Best Posts in Thread: One-Hectare Underground Parking in Dumaguete City

Let me just say that I would hope for the best for this project. Not sure I would trust the structure not to collapse..........

 

Lets not even address the issue of airport landing safety! If the city cant even get one landowner to "top" his trees for the safety of the airline passengers that fuel the tourist industry, I seriously doubt that any significant progress can be made on a project as complex and expensive as a hectare sized underground parking. Why not start with something as simple as re-routing heavy vehicular traffic around town and off Rizal Blvd?

 

If it was designed as a pay parking area then it may work, as in 20 pesos per hour, which would help with the cost of construction and maintenance, but in other countries the city would not get involved with that. The mayor would designate a spot zoned as "parkade"use and let private companies build it, make a profit, and pay taxes.

 

Like so many things here in this Area it all depends on WHO owns the land, Crisky, if a new Mall can't' open because of a right of way issue to the Roof, what chance does this project stand, Great Pity in this day and age but it is what it is.

 

There are a lot of concerns here, yes... but if we've thought of the possible problems, I think they've considered most of the basics to the most the critical ones. I've read the guys in the picture are big ones in urban planning and development, the other was part of design team who did an underground parking in San Francisco and the Palafox guy, co-owns Palafox Associates - (Architecture arm website is Palafox Architecture). Impressive portfolio, I would say.

Anyway, I think the reasons why the mayor thought of doing it underground is to maintain the original city layout in that area since they are planning to convert the city hall into a museum, it's impossible to find a big vacant lot right at the heart of the city and that underground parking has been efficient in other countries which the mayor said have visited.

I'm really hoping for the success of this project. We need it! Researched the background of the mayor, he was the one who led the development of Clark in Subic... Given the right people he implements it with, then there's a very high possibility of success here.

 

Getting the delivery trucks off the street in daylight hours would go a long way to opening up traffic flow.....Surely there is a way for them to deliver at night, maybe between 8pm and 6am...Could even add some employment to the city...

 

Hmmmmmmmmm Do you have enough years left to realize this Hope?