Local Public Transportation Route Plan & Management Course

MODULE 2:
BASIC POLICIES, PRINCIPLES
and GUIDELINES IN PUBLIC
TRANSPORT PLANNING
Eden T Sorupia, PhD

LPTRP Misamis Occidental – Session 1

13–17 August 2018

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 PUV Modernization
• A transformational large-scale initiative and flagship
project of President Duterte supported by the proposed
Comprehensive Tax Reform Program of the Department
of Finance

• It envisions a restructured, modern, well-managed, and

environmentally sustainable transport sector where
drivers and operators have stable, sufficient, and
dignified livelihoods while commuters get to their
destinations quickly, safely, and comfortably

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 PUV Modernization :
Major Components

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 Aim of Module 2
• Highlight some basic policies, principles, and guidelines
embedded in the DOTr Department Order 2017-011 or
the “Omnibus Guidelines on the Planning and
Identification of Public Road Transportation Services and
Franchise Issuance”
• Otherwise known Omnibus Franchising Guidelines
(OFG) issued on 19 June 2017
• Foundation for the successful creation and
implementation of Land Public Transport Route Plans
(LPTRPs)

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 Underlying Policy : Linking Land Use with
Transport

• Land use and

transport are
connected

• Changes in land
use has transport
implications

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 Underlying Policy :
Linking Land Use with Transport

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 Basic Policies (OFG)
• Reduce reliance on private vehicles
and promote high quality preferably
mass public transport systems to
ensure efficient movement of
people and goods

• LPTRP: Match infrastructure

facilities and carrier services to serve
the demand for movement of
people and goods in an efficient
manner
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 Road Public Transport should be:
• Reliable – predictable in terms of travel time, waiting
time, and schedule

• Safe – PT vehicles and services should comply with

national standards and international safety conventions.
Use of dashcam and CCTV encouraged

• Accessible – Public transport must be available in every

community, with accessibility for all segments of
society including senior citizens and PWDs.
“AAA” All Ages and Abilities

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 Road Public Transport should be:
• Environmentally sound – PT vehicles with combustion
engines should be EURO IV compliant. Other preferred
vehicles use electric drives and/or run on alternative
fuels e.g. electric or solar

• Comfortable – With comfortable seats and ideally, no

more than 5 persons/sqm standees. Free WiFi
encouraged.

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 Transport Modes

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 Hierarchy Transportation Modes
• In general, modes of public transportation
shall follow the hierarchy of roads. Higher
capacity modes shall have priority in terms
of Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC)
allocation and transit right of way over lower
capacity modes

• Taxis, TNVS, tourist transport services, and

shuttle services are deemed door-to-door
services and do not have fixed routes hence
are excluded

• Tricycles should only be confined along

city/municipal roads not national roads
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 Functional Hierarchy of Roads

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 Functional Hierarchy of Roads
• Expressways – Limited access roads
with toll. Public Transport vehicles are
not allowed to drop off or pick up
passengers.
• Arterials – Roads that provide the
highest level of service for long
uninterrupted distances. Buses are the
appropriate public transportation mode.
• Collectors – Medium speed and medium-flow roads. Jeepneys,
UVs, Filcabs are appropriate
• Local Roads – Slow speed/low-flow roads. Example are
subdivision roads and barangay roads. Tricycles are appropriate

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 Functional Hierarchy of Roads

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 Public Transport Mode Characteristics
Capacity Estimates
Typical Trypical Range of Passenger
Transportation Seated Travel Speed Frequency/hour Capacity
Mode Capacity (kph) (headway in mins) (pphpd)
Standard Bus 50 25-40 12-120 (0.5-5) 600-6,000
Mini Bus 35 25-40 12-120 (0.5-5) 420-4,200
Jeepney/UVs 18 20-40 12-60 (1-5) 192-1,080
Filcab 12 20-30 12-60 (1-5) 144-720
Tricycle 3 15-25 12-60 (1-5) 36-1810

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 Main Criteria for PT Route Rationalization
• Passenger demand patterns
• Road functional hierarchy
• Actual road configurations (existing/planned)
• Road capacities
• Transport mode characteristics

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 Fleet Modernization : General Design

CLASS 1 CLASS 2 CLASS 3 CLASS 4

Hop On/ Point to
Passenger Hop On/ Hop Mixed with
Hop Off Point
Usage Off Cargo
Commute Travel
Parallel/ Forward
Seat layout Parallel Parallel
forward facing facing
Standing Yes No
No No
passengers (High roof) (High roof)
Filcab,Van, Bus (heavy
Platform Bus Bus
AUV duty)

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 Design Standards (1):
Overall Height, Width, Length

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 Design Standards (2): Floor to Ceiling Height

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 Design Standards (2): Seat Dimensions

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 Design Standards (2): Stepboard Details

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 Public Transport Mode Classification
Public Utility Buses (PUBs)
– Operates along arterial roads, highways,
expressways and identified collector roads
– Service: Regular, aircon, express, P2P,
shuttle, loop, premium, and limited stop
– Fare: Distance or zone-based fare
– Specs: 11-m coach with entry exit doors,
single or articulated with provision of
wheelchair. Provincial buses should have
provision passenger cargo
– With GPS, free wifi, CCTVs and dashboard
cam, speed limiter.
– DENR standard-compliant.
– Must have lay-over/garage facilities.

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 Current Buses Used in P2P Services

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 Public Transport Mode Classification

Mini Buses
– Operates along major arterial roads,
highways, expressways, and identified
collector roads
– Service: Regular, aircon, loop, shuttle,
and/or express
– Fare: Distance or zone-based fare
– Specs: Mini coach with emergency exit, tempered glass, 7-9meters, single deck
with no wooden components, low entry for quick boarding with provision of
wheelchair.
– With GPS, free wifi, CCTVs and dashboard cam, speed limiter.
– DENR standard-compliant.
– Must have lay-over/garage facilities.

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 Public Transport Mode Classification
PUJs and UV Express
– Appropriate as feeder services operating in
arterial, collector, and local roads, linking
neighborhoods and communities to mass
transit lines and bus routes. Links
commercial, industrial recreational or
residential areas.
– Fare: Distance or zone-based fare
– Specs: Length below seven (7) meters. Door
locations should allow boarding and alighting
only from the curbside (not from the rear)
– With GPS, free wifi, CCTVs and dashboard
cam, speed limiter.
– DENR standard-compliant. Must have lay-
over/garage facilities.
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 Public Transport Mode Classification
Filcab Service
– Fixed routes (regular, limited stop and/or
express) and intra-zonal (i.e., zones as
defined in the LGU Zoning Ordinance) within
a specified area as authorized.
– Operation shall be prohibited on arterial
roads, highways, and expressways.
– Fare: Distance or zone-based fare
– Specs: Mini-jitney/multicab, seating capacity of seven (7) to eleven (11)
passengers excluding driver. Door locations should allow boarding and alighting
only from the curbside (not from the rear)
– With GPS, free wifi, CCTVs and dashboard cam, speed limiter.
– DENR standard-compliant. Must have lay-over/garage facilities.

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 Public Transport Mode Classification
Taxis
– Door-to-door service (no fixed route)
– Fare: Metered or coupon as approved
by LTFRB
– Specs: Van, Sedan, Utility Vehicle, Sports
Utility Vehicle or other similar vehicles
– With GPS, free wifi, CCTVs and
dashboard cam, speed limiter. DENR
standard-compliant.
– Must have lay-over/garage facilities.

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 Public Transport Mode Classification
Transport Network Vehicle Service
(TNVS)
– Door-to-door service (no fixed route)
– Fare: pre-arranged fare as authorized by
LTFRB. Further directives on fare collection,
regulation to be provided by LTFRB
– Specs: Van, Sedan, Utility Vehicle, Sports
Utility Vehicle or other similar vehicles
– Seating: Not more that seven (7) passengers
excluding driver
– With GPS, free wifi, CCTVs and dashboard
cam, speed limiter.
– DENR standard-compliant.
– Must have lay-over/garage facilities.
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 Public Transport Mode Classification
Shuttle Service
– No fixed route
– Fare: Based on contract with
oversight function by the LTFRB
– Specs: Same as bus and/or mini-
bus
– With GPS, free wifi, CCTVs and
dashboard cam, speed limiter.
– DENR standard-compliant.
– Must have lay-over/garage
facilities.

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 Public Transport Mode Classification
Tricycles
– Provides transport from home to
truck lines in which four-wheeled
public transport services are
available.
– Tricycle operations are normally
concentrated to
subdivision/residential roads,
barangay roads
– Restricted along national roads,
highways, and expressways.

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 Other policies…
Other policies to be discussed in detail in other
succeeding modules
– Route connectivity
– New developmental routes
– Maximum route distance policy
– Mode mixing
– Consolidation: Priority on cooperatives, associations
with bigger fleets

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