28 December 2022 – City Administrator Bonifacio Dela Pena encourages tourists and residents alike to consider walking while promenading at the central business district amid vehicular traffic woes this Yuletide season.
In an interview, Dela Pena acknowledged that gridlock traffic has been evident in the past weeks in the city particularly along roads leading to tourist sites.
“We cannot prevent people from coming to Baguio especially since they wanted to experience the colder weather, what we do now is traffic management,” the city administrator said.
He added that the traffic problem in Baguio can only be addressed once the city government implements its mobility program.
“Our mobility program which we are preparing with our technical team may be implemented within a year or a year and half, to address the traffic problem in Baguio which includes offsite parking facilities; as well as loading and unloading sites for public utility vehicles among others,” he said.
In the meantime, he encourages people to park their vehicles at home or in accommodation establishments and take the public transportation when roaming around the city.
“We have a walkable city and with cool weather, we should enjoy walking more,” Dela Pena said. **JMPS