City aligns with metro plan

• Source: http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2015/08/23/city-aligns-metro-plan-426311
• Sunday, August 23, 2015

By Razel V. Cuizon

FOLLOWING the approval of several projects and programs under the roadmap study for sustainable urban development for Metro Cebu, the Cebu City Government has committed to align its policies, plans, programs and projects to it.

In an approved resolution sponsored by Councilor Nida Cabrera, the Council has adopted, endorsed and supported the recommendations and outputs of the roadmap study for sustainable urban development for Metro Cebu.

In June, the Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB) approved and confirmed the roadmap during their full council meeting.

Cebu City is a member of MCDCB along with other local government units in Metro Cebu.

Programs

The roadmap include 14 anchor programs that are selected as high priority roadmap projects based on implementation perspective of Urban Greening, Operationalization of Mega Cebu Spatial Plan, Urban Fringe Highway Network, Mactan Link Development, Mass Transit Network Development, Gateway Development, Integrated Road Traffic Management and Bottleneck Clearance, Surface water Resource Development, Urban Septage/ Sewerage Service, Comprehensive Flood Control, Metropolitan Solid Waste Management, Advance Energy Management System and Institutional Building of Metropolitan Governance.

In 2013, the Japan International Cooperation Agency and Yokohama City in Japan helped MCDCB to formulate the “Mega Cebu Vision 2050” the long term development for Metro Cebu.

“The Mega Cebu Vision 2050 aspires for a vibrant, equitable, sustainable and competent environment that embraces Cebu’s creativity and its cultural, historical and natural resources with strong citizen participation and responsive governance,” said Cabrera.

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The roadmap study also covers 7 Sub-Roadmaps, which include Metropolitan Competitiveness Enhancement, Urban Structure and Land Use, Urban Transport and Highway Network, Water Supply and Disposal Management, Solid Waste Management, Smart SRP Development and Metropolitan Administration.

With the commitment, different agencies, offices, units and teams from the City Government were also required to submit their respective plans a month after the approval of Cabrera’s resolution to the office of the mayor, council and MCDCB.