The street parking ban on national primary roads within Metro Manila has finally been approved

Last month, we caught wind of news that a unified no-parking policy was to be finalized for Metro Manila by September 1. To nobody’s surprise, 16 days later, the list of roads and a proper street parking ban on national primary roads has been finalized by the Metro Manila Council, according to the MMDA.

MMDA Regulation No. 25-001, or Harmonizing Public Street Parking in Metro Manila and for Other Purposes, has been finalized, and it is now up to the different local government units to pass or make respective ordinances. The target of this regulation’s implementation will be before the Christmas rush season, in a bid to help clear up any potential traffic.

This means that there is a total ban on parking on these roads, regardless of the time. These are:

• C1: CM Recto Avenue (from Roxas Boulevard to Legarda St.);
• C2: Pres. Quirino Ave. (from Roxas Blvd. to R10)
• C3: Araneta Ave. (N. Domingo to R10)
• C4: EDSA (from Monumento Circle to Macapagal Ave.)
• C5: Katipunan/CP Garcia (Commonwealth Ave. to South Super Highway)
• C6: Southeast Metro Manila Expressway
• R1: Roxas Blvd. (P. Burgos to NAIA Road)
• R2: Taft Ave. (from Lawton to Redemptorist)
• R3: Osmeña Highway or South Super Highway (from Quirino Avenue to Nichols Interchange)
• R4: JP Rizal (from the intersection of Pedro Gil Tejeron, Manila City, to P. Zamora, Taguig City)
• R5: Ortigas Ave. (from Santolan to Imelda Ave.)
• R6: Marcos Highway/Magsaysay Blvd./Aurora Blvd. (from Legarda St.-Ramon Magsaysay to C5 Katipunan)
• R7: España Blvd./Quezon Ave./Commonwealth Ave. (from Carlos Palanca to Quezon Ave. to Commonwealth Ave. to Mindanao Ave.)
• R8: A. Bonifacio Ave. (from Blumentritt to EDSA Balintawak)
• R9: Rizal Ave./McArthur Highway (from Carriedo to Monumento, Caloocan City)
• R10: Delpan; 2nd St. to Navotas Terminal
• Bonifacio Drive; P. Burgos St. to 2nd St.
• Elliptical Road
• Mindanao Ave.
• Marcos Highway
• Dr. A. Santos Ave. (Sucat Road)
• Ninoy Aquino Ave.
• Shaw Blvd.
• Boni Ave.
• Alabang-Zapote Rd.

This restriction does not apply to emergency vehicles, but only when responding to an emergency, or stalled or authorized vehicles. Terminals of PUVs that are located on both national primary and national secondary terminals will be banned.

Penalties for a violation will be made in accordance with the Metro Manila Traffic Code of 2023, operated by the newly minted Swift Traffic Action Group, fitted with body cameras.

Also, street parking is allowed on national secondary roads, except from 7:00am to 10:00am, and 5:00pm to 8:00pm, or during rush hour.

Do you think this solution will help improve traffic?

^{Photo by Sam Surla}