Finding a Better Way: A Request to ADB

To the Management of ADB and MRT3,

This is an appeal to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Ortigas, Metro Manila Philippines and the MRT3 management

As a regular Metro Manila commuter using the light railway sytem, MRT3, the pedestrian access to ortigas area and malls around Ortigas Station is very narrow, particularly those going south. Along EDSA, this two-meter pedestrian lane is too small for such a huge number of pedestrians as the way is hindered by the support structures of the train station. The sidewalk becomes even smaller between ADB and the SM Megamall where the space shrinks to just a meter carved out of the roadside!

The way to ease flow of people is to request your office to provide another two meters of ADB's space, move the ADB circumferential fence to allow construction of additional pedestrian space. A cursory look at the expansion site sees no major use of the space immediately adjacent to the fence.

As the number of commutters will likely increase, please help us commuters to alleviate our great discomfort of queing and staying longer than necessary in the sidewalk that is heavily polluted. Let us also not wait for someone to be shoved into EDSA.

As the ADB premises I believe was donated by the Filipino people, perhaps it is fitting and proper to share some of it to suffering commuters.

sincerely,

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