MMDA chair admits busway ramp not ideal for wheelchair commuters

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MMDA chair admits busway ramp not ideal for wheelchair commuters  Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Acting Chairman Don Artes admits in a press conference at the MMDA office in Pasig on July 19, 2024 that the viral wheelchair ramp at the Philam busway station along EDSA was not ideal for persons with disabilities (PWDs) although the measurements are within the cleared height for the Metro Rail Transit-3.  Video by John Orven Verdote  Subscribe to The Manila Times Channel - https://tmt.ph/YTSubscribe  Visit our website at https://www.manilatimes.net    Follow us:  Facebook - https://tmt.ph/facebook  Instagram - https://tmt.ph/instagram  Twitter - https://tmt.ph/twitter  DailyMotion - https://tmt.ph/dailymotion    Subscribe to our Digital Edition - https://tmt.ph/digital    Check out our Podcasts:  Spotify - https://tmt.ph/spotify  Apple Podcasts - https://tmt.ph/applepodcasts  Amazon Music - https://tmt.ph/amazonmusic  Deezer: https://tmt.ph/deezer  Tune In: https://tmt.ph/tunein   #TheManilaTimes  #tmtnews  #mmda

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00:00Especially for wheelchair users.

00:05But according to our observation, it's very convenient for other passengers other than wheelchair users.

00:21So that's the video.

00:23And this is the next slide, the picture on the side.

00:28That's the other angle.

00:29Because the picture before is from top to bottom.

00:32That's the picture from bottom to top.

00:37Then the next slide is the side picture.

00:44As you can see there, there's a limitation on the height.

00:47Our elevator can no longer go up.

00:52Because that's what the MRT clearance provided to us.

01:00So we can't go out to go around the post office.

01:05Because we're going out of the highway.

01:08The buses are on the side.

01:11So the space is really limited in terms of height and space because there's a post office.

01:19So we can't extend it long enough so that it will gradually go down.

01:32We'll do a wheelchair lift.

01:34It's more likely that we'll implement it there.

01:38From the footbridge, we'll put it here.

01:43So that from the footbridge, the wheelchair will ride and it will go down to the ground level.

01:50That's what will happen there.

01:52From the footbridge, we'll put a platform where the passengers will ride to the post office.

02:13For more information, visit www.FEMA.gov

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