Treñas rejects LTFRB's odd-even scheme proposal
City Mayor Jerry Treñas has rejected the proposal of Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) regional director Porfirio Clavel to implement the "odd-even scheme" to address the city's traffic problems.
Treñas said the odd-even scheme, which is being used in Metro Manila, is not applicable to Iloilo City.
The odd-even scheme regulates motor vehicles on the streets by way of its plate numbers.
Treñas said most of the people here belong to middle class families having only one vehicle.
Clavel made his suggestion in the recent meeting with the chief executive, Gov. Niel Tupas Sr. and municipal mayors beloging to Metro Iloilo Development Council (MIDC).
While the odd-even scheme would decrease the number of vehicles plying on the streets it could also cause burden among the riding public, said Treñas.
Meanwhile, Treñas said he is determined to continue the traffic experimentation to get a real picture and solution to the city's traffic problem. "They should first give the city a chance to implement the traffic experimentation," he said.
Meanwhile, municipal mayors who are members of the Metro Iloilo Guimaras Economic Development Council (MIGEDC) will join in the capability training for the three-year traffic development plan funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
The training cost $ 500,000 assistance is in form of technical support. They are currently having a planning workshop which focuses on Capacity Enhancement Program' and has the formulation of a Multi-Stakeholder Transport Planning and Traffic Management Improvement in MIGEDC.
The chief executive said the mayor's participation was included because they want a final three year traffic development plan. Two Japanese experts are here to oversee the capability training and implementation of the different process and procedures in relation to the creation of the traffic plan involving the MIGEDC.