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MMDA eyes driver-only car ban along EDSA again

Jun 13, 2019 - 2:46 PM

The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority says the driver-only car ban will be proposed to the Metro Manila Council again in July this year

BACK AT IT AGAIN? An MMDA enforcer gives instruction to a 'driver-violator' during the dry run of the high-occupancy vehicle traffic scheme in 2018. File photo by Darren Langit/Rappler

IN CHARTS: Effects of driver-only car ban on EDSA

Sep 15, 2018 - 7:09 PM

The Metro Manila Council and MMDA enforced new traffic policies regulating provincial buses and driver-only cars in EDSA. Are these working?

[Right of Way] Will MMDA's driver-only car ban on EDSA work?

Aug 25, 2018 - 2:58 PM

Road safety advocate Vince Lazatin and friends Debbie Rodrigo and Dayo Montalbo drive along EDSA and talk about the controversial ban. What is this new scheme all about, and will it work?

Buses will be exempted from number coding if...

Aug 24, 2018 - 3:33 PM

All buses – city or provincial – will be exempted from the number coding scheme if participation in the driver-only car ban reaches at least 50%

TRAFFIC. Bumper-to-bumper traffic is seen along EDSA during the off-High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) scheme hours. Photo by Jire Carreon/Rappler

Metro Manila Council will not suspend driver-only car ban in EDSA

Aug 24, 2018 - 1:34 PM

The 'singles banned' dry run will continue along EDSA until further notice

BAN. An MMDA enforcer gives instruction to a 'driver-violator' during the dry run of the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Traffic Scheme on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, in Cubao, Quezon City. Photo by Darren Langit/Rappler

MMDA driver-only ban updates, Peter Lim, Momoland | Evening wRap

Aug 17, 2018 - 8:23 PM

Watch the evening newscast with Gelo Gonzales

MMDA suspends full implementation of driver-only car ban

Aug 17, 2018 - 2:02 PM

4TH UPDATE) The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority says it will continue the dry run of the new policy until the Metro Manila Council convenes and addresses calls to reconsider it

BAN. MMDA personnel jot down vehicle plate numbers of private cars violating the High Volume Occupancy dry run implementation along EDSA in Quezon City on August 15, 2018. File photo by Jire Carreon/Rappler

Malacañang on driver-only car ban: 'Let's give it a chance'

Aug 16, 2018 - 3:10 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque denies the policy discriminates against certain drivers, citing similar rules being implemented abroad

An MMDA enforcer gives instruction to a 'driver-violator' during the dry run of the High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) Traffic Scheme on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, in Cubao, Quezon Citry. Driver-only vehicles are barred from using EDSA from Quezon City to Magallanes in Makati City and vice versa from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. and from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., Mondays through Fridays. Photo by Darren Langit/Rappler

Duterte on his successor, MMDA driver-only car ban, Jordan Clarkson | Evening wRap

Aug 15, 2018 - 9:13 PM

Watch Rappler’s evening newscast with Margie de Leon

Senate calls for suspension of driver-only car ban on EDSA

Aug 15, 2018 - 2:08 PM

(4th UPDATE) In a resolution, the Senate 'strongly' urges the MMDA to 'conduct public consultations' and provide 'real solutions to Metro Manila congestion'

BAN. MMDA personnel jot down vehicle plate numbers of private cars violating the High Volume Occupancy dry run implementation along Edsa in Quezon City on August 15, 2018. Photo by Jire Carreon/Rappler

Duterte on resignation, driver-only car ban, Jordan Clarkson | Midday wRap

Aug 15, 2018 - 1:58 PM

Watch Rappler’s midday newscast with Ralf Rivas

Oslo temporarily bars diesel cars to combat pollution

Jan 16, 2017 - 8:39 PM

Motorists violating the ban to begin Tuesday will be fined 1 500 kroner 166 euros 176

Paris bans cars along part of River Seine to curb pollution

Sep 26, 2016 - 11:30 PM

The car ban applies to 3 3 kilometers of an expressway on the Right Bank of the Seine

A man walks on the banks of the River Seine during "day without cars" in Paris on Septembre 25, 2016. Paris city mayor Anne Hidalgo, who has made reducing Paris???s worryingly high pollution levels a top priority, said she hoped to introduce a regular citywide vehicle ban as pollution levels and noise levels registered as being lower. / AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE LOPEZ

Environmental groups hail Delhi's controversial car ban

Dec 06, 2015 - 12:13 AM

The Delhi government wants to drastically reduce the number of private cars on the roads in a bid to clean up the city s polluted air