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In 2003, as part of the City of Manila's urban renewal program, a section of Rizal Avenue, which is a major national arterial road, was pedestrianized, thereby closing the road to vehicular traffic. Because of this, vehicles that were originally traveling along this road section were diverted to the adjacent local streets which do not have enough capacity to handle heavy traffic volumes. Coupled with heavy volumes of pedestrians and high roadside friction in the downtown area, this resulted in massive congestion and travel delays. Commuters have also suffered with the increase in in-vehicle and out-of-vehicle travel time. On the part of the jeepney drivers, the re-routing meant longer travel distances, hence additional fuel consumption, but without a corresponding increase in fares. This paper attempts to estimate these costs brought about by the project to gain an understanding of its impact on society.
