Join the campaign to keep cars to just half of the roads

On Monday morning, February 17, environmentalists and concerned citizens will march to the Supreme Court to file what will hopefully be another landmark case that will compel government to implement an existing executive order for road sharing. Led by world-renowned environmental lawyer Antonio Oposa Jr, the group asks that, nationwide, cars be limited to only half of the roads, while all-weather bike lanes and sidewalks, bus rapid transit, and public trains occupy the other half. They are convinced that once we fix the mass transport system, even car owners would choose to commute and save on gas – and help lessen air pollution. Oposa is known for getting the High Court two decades ago to issue a jurisprudence establishing the right of young people to sue the current generation for not protecting the environment for their future benefit.

See the illustrations here on the road space occupied when transporting 60 people using cars, buses, and bicycles.