By Dexter A. See
BAGUIO
CITY – The city council approved on
first reading a proposed ordinance establishing common terminals for buses,
vans and other public utility vehicles travelling to and from cities,
municipalities and provinces to the city.
The
ordinance authored by Councilor Edgar M. Avila stated that the local government
shall not allow terminals within the central business district for buses, vans
and other public utility vehicles travelling to and from cities, municipalities
and provinces to the city once the common terminals have been properly
identified.
The ordinance added the
local government aims to improve facilities, innovate on the transportation
sectors service the end users by adopting a technology and other norms for its
people.
Under the proposed
ordinance, the common terminals shall serve as the loading and unloading points
for buses, vans and other public utility vehicles travelling to and from
cities, municipalities, provinces to the city, for south-bound transportation,
the common terminal shall be located along Marcos highway preferably at the
Baguio Dairy Farm property conveyed to the city through deed of usufruct, for
north-bound transportation.
The common terminal shall be located at the
Slaughterhouse Compound area or at the property owned by the local government,
for west-bound transportation, the common terminal shall be located in barangay
Irisan or at the property owned by the local government, for east-bound
transportation.
The common terminal
shall be located at Outlook Drive within the property owned by the local
government or in a property identified by the Dept. of Environment and Natural
Resources as city needs.
The common terminal
shall be equipped with covered loading and departure sheds with at least five
bays to accommodate at least 10 vehicles side by side, the common terminals
shall have covered and air-conditioned loading platforms for its passengers
with minimum of 20 seats per vehicle per bay with clean rest rooms complete
with basic facilities, adequate water supply, telephones, public address
systems, free hot and cold water, charging stations, television sets and other
amenities.
Terminals shall have
separate ingress and egress for incoming and departing vehicles; the common
terminal shall have a garage for the public utility vehicles and parking areas
for waiting vehicles, a frontage area paved with asphalt or concrete, a waste
disposal facility placed in strategic areas and a workable and efficient
drainage system.
Space
capacity for each transport shall be 65 square meters per vehicle for bus, 55
square meters per vehicle for mini-bus and 40 square meters per vehicle for van
and funding for the common terminals shall be sourced from the local
government, Bases Conversion and Development Authority and the national
government or in a joint venture scheme as provided by public-private
partnership.
The ordinance stipulated
that existing operators who have made permanent improvements in lands they own
may be exempted from the coverage of the measure which is now pending
deliberations before the local legislative body.
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