that was 20 years ago! the traffic situation in cebu was different then than today.. and what year are we now?
first study was 20 years ago (actually 19). but there were four:
1992: Pre-Feasibility Study of the Metro Cebu Mass Transport Study
1995: Jefferies Study for an Unsolicited Proposal
1999: JICA Study for Cebu LRT
2005: Halcrow Study for Cebu LRT
2009: AMA Group updated the Halcrow Study to submit an Unsolicited Proposal
we're 2011 now, about two years after the AMA Group proposal. It was NOT
accepted by DOTC. And you want another study now? Do you think, after
two years, the feasibility indicators will already be acceptable to DOTC?
who cares about newspapers when you are in high school? :lol: :lol: bitaw sir busy ko didto tambay sa mango avenue during my younger years..uban nako uyab pirmi!:lol:
anything is possible if you have the will! and if you stick to your logic..then an oversized jeepney can be financially and economically feasible pud! :lol:
i only pointed out that at that time that i was advocating for the LRT, you
were not reading newspapers. otherwise, you would have known that i was
an advocate of the LRT. its not as if i am not familiar with the costs and
revenue streams of LRTs or its feasibility analysis.
you just contradicted yourself zid. which is which? :lol:
i did not, at least not from my perspective. i've always been consistent in
this issue.
so you mean to say that those old FS really considered connecting the airport to cebu mainland before? or were they?
oh yes! during the study, initially at the initial part. they immediately drop
off that part after initial analysis because, "surprise," it simply cost too much!
because i have lived in places where buses are replaced by trains running on major transport corridors/ to and from the airports because of efficiency issues! WE SHOULD LEARN FROM THEM! not from ourselves!
in short i still prefer a mixed mass transport system for cebu just like this!
because "YOU" have lived in places ...
government does not make decisions because a certain person "lived" in such
and such a place. we don't make billion-peso infrastructure based on the
"experience" of one person. countries don't do projects because "YOU"
"prefer" it. projects such as this are done by procedures set by NEDA which
has been established to ensure that investments are fully used for economic
benefits. if you really believe in what you're saying, SHOW "YOUR" PROOF!
we've been discussing this for quite some time, years actually. from the
very start, all i just wanted from you guys is just factual and authoritative
studies that what you're saying is supported by intelligent analysis based
on transport principles and economic calculations. but its all talk and some
drawings. and now you're complaining why we're not doing studies for the
cebu LRT? why don't you do it! we've done enough, and IT IS SIMPLY NOT
FEASIBLE. want us to do? spend millions and millions of pesos to do studies
for a project which is not feasible?
why don't you do it? i think we've done enough and the BRT is on time with
all the studies supported. and, not only for cebu city but for inter-city
connectivity. as i said before, you can continue to dream and post pictures
here. it will not change the fact that its going to be the BRT which will be
implemented and not the LRT.
unless you give a Feasibility Study that says otherwise ....