The USWAG Bike Sharing Initiative brought by the Iloilo Bicycle Council, The Iloilo Biking Community, Office of Councilor Jay Trenas, and Mayor Jerry Trenas provided an alternative mode of transportation for the frontliners.
The initiative was created to help our modern-day heroes as some of them live too far from their workplace or have erratic schedules. Others have to traverse dangerous roads and adverse weather conditions while commuting during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ)
From April 10 to June 30, 2020, a total of 25 bikes were shared through this initiative. The bicycles were delivered to the frontliners in their respective workplaces.
INTERCONNECTED BIKE LANES
Treñas met bike advocate Rock Drilon, the City Engineer’s Office (CEO), and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Regional Office 6 to address the demand for road-sharing.
“We push to finalize plans to connect all bike lanes all over the city. We prepare a cost estimate so we will look for funds to finance the implementation. CEO and DPWH will work together,” Treñas said.
“Kudos to Mayor Jerry who is currently working closely with bike advocates, City Engineering and DPWH to add another 20kms of bike lanes to connect with existing bike lanes, including portions of the Esplanade, which is being targeted for completion by mid-July, for the safety of Ilonggos on bicycles, seen to have increased phenomenally as some of them are using it as transport during the pandemic,” Drilon said.
“Phase 1 of the plan is to increase Iloilo City’s bike lanes from 23 to 42 kilometers immediately for more connectivity to keep Ilonggos safe as more citizens opt to bike in the new normal,” he added.