Vision

A safe livable city with full accessibility, mobility and complete standard transportation facilities / furnitures.

Mission

- We will promote safety and efficiency by providing an orderly movement of all road users.
- We will create and establish a competitive environment.
- We will improve level of service with regards to the control on public safety and order and environmental quality.
- We will upgrade the delivery of public service through customer satisfaction.
- We will maximize the utilization of our resources in order to generate more funds.

Powers and Functions of Marikina Land Transportation Office

· To regulate, enforce and monitor all land transportation activities within the city.
· To execute and implement all national and local laws, rules and regulations governing the operation of all public utility vehicles plying within the city.
· Subject to the approval of the PUTFRB, to issue from time to time an order or supplement guidelines which shall be complied and observed by land transportation operators/owners/drivers within the city.
· To coordinate, through dialogues or meetings, with all officers land transportation associations, relative to requirements, guidelines and regulations of the land transportation activities in the city.
· To identify and designate land transportation terminals throughout the City of Marikina.
· To ensure that all offices under its administrative supervision shall faithfully implement and act in accordance with policy guidelines set forth by the PUTFRB and the MLTO.
· To receive and submit all franchising applications for consideration of the PUTFRB.
· To conduct regular field inspections in all areas of operation of all public utility vehicles and pedicabs.
· To prepare and submit detailed reports and other data needed by the Sangguniang Panlungsod or the Office of the Mayor, relating to land transportation vehicles within the city.
· To adopt necessary measures to identify and effectivle curtail the illegal activities of “colorum” private land transportation vehicles which are operating as PUVs.
· To perform such other functions as maybe assigned by Law or Ordinance.

Traffic Management Concerns

- Organization / Institution Aspects
· Multiple agencies involved without clear delineation of tasks
· Lack of initiative
· Manpower limitation

- Engineering / Technical Aspects
· Lack of scientific approaches
· Signal system not fully optimized
· Lack of traffic information systems

- Enforcement Aspects
· Complexity of the legal system
· Lack of guidelines for traffic enforcers

- Education / Social Aspects
· Lack of education for drivers, students and general public
· Undisciplined behavior of drivers

High Usage of Public Transport

The modal share of public transport is remarkably high at 70% as compared to other mega cities in Asia. In order not to further aggravate the current traffic congestion, Metro Manila’s high public transport ridership should be maintained.

Development Strategy
- Improve the responsiveness and efficiency of road-based public transport
- Improve traffic circulation and passenger convenience in modal interchange areas.

Plans and Programs
- Public awareness of city programs
- Hassle-free roadways
- Strict implementation of National Building Code
- Installation of complete street furniture (All entry points & major thoroughfares)
- Establishment of Call Centers
- Introduce alternative transport systems.
- Physical development of major terminals
- Decongestion Program and Zero Escape

Activities

- Conduct seminars, training for all drivers, enforcers and/or public
- Continuous enforcement of regulatory City Ordinances and other National Traffic Laws.
- Implementation of “Eskuwelahan ng mga Drivers sa Bangketa”
- Encouraging people’s participation in reporting traffic violators
- Disiplina sa pagpila, pagtawid at pagsakay/pagbaba ng sasakyan
- Deployment of the Marikina Holding Center into Rehabilitation Center for Drug Dependents.
- Implementation of Marikina Ikot (expansion of PUV routes)

Targets

- To improve local access and mobility
- Increases knowledge/consciousness of populace on transportation and traffic regulation
- Lessen traffic violators
- 100% inspection of all existing commercial, industrial and institutional buildings
- Increase collection thru strict implementation of national and local codes
- Upgrade the quality of service delivered
- Regulated terminals and public utility vehicles
- Well dressed-up street and terminal

Downladables:

Application
Guidelines for Issuance of Body Number