Are you brave enough to take EDSA with
the new Bus Segregation Scheme in effect?
Welcome back to Lyndon Speaks.
Yesterday, the Metro Manila Development
Authority (MMDA) implemented the EDSA Bus Segregation Scheme. The
scheme aims to address the heavy traffic caused by the buses who
loads and unloads passengers along the bus stops in one of the
busiest streets in the metro – the Epifanio Delos Santos Avenue
(EDSA).
Before yesterday, city buses are
allowed to take in and drop off passengers in any bus stop along
EDSA. Buses are sometimes waiting for a long time along the bus stops
for passengers and with the amount of city buses that use EDSA
everyday, a long queue results on these bus stops thus causing the
hellish traffic most especially during rush hours.
To address this situation, the MMDA
strictly implemented the EDSA Bus Segregation Scheme yesterday. In
this scheme, buses are given letter codes – A, B, C – and they
are only allowed to stop on bus stops with the same letter codes as
their buses – Bus A on Stop A, Bus B on Stop B. However, there are
limited buses which can use both Stops A and B. These special buses
are coded as Bus C. However, passengers riding Bus C will have more
travel time since the bus is required to stop on all bus stops along
EDSA.
I think that it is too early to tell if it is
helpful or not. I also believe that information wasn't disseminated
thoroughly since some passengers are still confused and rode the
incorrect bus.
To help you in your journey along EDSA,
here are the bus stops for each bus code. To reiterate, there is also
a Bus C, and these buses are allowed to stop in both Bus Stops A and
B.
I just hope that this will be strictly
implemented because based from the track record of our government
offices, this scheme might just live for up until mid-January next
year. In the Philippines, we call that – ningas kugon.
Nevertheless, congratulations are in order for MMDA. Thank you for
always thinking the welfare of the Filipino citizens in the metro.
Until next time. I hope that Lyndon
Speaks has helped you with your EDSA travel.
Bus on!
~Lyndon Jason
