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DoTr requests Google to include PH bike lanes in Google Maps

THE Department of Transportation (DoTr) has requested Google to include bike lane routes in the Philippines in the dashboard of its popular real-time navigation app Google Maps to help cyclists in their daily commutes.

Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said the DoTr is already coordinating with Google regarding the project.

“This will be a very good innovation for Google Maps considering that many Filipinos now are riding bikes as their main mode of transportation, WHICH BRINGS SIGNIfiCANT HEALTH AND EN

VIRONMENTAL BENEfiTS ESPECIALLY AMID the pandemic,” Tugade said.

The DoTr has already completed its 500-kilometer bike lane network in metropolitan cities across the Philippines.

The bike lane network includes Metro Manila (313.12 kilometers), Metro Cebu (129.47 km) and Metro Davao (54.74 km).

Bike lanes have pavement markings, physical separators, solar-powered road studs, thermoplastic paints, road signages and bike racks. The project was funded under the Bayanihan to Recover As One Act.

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