Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Congress

House Bio. 9240

Introduced by AKBAYAN Representatives Walden F. Bello and Kaka 1. Bag-a0

EXPLANATORY NOTE

All over the world, there is renewed interest in encouraging bicycle use as a way of helping
minimize fuel consumption, reducing harmful carbon emission from motorized vehicles, and
Promoting a healthy lifestyle among the population. Lester Brown, a world-renowned
environmentalist, extolled the benefits of biking in his article “Redesigning Rural Transport”,
and argued that the key to realizing the potential of the bicycle is to create a bicycle friendly
transport system,

Other countries have launched extensive program to make it easier for people to use
bicycles as their preferred mode of transportation. France, for instance has its velib, while
Spain has its bicing, both offering citizens easy access to bikes to use around their cities.

in the Phitippines, there is a growing community of bikers who are eager to bike commute,
and to contribute to the environmental benefits of biking. Unfortunately, there is very little
support for bike commuters in the country. One of the concerns encountered by bicycle
users is the absence of secure parking areas, which discourage them from using their bikes
when going to work and to commercial and public establishments.

This bill hopes to contribute to the promotion af bicycle use in the Philippines by mandating
the setting up of secure and sufficient bike parking areas in public and commercial
establishments. Providing bike commuters with secure parking spaces is a step towards
creating a bicycle friendly transport system, and will help encourage bicycle use in the
country.

In view of the foregoing, the passage of this bill is earnestty sought.

LLL

WALDEN-F; BELLO
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Republic of the Philippines
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
. Quezon City

FIFTEENTH CONGRESS
Second Regular Congress

HOUSE BILL NO. 5 240

introduced by AKBAYAN Representatives Walden F. Bello and Kaka J. Bag-a0

AN ACT
TO ENCOURAGE BICYCLE USE, BY PROVIDING FOR THE ALLOCATION OF
PARKING SPACE FOR BICYCLES IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BUILDINGS AND
OTHER STRUCTURES FOR PUBLIC USE, THEREBY SUPPORTING THE
COUNTRY’S INITIATIVE TO PROMOTE ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF
TRANSPORTATION AND TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSION FROM MOTOR
VEHICLES ANDENCOURAGE HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

Be it enacted by the Senate ond House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress
assembled:

SECTION 1. Title- This Act shall be known as the “Bicycle Parking Law of the Philippines.”
SECTION 2. Declaration of Policy - It is the policy of the State to support the promotion of
dean air by encouraging the use of bicycles thereby minimizing the use of motorized
vehicles that contribute to carbon emission.

SECTION 3. Definition of Terms -

3.1. Bicycles — a human powered, non-motorized vehicle consisting of a light frame
mounted on two wire-spoked wheels one behind the other and having a seat, handlebars
for steering, brakes, and two pedals;

3.2.. Parking space and facilities - areas reserved for parking of vehicles;

3.3.. Bicycle rack - built up facilities made of steel or similar materials specifically
intended for securely locking bicycles using cable locks, chains, or similar rigid locking

devices;

3.4. Commercial establishments —public of private structures utilized or operated for
business or profit;

3.5. Public use — utilization, function or service that is accessible to the general


population or community;

3.6. Public transport terminals — a station where public transport vehicles load or
unload passengers or goods;

SECTION 4. Establishment of Parking Areas For Bicycles - This law requires the
establishment of secure parking space and facilities for bicycles in all private and public
buildings and other structure for public use;

SECTION 5. Scope and application- This law shall be national in scope and shall apply to the
following:

5.1 Private and public buildings for public use;

5.2. Commercial and public establishments, including but not limited to public
markets, malls, restaurants, stores;

5.3 Public transport terminals including terminals for the Mania Metro Rail Transit
‘System (MRT), Manila light Rail Transit System (LRT), Philippine National Railways (PNR),

buses, and piers;

5.4 Other structures intended for public use, such as, but not limited to parks and
recreations areas;

5.5 Building plans

SECTION 6. Specifications for bicycle parking spaces and facilities - The setting up of bicycle
parking space shall be in accordance with the following guidelines and specifications:

6.1 This law shall be applicable to commercial establishments with a gross
interior of SO square meters and above. For commercial establishments with less than
50 square meters of gross interior space, a bicycle rack or parking facility may not be
required. However, the establishment shalt alfow a bicycle rider to park or lock the
bicycle immediately adjacent to the entrance of the facility;

6.2 The location of bicycle parking facility should be immediately adjacent to the
main entrance of the establishment;

63 — There should be at least one bicycle parking slot or a bike rack for commercial
or public establishments with 3 gross interior space of SOsquare meters up to 150square
meters;

6.4 There should be at least two bicycle slots or a bike rack for every commercial
or public establishment with a gross interior space of 1S1square meters to 500square
meters;

6.5 There should be a bicycle parking area measuring 2.5meter by Smeters, or

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equivalent to one vehicle parking slot, with bicycle racks, for every commercial or public
establishment with a gross interior space of SO1square meters to 5,000square meters.

66 There should be a bicycle parking area measuring Smeters by Smeters, or
equivalent to twa vehicle parking slots, with bicycle racks,for every commercial or public
establishment with a gross interior space of 5,001square meters to 10,000square
meters.

6.7 There should be a bicycle parking area measuring Smeters by 7.5meters, or
equivalent to three vehicle parking slots, for every commercial or public establishments
with a gross interior space beyond 10,000square meters;

6.8 — The bicycle parking requirements for leasable spaces shall form part of the
total bicycle parking requirement based on the total area of the commercial
establishment;

6.9 Public parks up to 1,000 square meters of gross space shall have a bicycle
parking area measuring 2.5m x 5m with a bicycle rack;

6.10 Public parks beyond 2,000 square meters of gross space shall have a bicycle
parking area measuring Smeters by Smeters with a bicycle rack;

6.11 LRT / MRT / PNR terminals shall have bicycle parking facilities located
adjacent to the main entrance of the station, Each station should have a bicycle rack for
at least twenty (20) bicycles. In the event of two or more entrances per station, the
number of required bicycle slots shall be divided equally among the entrances.

SECTION 7. Role of Local Government Units — Local government units, through their
respective municipal and provincial engineers, shall be responsible for monitoring and
ensuring the implementation of this act. In particular, municipal and provincial engineers
shall:

7.1 Conduct periodic ocular inspection of all buildings, establishments and
structures specified in Section 5 of this Act to ensure that the provisions of this law is being
implemented;

7.2. Ensure that all building plans prior to and as a condition to their approval and
granting of building permits must include secure parking space and facilities for bicycles;

7.3. Identify buildings, establishments and structures in violation of this act, with
the purpose of applying appropriate penalties, as provided for in Section 7 of this Act.

SECTION 8. Penalties for non-compliance - The following are the penalties for failure to
comply with the provisions of this act:

8.1 Building permits shall not be issued to contractors and builders’ structures
intended for public and commercial use if their building plans do not include designated

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parking for bicycles;

8.2. Comercial establishments with parking facilities shail not be given business
permits if said parking facilities do not designate specific parking areas for bicycles;

8.3 Fines, the value of which will be determined in the formulation of the
impfementing rules and regulations of this Act, shall be applied on parties in violation of this
Act.

Section 9, Appropriations - To carry out effectively the provisions of this Act, the
Department of Interior Local Government shall ascertain the fund requirements for the
setting up of bike parking facilities in public parks and transportation terminals, as indicated
in Section 6 above as well as for the full implementation of this act, and allacate accordingly.
Fines collected as penalties for the violation of this Act shall form part of the funds that will
be used for the implementation of this Act.

Section 10, implementing Rules and Regulations — The Secretary of the Department of
Interior Local Government (DILG) together with representatives from the Department of
Transportation and Communication (DOST), the Department of Environment and Natural
Resources {DENR) and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), in consultation
with bicycle groups and associations and other relevant stakeholders’ organizations shall,
within ninety (90) days after the effectivity of this Act, promulgate the rules and regulations
for its implementation.

Section 11. Effectivity of this Act This Act shail take effect thirty (30) days fram the date of
its publication in the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general circulation.

Approved,