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Pasig buying P1-million worth of bike racks: Vico Sotto

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<figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Qbx4JmoRtFs?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>MANILA - Pasig City is procuring some P1 million worth of bike racks aside from creating a special lane for bicycles, its mayor Vico Sotto said Sunday.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/06/04/20/special-lane-para-sa-mga-nagbibisikleta-ilalagay-sa-pasig">Special lane para sa mga nagbibisikleta, ilalagay sa Pasig</a></li></ul><p>The city&#x27;s transportation department earlier unveiled plans for a high priority bicycle corridor from Amang Rodriguez Avenue to F. Manalo and Caruncho.</p><p>&quot;This is much more efficient than building parking spaces for cars... na sayang sa espasyo at sobrang mahal. One parking space for a bike is 100 times cheaper than a parking space for a car,&quot; Sotto told ABS-CBN&#x27;s Teleradyo.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re encouraging companies, and we&#x27;re drafting an ordinance through our transport department para i-require yung mas magandang parking, yung bike racks para sa mga bisikleta sa mga establisimyento,&quot; he said.</p><p>The city considered biking as essential transportation, and biking shops as essential businesses during Metro Manila&#x27;s enhanced community quarantine which shut down public transportation, Sotto said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/19/20/pasig-city-taps-bikes-for-transportation-of-health-workers">Pasig City taps bikes for transportation of health workers</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Nakita natin ngayong panahon ng community quarantine, tumaas talaga ang demand sa bisikleta dahil sa limitadong transportasyon... Napatunayan din nating pwedeng pwede ang bike to work sa Pilipinas,&quot; he said.</p><p>(We saw during this period of community quarantine that demand for bicycles increased due to limited transportation. We also proved that bike to work can be done in the Philippines.)</p><p>Pasig is currently building pop-up bike lanes in some parts the city, the mayor said.</p>

<p>Pasig City is procuring some P1 million worth of bike racks aside from creating a special lane for bicycles, its mayor Vico Sotto said Sunday.</p>

Pasig City is procuring some P1 million worth of bike racks aside from creating a special lane for bicycles, its mayor Vico Sotto said Sunday.