Host: Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
Pages 185
High-rise condominiums are again becoming popular in the Philippines because of their proximity to workplaces or schools. These are usually located in already developed areas well within the central business districts. With the current increase in the number of projects being undertaken, there is growing concern on how such will affect transportation and traffic within their influence areas. The direct influence area here is defined as the community and in the case of the Philippines this is equated with the "barangay" - the smallest formal unit of government in the country. This paper examines the potential traffic impacts of the condominiums in the context of the local EIA system. The system's inclusion of social acceptability as an essential requirement for granting approval to the project underlines the role and importance of the community in the EIA and TIA processes. Recommendations are made to improve this process and encourage public participation.
