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Preparatory Survey on Promotion of TOD for Urban Railway in the Republic of the Philippines FINAL REPORT Chapter 3 Concept Plan 3.8 Caloocan Station 1) Existing Situation 3.110 The Caloocan Station area is located at the central part of South Caloocan in the National Capital Region (Metro Manila) as shown in Figure 3.8.1. The major facilities within 1 km from the station are the Caloocan Central Post Office, Caloocan City Hall, University of the East Caloocan (UE), and public markets. The station is close to Samson Road. Along Samson Road leading to Quezon City, a lot of informal settlers occupy part of the property (see Figure 3.8.2). Source: JICA Study Team. Figure 3.8.1 Vicinity Map of Caloocan Station Area Samson Road University of the East Informal Settlements Source: JICA Study Team. Figure 3.8.2 Surrounding Environment of Caloocan Station Area 3-45 Preparatory Survey on Promotion of TOD for Urban Railway in the Republic of the Philippines FINAL REPORT Chapter 3 Concept Plan (1) Road Network 3.111 The road network around Caloocan Station consists of national roads, city roads and barangay roads. The national and city roads are normally used by all types of vehicles such as private and public vehicles, commercial and cargo vehicles, and even the slow-moving tricycles and pedicabs. 3.112 More specifically, the Caloocan Station is bounded by three major roads, namely: Samson Road on the north, P. Burgos St. on the south, and barangay roads on the west and the east. 3.113 The area around Caloocan Station is heavily crowded with mixed developments such as residential, commercial, institutional and industrial developments, and the roads are laid out on an unplanned community. There are 189 roads within 1 km from the station, which are mostly city roads while closer to the stations are about 10 barangay roads (see Appendix 3.1). (2) Signals 3.114 Slow traffic and congestion characterize most of the streets and roads surrounding the station. The main roads act as collector roads of minor roads since the latter connect to the former at various locations, such that numerous turning movements are expected at short distances. 3.115 To minimize traffic congestion and which becomes standstill of vehicles during peak hours, the flow of traffic from all directions especially along intersections is controlled and managed by a traffic signaling system supplemented by the presence of traffic enforcers when the traffic situation is already unbearable. Traffic signals are provided at the intersections of A. Mabini St. and Samson Road, 5th Ave. and Juan Luna St., and some of the city roads carrying significant volume of vehicles. Despite the presence of traffic signals, the intersections become bottlenecks when unruly and undisciplined drivers ignore the traffic lights. This particularly happens during bumper-to-bumper traffic that often results in gridlocks and standstill traffic at the intersections. (3) Public Transportation Terminals 3.116 Since the major transportation terminals such as a bus terminal are located around LRT 1 Monument station, there are only several tricycle and pedicab terminals nearby proposed Caloocan station as shown in Table 3.8.1 and Figure 3.8.3. Table 3.8.1 Public Transportation Terminals around Caloocan Station Mode No Terminals Location 1 Victory Liner Terminal 713 Rizal Ave. Extension, Monumento, Caloocan City Provincial buses 2 First North Luzon Transit Florencia St., Caloocan City 3 LRT1 Monumento Station Rizal Ave. Extension, Monumento, Caloocan City Train 4 LRT1 5th Ave. Station Rizal Ave. Extension corner 5th Ave, Caloocan City 5 TAWTODA Florencia St. corner Rizal Ave. Extension, Caloocan City 6 FAWTODA 5th Ave. West corner Rizal Ave. 7 C-4 DDL / KAMANATODA Dagat-Dagatan Ave. corner Salmon St., Caloocan City 8 SSD TODA Dagat-Dagatan Ave. Tricycle 9 SPLD TODA Dagat-Dagatan Ave. corner Langaray St., Caloocan City 10 DDT TODA Tanique St. corner Dagat-Dagatan Ave. 11 NTE TODA P. Sevilla St., Caloocan City 12 Unnamed Espiña St., Caloocan City 13 SMP TODA Plaridel St., Caloocan City 3-46 Preparatory Survey on Promotion of TOD for Urban Railway in the Republic of the Philippines FINAL REPORT Chapter 3 Concept Plan Mode No Terminals Location 14 ZAMCENTODA P. Zamora St., Caloocan City 15 SAW TODA 7th Ave. corner J. Teodoro St., Caloocan City 16 H. Del 96 TODA G. Aglipay St., Caloocan City 17 SGT TODA Sisa St., Malabon City 18 KVC-3 TODA Talakitok St. corner C-3 19 SIAWTODA Brillantes St., Caloocan City 20 SIAWTODA Baltazar St., Caloocan City 21 H. TODA Gonzales St., Caloocan City 22 UE TODA UE Tech, Caloocan City 23 TORBUPODA Torres Bugallon St., Sangandaan, Caloocan City 24 LETSPODA Sabalo St., Caloocan City Pedicab 25 LETSPODA Sabalo St., Caloocan City 26 SSD PODA Dagat-Dagatan Ave. corner Lapu-Lapu Extension Source: JICA Study Team. Source: JICA Study Team. Note: The numbers correspond to the numbers in Table 3.8.1 Figure 3.8.3 Public Transportation Terminals around Caloocan Station (4) Existing Access Improvement Plan 3.117 There are two ongoing projects within the Caloocan Station area, as shown in Table 3.8.2. In addition, nine projects have been planned in the area, including flood control projects and rehabilitation of existing roads. All these planned and ongoing projects are to be implemented by Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). 3-47 Preparatory Survey on Promotion of TOD for Urban Railway in the Republic of the Philippines FINAL REPORT Chapter 3 Concept Plan Table 3.8.2 Access Improvement Projects in Caloocan Station Area Implementing Project Status Agency 1 J Rizal Ave. Chainage 0178.90 Chainage 0514, K0006 + 063 K0006 + 643 PAVED On-going DPWH (CONCRETE) TO PAVED (CONCRETE)/Manila District 3,North Manila District Engineering 2 Road Construction Brgy. 177, District 1, Caloocan City GRAVEL TO PAVED/District-wide, On-going DPWH Metro Manila 3rd District Engineering Office, Metro Manila Source: DPWH, Caloocan City. (5) Current Land Use 3.118 The Caloocan City Hall, Caloocan Police Station, Caloocan Central Post Office, Caloocan Judicial Complex, and Sangandaan Public Cemetery are located within 1 km from the station (see Figure 3.8.4). Several local public markets are also located within this radius. Shopping malls, such as Bonifacio Market and SM Hypermarket, are located at the Monumento Circle near LRT 1 Monumento Station. UE, University of Caloocan City, AMA Computer University, STI Academic Center, and Divine Mercy College are located within 1 km from the station. Manila Central University is approximately 1.2 km away from the station but is still within the station’s area of influence. 3.119 PNR has a big 29 hectare property surrounding the station (see Figure 3.8.5 and Table 3.8.3) portions of which are currently being used by a missionary association and the police. A portion of this property is also occupied by informal settlement families (ISFs). 500m Radius 1km Radius Caloocan Sta. Legend Educational Healthcare Commercial Public Religious Source: JICA Study Team based on Open Street Map. Figure 3.8.4 Current Land Use of Caloocan Station Area 3-48 Preparatory Survey on Promotion of TOD for Urban Railway in the Republic of the Philippines FINAL REPORT Chapter 3 Concept Plan 500m Radius Caloocan Sta. Source: Land Use Survey by JICA Study Team. Figure 3.8.5 Available Vacant Lots in Caloocan Station Area Table 3.8.3 Ownership of Vacant Lots in Caloocan Station Area Property Barangay Lot Owner Area (sq. m.) Actual Use No. 1) 1 80 Philippine National Railways 25,938 Public 2 5, 9, 64, 73 Philippine National Railways 221,172 Railway, School, Residential (ISFs) 3 74 Philippine National Railways 47,300 Residential (ISFs) Total 294,410 Source: Land Use Survey by JICA Study Team. 1) Property No. corresponds with the numbers in Figure 3.7.4. 2) Concept Plan (1) Issues 3.120 Even as the Caloocan Station area within 1 km from the station plays a significant role as a political, commercial and educational center with many major facilities within it, safe and convenient access to these facilities are not secured due to the lack of arterial streets with sufficient width. Samson Road is the only national road serving as an east-west axis in station area. However, it only has a 12 m wide carriageway and even for the section with sidewalk and median, its total width is only 16m which is below the 20 m minimum width for a national road. A similar situation applies to the north-south axis served by Mabini St., also a national road with only a 12 m wide carriageway and a total width of 14 m even for the section with sidewalk. Therefore, it is essential to take advantage of the redevelopment of the PNR Caloocan property by utilizing the property for the road improvement as well as for open/green space for the community. Open/green space is one of the most lacking urban elements in the station area and necessary from the perspective of disaster prevention/management as well as urban amenity. ISFs are living in the PNR properties (2 and 3 in Figure 3.8.5). While ISFs in PNR property 2 will be relocated by SM, further coordination will be required for the relocation of ISFs in PNR property 3 in order to implement the redevelopment project. 3-49 Preparatory Survey on Promotion of TOD for Urban Railway in the Republic of the Philippines FINAL REPORT Chapter 3 Concept Plan (2) Concept of TOD 3.121 The concept of TOD for the Caloocan Station area is the “Development of a new transport hub-urban core in the northwest of Metro Manila”.