MERGED: Cebu BRT (Bus Rapid Transit)

[cebulife]

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It's nice to know that there are a lot of cebuanos here who are very passionate about the development of cebu as a truly world class city...i dedicated a thread exclusively for our beloved cebu...

please click this one => The Cebu Thread

please also post there...tnx!

Ato ra ni na thread, anyone who wants to be a moderator? (just let me see your contributions there!tnx)

[arnoldsa]

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If it's going to be an elevated railway system then no problem bro.. N.Bacalso Avenue in south is roughly 6-8 lanes, P.Del Rosario is around 4 lanes, the widened road going to Carreta is around 6-8 lanes too... And no problem too in Highway, Mandaue City because the roads there are wide enough...

naa lang kuy doubt ba..!! ka gagmay baya sa atong mga highway dire asa mana nila ipamasok ang railing systerm sa maong proposed lrt or mrt nila??

Same here, gagmay ra baya ang kalsada sa Cebu. MRT in the whole stretch of EDSA has 6 lanes per side (12 lanes total).

Maybe they can do an LRT Line 2 (the one in Markina) sort of thing where in the tracks are located off road, crossing rice fields and all. Instead of the main highways. Anyway, there are other means to solve the traffic problem. Build alternative roads for once. =)

I guess they wouldn't be having a problem at all since the posts that will support the elevated railway will occupy the center islands. Some parts of Taft Avenue isn't even that wide. They might be having a problem at P.del Rosario street but I guess they have a solution to it. Of course, before building such a railway system there's always a study conducted.

[brian_d]

Well I still prefer offroad tracks. I can't imagine this MRT/LRT in P. Del Rosario. It will destroy the facade of the whole area.

True, Taft isn't that wide. So it's feasible, but look at the whole LRT1 line. When riding the LRT1 along Taft, it's like one deadzone. Creepy, creepy place.

[arnoldsa]

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It will certainly destroy the facade of USC like what it did to LaSalle but I guess they would always seek a better solution. Dunno how they would do this since the study is still on going.

[monrose29]

ay dahhhh bisan asa oy ma subway or highway ang importante madayon nehh nga project... usa baya nehh sa maka dugay ang daghan mo babag od daghan mo hirit sa project..wala pa gali ma human daghan na og comentaryo nga bati.. deli ma ayo.. bati tan awon og unsa panang klase sa bati..

ato sa tan awon ang ma ong proyekto.... kay lisod man gud ka ayo nang mag cge og plano og unsay ma ayo... unya may man og stable lang nang nga area.. nga kana diha dili na pede tukoran og building or unsa ba na diha nga establishment kay tukoran na sa terminal1.. plano napod og balik.. kanang nga karsada dapat pa lapdan nag ma ayo kay anha nato ibutang sa tunga ang MRT.. nahhh mag cge lang tag plano anehh.. hehehehe..

unya kay daghan man ma igo nga fasiladad..anang ilang project.... nya gamay ra pod daw atong mga highway.... maypa di nalang kong ma-o nah...

peace...

[brian_d]

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It will certainly destroy the facade of USC like what it did to LaSalle but I guess they would always seek a better solution. Dunno how they would do this since the study is still on going.

TRUE, TRUE, TRUE. DLSU Campus looks so KAWAWA with an LRT just by thier windows. What a sad story if that happens. Anyway, am sure they have a solution to this. Important okay ang implementation dili nang dinali-dali. After all, this is a very long term project so its worth the wait.

[jerx d great]

mo prefer ko nga i agi ni siya sa srp..dili sa n. bacalso to p. del rosario kay ka gamay bayas agianan dadto intawn!!!

[grabehbebe]

Bigger expansions slated for mass transit systems

The capacity of the first light rail transit system (LRT-1) is expected to almost double when 48 new trains from Japan arrive this July, according to the Light Rail Transit Authority (LRTA).
LRTA said LRT-1 would be able to carry 40,000 passengers per hour for each direction from the current ridership of 27,000 by July.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) expert and advisor Takeshi Kikukawa added the proposed LRT-1 expansion project to start in October would entail the acquisition of 12 new air conditioned four-car trains equivalent to 48 railway vehicles on top of its existing 75.

The expansion projects, which would cost P924 million, will also include the renovation of the Doroteo Jose and Edsa stations and construction of a new operations control center. Part of the amount will be funded by the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).

Despite the aggressive expansion plans for the mass transit system, Kikukawa said it would remain unprofitable, which was its perennial situation since it started operations more than 20 years ago.
“This is because Manila charges the cheapest rate among other countries in the region,” he said.

In peso equivalent fare, he said, TRTA in Japan charges P119.9 for every 12 to 19 kilometer run; Taipei Rapid Transit Corp. charges P65.30 for every 14 to 17 km; Bukit Panjang in Singapore charges P25.82 for a stretch of seven to eight kilometers compared to Manila’s P15 for 15 kilometers.

The LRTA management, in consultation with JICA expert, is looking into several strategies on how to financially turn around the operations of LRT Line 1 and Line 2. But Kikukawa declined to provide details on the ongoing talks.

He said for LTR Line 1 and Line 2 to become profitable, a maximum fare of P60 should be collected. The company’s non-rail revenues in 2005 amounted to P32 million for Line I, while revenues from its Line 2 operations reached P8 million. The company’s total capital expenditure amounted to P10.8 billion.

Among the company’s future expansion plans include a southern extension of LRT-1 which will involve the construction of 10 stations over some 11.7 kilometers and will be the first line extending outside the Metro Manila area with a terminal located in Bacoor, Cavite.
Another 4-kilometer eastern extension of LRT-2 to Masinag Junction in Antipolo City, Rizal is in the works.

A new line, MRT-4 is also being negotiated involving the construction of a 22.6-kilometer system which starts at a station close to Recto station on LRT-2 and Doroteo Jose station on LRT-1 .
The line is expected to have a capacity of 550,000 passengers, the largest of all of the lines. Currently, this line has completed the bidding stage.

Another proposed line is the MRT-7 which will start in Quezon City and will traverse through Commonwealth Avenue, traversing through Caloocan City and ending in San Jose Del Monte in Bulacan. This line finished the bidding stage and is pending approval.

Before Dec. 15, 2003, LRT-1 used a flat fare of P12. LRT-2 also had a P12 flat fare before the line went into full operation.

http://www.tribune.net.ph/
By Ayen Infante 03/07/2006

[Wind Shear]

Screw the MRT/LRT Project in Metro Manila!

We need mass transit here in Metro Cebu!

[Mabix]

lisod na sa cebu coz its gonna take a lot of moola if you start building/planning for a mass transit system. reason: medyo well established na ang routes and if construction takes place basin 3hours na ang traffic sa capitol instead of just 1 hour. besides, medyo mahal na materiales for space saving transit schemes.