01/07/2026
One thing the traffic situation during EDSA rallies reminds me of is this,
A resilient city shouldn’t rely on one road.
The moment one corridor becomes obstructed—whether because of a rally, an accident, roadworks, flooding, or any unexpected event—the entire network feels the impact.
Then people naturally look for alternate routes.
Those alternate routes become congested too, not because they’re inherently bad, but because the network was never meant to depend so heavily on a single artery.
The lesson isn’t about whether rallies should or shouldn’t happen.
It’s about what they reveal.
They expose how resilient—or vulnerable—our city’s road network really is.
A well-planned transportation network should be able to adapt when one major corridor is disrupted, whether by a rally, an accident, flooding, roadworks, or any unforeseen event.
Good urban planning isn’t just about keeping traffic moving on a normal day.
It’s about designing cities that can continue to function when the unexpected happens.
