Bike advocates laud ‘long overdue’ active transport infrastructure in Intramuros

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Advocates say the project enhances pedestrians and cyclists' safety and promotes heritage tourismand improved pedestrian walkways that were were inaugurated in Intramuros on June 21 as a step promoting sustainable transport and mobility.

For someone who has been biking around Intramuros since 2015, Sarah Espina, a volunteer from the Make It Safer Movement , said that these changes had been a long time coming. “Before, sobrang chaotic. Dito lang sa General Luna marami kang kasabay na sasakyan before. Pero ngayon parang it feels safe,”A decade of advocacy

It was a step in the right direction that would “share this world heritage site with the rest of the global tourism market,” he added. “If this trend can really continue and more and more people feel comfortable biking, that means more people will vote for biking lanes and kind of get the attention of the decision-makers,” he said.“Active transport is the best example of sustainable transport,” DOTr Assistant Secretary Lim said during the inauguration ceremony.

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