will pave the way for the same.

rn view of the foregoing, approval of this bill is earnestly requesled.

$. CAYETANO

SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE )

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES )

R~tRegw~rSes~on )

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PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AND ALTERNATNE MODES OF TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER MOBILITY OPTIONS TO IMPROVE AJR QUAUTYj INCREASE

EFFIClENCY, REDUCE CONGESTION AND CONTRIBUTE TO POSITlVE HEALTH IMPACTS IN OUR SOCIETY

Be it enacled by Or8 Senale and Hou~ of Representatives of (h~ PhilippInes In Congress as.sembfed,

i SECTION 1. Short Titlel. -TIle Act shall be known as the MSustainable Transportalion 2 Act of 201J.· 3 4 SECTION 2. Declaration of PoHcies. - In confomlity with the prQvuslons of lhe 5 ConstitlJtion to promote the gene~l welfare and social justice in all phases of nationel 6 developm8ol, to protect and advance (he light of the F,lipir1o people to a balanced and 7 healt"'ful ecology in accord wilh 1he rhythm and harmony of nature, and to CO'lserve and II devBlop the patrimony or lne naHan, the Stale hereby adopts lhe following policies 9 retative lO the transportation system In our country, whe1her public or pr.v8te~

10 11 a.) The State shall promote a shill towards a 6af9, collective, efficient, nan­12 oongI:lstiva. non'~p 011 utlve, and 11 EUjl ~1 hful rocornolio t1 <:i nd transportatioo system 13 that includes non-motoliz.ed transpofl; \4 b.} The State shall increase mobilily options of the ger.eral public and promote tho 15 use of alternative modes of lransportatiQn such as walking, bIking and the ose of 16 public trnnsportatlon; t7 c.) The Stale shell properly plan 811d establish facilities and infrastructures that will 1g respond lo lhis parao;gm shift ln lhe trnnsportaUon system; and i 9 d.} The Slate shall establish tts plans and programs in conformity with the o....t:rall 20 national land use plan 9S well as ths local compreheosive land use plans. 2J 22 SEC·nON 3. Definition of Temls. - The- foUo\'ilng tenn~ shall have tbelf respcclive 23 meanillgs ~

24 25 8.) "Bicycle" refers to a dsvicA that a person may ride that is propeUed by IlUman 26 powerand ha:;, two tanden'l whee Is at Ieas! one of wh ic.h is moro fu,] n 14 Ln<:he-s 27 in diameter. 28 b.) "Motor vehicle" means e self~propell8d vehIcle or arty vehicle propellad by any 29 power othBr than muscular power. The teJn1 does no1 include an electric brcyc!e. 30 c.) ~Pub'ic transportation" means a shared p~S$engc( transporlation servLOO wnich is 31 avail able ror use by the genera' PubHc. The se lnclude buses, 1m m5. tra illS, ra pld 32 transit and ferries. .n d.) WalkwaysM means ci paved path tor pedeshians alongside streets, 34 e,) ·Sustain~ble transport" means allY mealls of transport with low impact 00 the 35 environment. accessible, safe, environment.friendly. and affordable. It inr:1udes 36 walking and CYcling, lranslt orienled de",elopment, green .....ehtctes. carpooling,

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1 and. buirding Of protecting urbarl tnmspon systems ~hat are fuel-efficient, spacew 2 saving and promote healthy lifestyles. 3 f.) 'Travel demand management" (TOM) means a set oi tools to offer people better 4 travel Infonnatlon and opportunities and help people choO$e to reduce their need 5 to ~vel especially by car, 6 1 SECTION if. Sustainable Transport Action Plan. - The Department 01 Transportatlon 8 and Communtcation (DOTe), in coordination with the National Economic Dtlvelopment 9 Authority (NEDA). shan come up wilh a Sustainable Transport Adion Plan which aims to

10 prov[de a roadmap for n1:ltional and 10Ql1 tfSrLSportat!on systC"-m to be adhered lo at all 11 levels thfOUgholit the country. The Sus.talnable Transport Aclton PJan shall inc!lJde 12 slrategi&$ ret1ahl19 to park.o9, Dublic b'ansport. cycling. walkins liInd transport 1J infrastructure, and will set Ollt the actions required to achieve the mod£> shift target over 14 a certairl period of time as identified by DOTe and NEDA. 15 \ 6 SECTION 5. InstsJJittion of Walk'r'/,]ys. - Adequate sidewalk aJeas must be maintaine<t 17 on <111 roads a3 wslkways to allow safe pedestrian passage and fOr th~ sale and 18 convenient usa af wheelchairs. strollers and slmila; instruments. For prim~ry and 19 secvndary roads., there shall be allonoo three: (3) meters for the side\l/3ll<;s, If lhare is. 1"10

20 space allocated for such and the implementation will prove difficult, in lieu thereof, an 21 elevated foatbrldg e must be- ;n5~ali ed, This shall be prov ided by the to cal govamment n unit (LGU) concemed within six (8) months from the effectivity of this Act, 23 24 SECTION (,. PCJbJic TrsnsportaUon. .- The DOTC shRII provide guidelines lhal will 25 pmmate a Sh ,n tQwa rd S publtc transpoftalicn as a prim ary mob~lity OplLIJn to lhe !;Ie rLe ral 26 public, within twelVe (12) months from the effectivity of this Act. 8etter public :17 transportatloll initiaUves sh~1l be- sludied and implemenled in ~n effort ~o reduoo 11'1e 28 impacl of the decUning oil economy on OIjr env1ronmem and financial marke1s as we'l as 29 help reduce energy costs, po1tu~on and even u(oan poverty, 3Q 31 SECTION,. Commiss;onjng of a UBus ROJpid Transit (BRT) System." ~ The 32 Department of Transportation art<.l Communication {DOTe} s.hall, within twelve (12) 33 monlhs from the ctfecUvfty Qr this Act, come up wtth a study commissioning the crealion 34 of a Bus Repid Transit System which will organIze buses into ooe efficienl tong-dislarloo 35 transpof1ation system with coordinated schedules, rates. rout~. and pIck-Up and drop­36 off poinlS. The LGU and the private sedor, Including but liot limited to mall owners end )7 bus companies. can be tapped in order ~o put up or U5e existing faciliti~ 6uch as pBr',..;S,

38 parking lots, and bus depots that will sarve as large CQl1ective transportation teOll;nals 39 where people can park their cars and bikes and tol\e the buses to ihelr destinations,

40 ~ I SECTION a. Establi3hmenl of a Wa(8r Ferry System. - As much as prac~icable, the 42 nalfonal agencies and water regulatory bodies in charge of a water body led by lhe 43 Departmenl of En~tfOnment and Natural Resourcss (OENR). rn coordination with tne 44 DOTe, shall exprore the e5tablishmcnt of a ferry system in navigable bodies of w'alsr 4) whtch may 'o€ operated by the satd atJlhority or bldded out to a p~ivat€: contractQr. The <'16 possibility of interconnecting said watefways stnt1\ also b£> considered, 47 48 SECTION ~. Travel Demand Management Programs. - The DOTe, in coordLnatton 49 with the Department of Labor an.d Empfoyment (DOLE), Deparlment of Education 50 (DepEd), Deparlment of Trade and IMustl)' (OTl) and one representative each from the 51 civU society. transport sector ~od tile youth, sht'll1 COrns up with guidelines on travel 52 demand m~nagemen~ programs that wn! reduce the volume of cars and molorize<l :53 transport in the roads 036 well as enhance and encourage students and wor1oi~ro to use 54 the public transport systern. These shall include. bu~ is not limited la, the following: 55 5(, e.) carpool, vanpool, or car-share projects: 51 b.) congestion pricing measures;

c.) programs ~o promole telecommuting; 2 d.) flexib!B VlOrl< schedules, or sateltilc work center:;;; 3 e.) tr~nsport program for government employees; and 4 f.) Intelligent tfansportation systems or other 0peralional improvements that Jre 5 certified by lhe 0 epar1mBnt or Environmen\ aI1d Nalura I Resource 5 (O[NR) to 6 reduce greenhouse g~s emissions. 7 8 This sl1 all be co mpleted Within t\velve (12) mO:'lth 8 fro m lhe effeetJvity of lois Act 9

10 SECTION m. Designation of Bike Lanes. - A portion of lhe roadway or highway shall 11 be designated as ~ik.e lanes" by the. LGU having jurisdiction over such rQ;;Ioway or 12 highway, in cOordination wM the D8partment of PUblic Wor1<s and Highways (DPWH}, 13 w;lhin six (6) months from the effeclivjty of this Act 14 15 The designated bike lanes shall be for the preferential or exclusive USA of blcycr~~. 16 The sa bike lanoes Shall not be ob So uucted by a parked 0 r !3~a ndin9 mctor Ve11 itle or 0 khe r 17 stationary object. The bike ranes shall be m~de identi~~ble by sJriping with signing or 18 striping wilh pavement markings.

19 SECTION". Provision of Bfcycle Parking Spaces and Bike Racks. - Bicycle 20 parl<:ing spar;es !:lind b~ke rac\(s are hereby required lo be provlde<l by owners of 7.1 establishments U1 al are:

22 a.) For non-residential use with gross floor area larger Ulan 7.500 square feet; 23 b.) Multipre-family d.....eltings When 12 or more ar8 providerf on a lot; 24 c.} Public parking lot5.

25 The DOTC shall esrablish guidelines 00 the minimum supply of bicycle parking spaces 26 in build;n!3S and olher faciliti85. taking into consideration the population of the short-tano 27 01 'ong-lerm dwellers ,n 1he area, within slx (6) monU15 from the effectwlty of lhis Act. 28 29 SECTlON"~. Facmtl~s. - The DOTe, In coordination wi1h the DPWH and the LGUs }O concerned. shall csrry cut an inveslment program lhat will encourage a mode shift to J l sustainable transport within se'ec;~ed communltics by provid~ng s~re and convenleo~

J2 optfons 10 bicycle and watk for routine travel, and ror other purposes. This shan be J) compleled within twelve (12) monlhs frornlhe effectivity of this Act 34 JS SECTlON ,~. lEdlJcatJon and ResQarcfl Programs. - The DOTe shall conduct studies 36 and researches, and eventually supply Information to the car-owning and -riding public. J 7 as well 85 commulers 0 n aSpeels ot SJJ $ ta inable lransport th at are n:~ IC1fNely new. It sl'1 all 38 also provide techn;c:al assistance and othar resources 10 govemmet1t agen¢ies and 39 private sector involved in the transport 5y$tem. 40 41 SECTION liT. Financing. - The DOTC, in coordination \'Jilh ~he DENR, sh~ll explore 42 the possibility of lfceesslng a growing range of globa~ env~ronmenl funds in order to be 43 able to ass;s\ in the funding of 5u5~ine.bte public transport systems and le.ss polloting 44 energy ~upplies. Public-private partnerships shall also be encoura.ged in the 45 d(;'Yolopment o11ranspoltOllion improvemenh. lI6 47 SECTIO(\} IS. Implementing Agency. .- The DOTe shall be the maio implemC'n~lng

48 agency fo r III is. Act. 49 50 SECTlON f". Separabiflly Clauso. - Should any provlslon herein be subsequently .5} declared invalid or unconslillltionBl. lhe same shall not affect lhB validity or the 'egal~ly

52 of the other provisions nor so declared. 53

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1 SECT10N n. Repcaffng Clause, - An laws, presidenlial devrees, execulive orders. 2 rules andregulation8, otl1er issuances, and parts th ereof. which are inwnsisten1 with ) tI1e provisions of ~h.s ACl, are hereby repealed and modified acconiingly. 4 "5 SECTION 'Ig. cffectivJly. - Thfs Act shall take effect flnaen (15) dal,p's after publication 6 in a~ leasl (2) newspapers of general qr.-;ulalioll 7 8 Approved,

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