C4 - Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA)

[tyronne]

wow! that's one heck of a traffic congestion. so are there really 6 lanes on that part of Edsa? or talagang grabe lang ang traffic that time kaya naging 6 lanes? it looks like drivers are becoming more disciplined huh; parang wala nang pasingit-singit

[Lili]

^ Paano naman sisingit, eh bumper to bumper na nga. No space, no movement.

[dudz]

thanks and you're welcome too guys

i really didn't intend to take photos of it...i was eyeing something else...but the sheer volume of vehicles on both directions just blown me away!!!:haha: but as ryan had said the good thing is that buses stay in their lanes which makes it more organized...but are they supposed to have 2 lanes?

@612bv3: haha: especially the sexy billboards!

[queetz@home]

Originally Posted by dudz

DANG! This is unbelievable! But this also shows the power of LRT over the other modes of urban transportation shown here such as buses and private vehicles. Notice how despite having ten lanes of car traffic and dedicated bus lanes, the only thing moving here is the LRT...

[bustero]

Take this all the time, it's not as slow as that pix would have it.
That part of EDSA is always moving , from Buendia to Guadalupe it ussually takes me no more than 10 min tops on normal heavy day that looks like that (ussually after lunch and after work northwards). EDSA may be slow but it's still regularly faster. Of course the same stretch should really take no more than a minute or two with no traffic. With the traffic looking that way From the Buendia to Ortigas I ussually budget no more than 45 minutes and that's door to door the longer wait is actually getting out of and getting into the cbd's.

[bustero]

Re the EDSA loan, the administration does not want to incur more expenses since their fiscal position is already over extended. She won't be able to get it down to a smaller budget deficit if they keep spending. Even if the loan itself will not directly affect the expenditure side of the deficit, the government will have to throw in it's own counterpart and it's this billion or so in pesos that they can't even afford to do at this stage which is what they're holding back. Some friendly deliterious effects of her over spending prior to elections.

[Æsahættr]

Originally Posted by dudz

Daaaaammmmmnnnnnnnn!

[sista]

cool pics maestro! kahit na super traffic sa EDSA, it shows the life and the business of the Metro

[bulakenyo]

Hello fellow Pinoy forum members! Tanong ko lang po kung nabalitaan niyo yung plano ni Chairman Fernando na magtayo ng elevated U-turn slots in strategic points along EDSA. Kasi napanood ko na po yan sa "MMDA on the Go" dati. Kaya lang parang hindi natuloy. Sayang. Mas maganda sana kung may ganun para mabawasan ang pagba-bottleneck near U-turn slots.

[612bv3]

That would have been great, like you said, it would have reduced the bottlenecks near U-turn slots and would have improved the flow on EDSA. It's a shame that it didn't go through.

@dudz: the sexy ones are probably the most popular.

[Sinjin P.]

@Dudz: Why don't you join the Urban Photo Contests?
Superb pic of EDSA BTW.

[pau_p1]

EDSA in front of Megamall and Shangri-La Mall

[tigidig14]

^ka-bday galing ng pics ala dudz, galing mo naman,

[ryanr]

Great pics. Nice to see some more greenary along EDSA.

Looks like more and more MRT trains are getting advertising wrap.

[bagel]

That must've been really early in the morning on a Sunday... look, no traffic.

And also, I realized that fireworks are now bigtime business. They have billboard advertisements on the MRT pylons! Dragon Fireworks!

[marites4]

nice pics pau. kulang na lang talaga ayusin yung kalsada saka yung smoke belchers alisen. Yung mga concrete ang itim itim cause of the smoke belchers. Pag naayos yon ang ganda ganda na. I'm also glad they're doing more greeneries and lanscaping. Parang tropical talaga dateng.

[mysaong03]

i really dont like roads made of concrete, matagtag cia sobra!!!

dudz, just imagine ilang oras at litro ng gasoline ang nasasayang dyan sa traffic? its so sad...

greyx, u see some greenery coz thats the shang part, but the rest of edsa is still as dirty & filthy

[marites4]

^ so i take it guapo is not bearing fruit yet.

[Louman]

when will EDSA ever be expanded so that there would be more lanes? It would have to involve knocking down some buildings, tho. It would be worth it since traffic is chocking down the city and driving away tourists.

[tigidig14]

Originally Posted by GreyX

Great pics. Nice to see some more greenary along EDSA.

Looks like more and more MRT trains are getting advertising wrap.

yeah i like those American Express or Ipod, i think in BKK. well, here CTA (chicago train n buses), i never seen it being advertised in the facade thats y it so boring.