Urban Design and Agritousim Community in LipaPadre Garcia Bypass
A Research Written Report Presented to
The Faculty Staff of College of Engineering and Architecture Department
Adviser Ar. Edmon C. Mendoza, UAP, RMP, Intl. Assoc. AIA
University of Batangas – Lipa Campus
Marauoy-Balete Road Balintawak, Lipa City, Batangas
In Partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirement for the BS Architecture in Planning 2 – Fundamentals of Urban
Design
Submitted by:
GROUP 2
MAGADIA, JOHN CARLO R.
VARGAS, FRANCIS
DE CHAVEZ, ALDRIN
SILVA, JERED AUDREY
GATDULA, JOSEPH R.
ABADIANON, NATHAN F.
DE LA PAZ, ARIEL G.
December 4, 2022
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Acknowledgement
We acknowledge the guardian hand of our professor Ar. Edmon C.
Mendoza, UAP, RMP, Intl. Assoc. AIA for his unwavering encouragement and
loving appreciation that has brought the best out of us. To our colleagues for
their contribution, cooperation, and suggestion. We utterly appreciate our
classmates for their encouragement. We thank the numerous articles, journals,
and websites that provided the information for this research. Without their
cooperation this research would have been an impossible mission. We wish to
also give appreciation to the University of Batanga – Lipa Campus’ College of
Engineering and Architecture Department for their constructive contributions to
our academic transformation and development. We are deeply grateful to our
immediate and extended family members for their financial, material, moral and
spiritual contributions and support to our success. Finally, we are grateful to
God Almighty who gave us time, space, intellect, material, ideal, skill, chance
and fortune. To Him be all the glory.
Dedication
This research work is dedicated to the God almighty, the author and
finisher of our Faith whom by His grace foreknew, predestined and made this
work a success and for seeing us through our academic year; Ar. Edmon C.
Mendoza, UAP, RMP, Intl. Assoc. AIA of blessed memory, our adviser in
Planning 2 – Fundamentals of Urban Design at University of Batangas – Lipa
Campus in Architecture for providing us mentorship and enthusiasm for
academic research, may you live to enjoy the greatest joy and pleasure of our
education for which you bore the little pain.
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INTRODUCTION
Figure 1 Plaridel Bypass Road
Bypass is an alternative route road network of redirecting the traffic
away from city’s central business areas. Bypass is a road intended to avoid or
“bypass” a built-up area, town, or barangay to let through traffic flow without the
interference from local traffic, to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to
improve road safety. (Department of Public Works and Highways, 2018). It is
mainly to alleviate the traffic congestion that most of developing cities are facing
in the world. Bypass can potentially reduce traffic within a city or town as it
provides through-travelers a faster route instead of going straight to the
downtown or town proper. (Thompson, et al, 2001) According to the Florida
Department of Transportation (2004) founds that bypass can impact the
community along the bypass road either effectively or adversely the local
economy, development, land use, and quality of life of the communities that
have highway bypass. Wisconsin Department of Transportation (1998) founds
that negative impacts are rarely to be created on communities by bypass. It is
statistically apparent that most likely to be negatively to experience such
adversaries are small communities under than total population of 1000 and it is
in fact unlikely for medium and larger communities to have any downside to the
overall economic condition due to the bypass In addition, The bypass
development is associated with beneficial outcomes from improvement in traffic
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flow, reduction of traffic congestion, reduction of truck traffic, enhanced
accessibility and opportunities for the overall development.
DEVELOPMENT RELATED DATA AND STATISTICS
This presents the related development data and statistics which
provided the researchers with information relevant to the study of the impact of
bypass to the communities. The researchers have review the previous findings,
evaluations, evidence-based documents, journals, research reports and
projects reports for public outreach online.
Land Use Impact
According to the Bypass Basic (2014) the bypass transportation
projects can have direct impact land use conversion of agricultural lands and
removal of existing buildings due to acquisition of lands for the development.
There is also indirect impact of bypass due to drastic future developments
pattern of the entire community along the bypass road. Examples of these
indirect effects of the future development are the intense commercialized
zones, and low-density residential subdivisions. Despite the advantages and
disadvantages of the bypass to the land use it also a way for undeveloped land
to be accessible for the public. (Bypass Basic, 2014)
Traffic Impact
As stated by Bypass Basic (2014) bypass road would significantly
divert the traffic congestion and commercial traffic, improve the travel time.
Livability will improve as the hindrance of traffic and congested roads are
alleviated.
Economic Impact
The bypass development activities along the bypass road will
expand. Downtown areas may increase the vacancy rates as the new bypass
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road developments will attract more economic opportunities. There is a
perceptions to the bypass of impact which is to give opportunities for economic
growth. It also assume that there is a decline in economic activities in the
downtown and town. As a matter of fact, it is more of a way of redistributing the
economic growth activities from the downtown area to the bypass. Furthermore,
the businesses can only be locate on the bypass route if access is available
whilst the central business district of the town and downtown areas will be
strengthen due to the minimal traffic delays. (Bypass Basic, 2014)
EXISTING LAND USE AND ZONING MAPS
Both the amount of land in each land use category and the
distribution of uses across the Study Area are described in an inventory of
existing land uses. Land use in a community is not decided at random. The way
a certain piece of land is used is influenced by a variety of unique factors. The
RPMC suggested that the DPWH Region IV-A review and use all of their
resources to Fastrack the project's implementation. Within a year, the DPWH
Region IV-A promised to wrap up ROW negotiations with the affected property
owners. The project is meant to relieve the congestion in the northbound and
southbound lanes of traffic in Lipa City. ROW acquisition issues contributed to
the project's delay as well. The way a certain piece of land is used is influenced
by a variety of unique factors. The Lipa City-Padre Garcia Diversion Route,
which entails the opening and building of an 11.35-kilometer road from Padre
Garcia to Lipa City in Batangas, was the other project mentioned.
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Existing Land Use and Land Maps
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RELATED DEVELOPMENT
Developments in the commercial markets, protection of cultural
heritage, and development are all connected. Our proposal, the Lipa to Padre
Garcia Bypass, is tied to these development studies. The 2.6-kilometer
Pampanga bypass road, which offers motorists a different route from Magalang
town to Angeles City and vice versa, is now open in the Pampanga city of San
Fernando. These structures are typically a part of sector-specific programs that
also incorporate capacity-building activities. Big city slums also receive special
attention.
The heavy traffic that typically congregates at the intersection of Don
Aniceto Gueco Avenue and Magalang-Angeles Road is anticipated to be
significantly reduced as a result of the opening of the Angeles-Magalang
bypass route on Tuesday, which was overseen by the Department of Public
Works and Highways (DPWH) - Pampanga 3rd District Engineering Office.
According to DPWH Assistant District Engineer Arnold Ocampo, there
is now a different route available from the Angeles-Magalang-Mabalacat Road,
the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX), Balibago, and Magalang for those
traveling to Angeles City or Clark. "Motorists will now enjoy the ease of traffic
at Pulung Maragul Rotonda in Angeles City, which was previously congested.
Cars can now enter or exit through Aniceto Gueco, saving them at least 30
minutes of travel time, according to DPWH District Engineer Arleen Beltran. In
the PHP245 million project, box culverts were built in Pulung Cacutud, retaining
walls, and concrete slope protection. The national government sponsored the
implementation of the first five linking projects, including the upgrading of the
PEZA Road that connects to Angeles-Magalang Road. Construction started in
2019. Two other projects, one of which is an 88-meter, two-lane bridge
spanning NLEX, began in 2020 and are expected to be finished the same year.
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DEVELOPMENT HISTORY
The City of Lipa is the first provincial city in the Province of Batangas.
It was founded in 1702 as a municipality and later become a city in 1947, two
years after World War II and a year after Philippine Independence from the
Americans. It’s eastern neighbor, Padre Garcia, was founded on December 1,
1949 as a municipality named after Father Vicente Garcia (1817-1889), a friend
of Philippine national hero Jose Rizal (1861-1896) who is one of the defenders
of Rizal’s novel Noli me Tangere. Lipa City is the largest city in Batangas
province, in terms of both land area and population. The town was originally
known as Lumang Bayan or Sambat and was a part of Rosario. It became a
separate municipality in 1949, with Jose A. Pesigan and Rustico K. Recto
elected as the first mayor and vice mayor, respectively. As of 2020, the
urbanization of the city is growing rapidly. The town of Padre Garcia is the
cattle-trading capital of the Philippines. But despite this, other industries, aside
from agriculture, will enter the town of Padre Garcia in the future. One epitome
is the Batangas Technopark, developed by Ayala Land, which will attract more
domestic and foreign investors and generate jobs in the municipal town.
DEVELOPMENT VISION
Our Vision is aim towards greater competitiveness and providing
greater opportunities for the people. Sustainability is envisioned in this
development plan through sustainable architecture, with a rapid increase in the
opportunities that would create crucial links between the nearby municipality
and city, supporting one another's residents, businesses, and tourism. This
Development
Plan overarching
focus
is
sustainability.
Environmental,
economic, and social sustainability are the three elements of sustainability.
Energy is occasionally discussed in relation to sustainability. This concern on
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the environment also covers energy, satisfy Metro Manila's and the local
livestock's needs. The capacity of the natural environment system to supply
and protect the agriculturally reliant resources required for the development to
eventually become self-sufficient. Recreational and natural buffers improve
community resident’s quality of life and promote a sense of belonging. The open
green spaces will serve as the green buffers of the land uses of the
development for the sustainability and livability qualities of the community.
DEVELOPMENT DRIVERS
Our desire to improve the quality of life for the people who live in
our community leads us to expand with the aim of boosting green architecture.
A well-designed space has an effect on the surrounding area as well as the
overall community. People's daily lives, perceptions, and thoughts are
influenced by public spaces, business districts, transportation centers, and
even our small dwellings. How a place is constructed has an impact on how its
inhabitants live and think. Traffic congestion will be decreased by intelligently,
imaginatively, and carefully planning the community development's urban
architecture. Furthermore, we want our inhabitants to live in a car-free, bicyclefriendly environment.
REGIONAL & SITE CONTEXT
The CALABARZON (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, & Quezon)
region, also known as Region 4A, is the southern region of Luzon that is very
close to Metro Manila. While the provinces of Cavite & Laguna are heavily
urbanized and populated, the province of Batangas may come next in the near
future. Applying the situation in this context, the mixed-used development
parallel to the Lipa-Padre Garcia bypass road will give more homes and jobs to
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the Lipenos, and also the people of Padre Garcia and, outside of Batangas, the
Quezonians from the town of San Antonio, Quezon province.
The Lipa-Padre Garcia bypass road started construction in 2017,
but the project is temporarily delayed due to right-of-way issues towards
landlord-owned areas. When the road is fully completed, the mixed-purpose
development on the middle of the bypass road will attract more future residents
and generate jobs. Lipa City’s population is growing rapidly. The best solution
is to make a mixed-use development to make room for the Lipenos and a few
people of Padre Garcia.
PLANNING CONCEPTS
PROJECT BRIEF
Urban Design and Agritourism Community Developments in New LipaPadre Garcia Bypass through Sustainable Architecture new linear corrido with
exponential growth in the opportunities that will provide essential connections
between the nearby municipality and city that will supports each other
communities, business, and tourism. General classification of land use zoning
of the proposed development are residential, commercial, agricultural, and
recreational. Sustainable environment is the way of achieving a long-term
resource and energy efficiency throughout the community and buildings
lifespan and operational duration.
DESIGN CONCEPT OF DEVELOPMENT
Creative derivation to the natural geometric form of the trees and
biological functions. A tree trunk-inspired that act as the hub of transport and
support system. The new bypass community as alternative route transports the
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incoming traffic flow away from urban area of Lipa City and helps in diminish
the traffic congestion in central business of Lipa City. A tree leaves-inspired
primary food-making part of the tree. These agricultural land-use in future
developments in the bypass stand as the primary food-making source of
agricultural production that ensures it will cater the demands not only in the
province but even in the region and Metro Manila. A tree branch-inspired
function of support for the leaves which is community these are the commercial
and residential neighborhood zones that plays a role of supporting the longterm operational of the future developments in the new bypass road. The overall
design concept is that of a tree that which can sustain itself throughout lifespan.
DESIGN PHILOSOPHY
“We borrow from nature the space upon which we build” – Tadao Ando One
with nature is a philosophy of reconnecting people and the built environment to
nature through design. The nature has always been a big contributor in
sustainability and livability of human civilization throughout the history. Thus,
finding the mutualistic relation between the people, nature, and built
environment can make a synergy of design and planning that can make
everything work together as a part of larger system.
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
Accessibility – the design must be inclusively accessible for all the persons
with disabilities in order to provide an equal experience for all that will be
roaming the proposed developments.
Well-being – the design ought to be inspiring and therapeutic environment that
ease the stresses of the people in the community. It should provide access for
greeneries and wary considerations to spatial organization.
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Resource and Energy Efficient – a design that incorporate the climate and
technology to provide the means in reducing the daily operational cost of the
development. It should harness the benefits of proper orientation, passive
cooling, and avoid reliance to active cooling.
ARCHITECTURAL AND URBAN INTENT
The architectural and urban intent is to make the best use of the natural
environment especially the mountain side of the new bypass road. A
recreational land use for green buffer of the developments and create an
agritourism community where the absence of the use of vehicular is the main
intent. It encourages people to consume fewer natural resources to be a
sustainable community and embrace the interactive recreational areas that
brings people together. Green spaces are important to the development from
improving the air quality, reduction of noise pollution, and vegetations that
regulate the temperature during the dry season due to shade and natural
cooling that trees can provide to the development. The recreational space will
encourage people to do more outdoor activities and aids the community
economic and agritourism growth. There is also the intent of sustainable human
settlements development that serves the human basic needs to have a livable
and comfortable community with open spaces for recreational uses but also to
create a community that cares for the environment sustainability.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE DEVELOPMENT
Goals
1. To achieve the goal of the local government and Department of Public
Works and Highways of mitigating the traffic congestion to the urban
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area of Lipa City through the linear development of agritourism
community along the new bypass road.
2. To acknowledge the importance of sustainability of developments for a
better urban life of the present and future generation.
Objectives
1. To advocate the government and agencies about the importance of The
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 2030 Agenda of United Nation
and United Nation Habitat Agenda in combating the urban areas issues
of land scarcity, housing problem, and environmental deterioration in
urbanized zones through cooperation and participation of the national,
regional, and local government.
2. To design a community that is walkable, bikable, and car-free zone. This
is to alleviate the traffic congestion through creative, careful, and indepth planning of urban design of the community development.
3. To create a community that connects the people through the
architectural intent of provide a recreational and green spaces that
enables an interaction between the people that using the spaces in the
development.
4. To preserve these natural endowments and sustain tourism based in the
agricultural aspect of the activities, environmental protection, and proper
zoning in the upland area of the Lipa-Padre Garica new bypass road.
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FEATURES OF THE DEVELOPMENT
Agricultural Sustainability
The development should be self-sustaining through reliance to the natural
environment system to be able provide and maintain the agricultural dependent
resources that will cater the demands of livestock of the region and Metro
Manila in a long-term sustainability.
Social Sustainability
The open greenery spaces will stand as the green buffers of the land uses of
the development for the sustainability and livability aspects of the community.
The recreational and green buffers improves the community residents’ quality
of life and makes people to come together as a community.
Economic Sustainability
The financial sustainability will dictate the continuity of the operational of the
development through the years it should be economically sustaining
development in order to administer and preserve the facilities in the
development.
SITE ANALYSIS
Location: Lipa-Padre Garcia New Bypass Road (Brgy. Talisay, Lipa City to
Brgy. Bawi, Padre Garcia)
Neighborhood Context: the location map of the new bypass road are
composed of existing agricultural and residential neighborhoods
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Existing Land Use: Agricultural, Commercial and Residential
Land Use: Residential, Commercial, Agricultural, and Recreational zones
Soil Type: Various types of soil are found in Lipa-Padrea Garcia bypass,
varying from clay loam to hydrosol. Existing land is generally suitable for upland
field crops and rice farming, pasture, forest, fishpond, and salt bed site, and
recreation
Topography: Lipa-Padre Garcia bypass lies on an elevated land, sloping
down toward the Padre Garcia in the south side.
Wind Directions: Monsoon winds from Northeast from November to
February; and Southwest monsoon from July to September.
Climate: Tropical Climate / Type 1 dry season from November to April and
wet season during the rest of the year and the maximum rain period is from
June to September
Sensory: Majestic view of the mountain ranges in the East side of the LipaPadre Garcia new bypass road. Odors from the cattle and poultry farms can
potentially be a disadvantage aspect of the agricultural zones.
Natural Features: Natural vast forest area and mountain ranges of Mt.
Malepunyo and existing river through the south of the site
Man-made Features: New Lipa-Padre Garcia Bypass Road
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SWOT ANALYSIS
Strengths
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New development has compatibility with surrounding land uses
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The development that is a community oriented and human centered
that wants to connect the people through architectural and urban intent.
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Natural surrounding including the existing forests, views of the Mt.
Malepunyo mountain ranges and access to the flowing creek in the LipaPadre Garcia bypass
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Concentration of agricultural establishments that can be integrated into
the future development of agricultural community in the area
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It will open up opportunities for the nearby municipality and city
correlated agricultural and economic development
Weaknesses
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There is a potential scenario of hindrance to the proposed development
due to the existing private land acquisitions by the regional agencies.
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There can be potential traffic congestion in the near future as the urban
expansion is inevitable as future developments are expected
Opportunities
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The development is already have an abundant natural resources and
green spaces that can be a create into parks, reserves, and other
protected areas in the foot of the mountain ranges of Mt. Malepunyo
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AyalaLand Logistics Holdings Corp. (ALLHC) has acquired a land for
soon-to-rise Batangas Technopark near in the vicinity of the Lipa-Padre
Garcia bypass
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The alternative route can be a means of convenient bypass road for
the traders of livestocks that will be going to the Padre Garcia
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Air shed can be allocated in the Lipa-Padre Garcia bypass in order to
keep an eye on the local air quality by monitoring the air pollutants.
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Watershed monitoring areas can be established in order to maintain
the water quality of the creeks and Tangob River that can be degraded
by the agricultural pastoral farms.
Threats
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Existing pastoral farms can environmentally impact the air quality and
water quality of the creek that is connected to the Tangob River in
Padre Garica
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Mt. Malepunyo is an inactive volcano that can be a threat to the wellbeing and progressive development of the proposed Urban Design and
Agritourism Community in Lipa-Padre Garica bypass in the future.
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ZONING CALLOUTS
Green Buffer Zones – are the open green spaces that helps in minimizing
the effect of air pollution caused by the vehicles in the busy roads. The space
in this can be viewing deck.
Recreational Zones – it is designated place for gathering for social groups,
families, and individuals regardless of their age, religion, and race. It is the most
vital part of livable community are made. It is composed of parks, water
features, fish ponds, playgrounds, picnic areas, resting areas, hiking trails, bike
pathways, camping grounds, fish ponds, observation tower, pedestrian
pathwalks, basketball courts, volleyball courts, pavilions, aviary dome,
conservation parks, and conservation forest.
Commercial Zones – it is known for the place of business containing one or
more types of businesses including retails (retail stores, shops, shopping
centers), leisure (restaurants, cafes, sport facilities), and office spaces.
Residential Zones – it is privately owned portion which is intended for shelter.
Mountainside residential development that prevents the environmentally
sensitive areas in the foot of the mountainous range of Mt. Malepunyo from the
potential hazards of poor planning and protects the residents and natural
habitats. The zone includes row-houses, duplex multi-family, single-attached,
single-detached, apartments, townhouses, and condominiums.
Public Amenities Zones – it is the zones with facilities such as parks,
playgrounds, green spaces, libraries, schools, post offices, clubhouses,
hospitals, and sports facilities.
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Agricultural Zones – it is a zoning of land devoted for the production of crops
and livestock rather than cultivating. It is usually regulated by laws designed to
protect the water supplies and soil quality to reduce the harmful effects to the
environment due to the fecal waste of these farms. The common types of
agricultural facilities are livestock farms, poultry farms, horticultural facility,
green houses, botanical garden, agricultural research facility, and farms waste
disposal management facility.
Bypass Road – is a road intended to avoid or “bypass” a built-up area, town,
or barangay to let through traffic flow without the interference from local traffic,
to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety. This zone
includes bike lanes and pedestrian sidewalks
PLANNING GUIDELINES
Background of the Development
Municipality of Padre Garcia, Batangas
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Padre Garcia, Batangas also known as “Cattle Trading Capital” will
significantly benefit to the future developments that the Lipa-Padre Garcia
Bypass. It will allow a better option for thriving economic growth, tourism, and
agricultural development. The government project of the Depart of Public Works
and Highways (DPWH) will connect the tertiary road of barangay Talisay, Lipa
City and the secondary road of barangay Bawi, Padre Garcia. It aims to
alleviate the existing traffic congestion from the urban area of Lipa City. Padre
Garcia is home to Padre Garcia Livestock Auction Market, the largest among
the more than 150 livestock auction markets in the Philippines. The said Bypass
road project will be 11.35 kilometers with concrete pavement and gravel
shoulder. It is an important bypass road that will provide alternative route to
Lipa City and Padre Garcia to avoid the town proper traffic and reduce the traffic
congestion.
This study will propose an urban design and environmental planning
which an accommodation for land use for recreational, industrial, commercial,
and agricultural. These future and potential development improve the way of
living and the promote development of industries utilizing the local products and
resources. The Lipa-Padre Garcia Bypass is implemented in order to improve
the road network capacity and the efficiency through the means of additional
infrastructure project by the government to address the growing concern to the
traffic congestion in Lipa City and Padre Garcia.
Planning System of Urban Design and Agritourism Community in LipaPadre Garcia Bypass
Definition of Planning
Planning is an in-depth decision making conscious and wellcoordinated implementation about the future of cities, communities, and
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municipalities. It is essential to have a long-term consideration to the
developments impactful contribution to the human endeavor, population
density, and infrastructure expansion. Planning requires the public participation
of the community to have direct involvement to the projects of the government
and stakeholders that wants to implement in the near future.
Planning
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It tackles the public interest in the decision-making of the planning
process
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It is a comprehensive outlook to the developments
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It is a solution that appropriate to the public affairs
Approach to the Urban Design and Community Planning
Comprehensiveness approach is significantly need a high
consideration to all the elements and aspects of the future development that
will be planned. The concept of system which can lead to the idea of every
urban system is part of a bigger picture and these system interacts with each
other that
Types of Planning
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Comprehensive Planning
Comprehensive planning should be covered all the land area of development
that under the jurisdiction of the local government agencies that is
involvement in the planning and development.
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Environmental Planning
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The future development can have impact to the existing natural environments
especially in urban development which requires a urban design and community
planning that address the sustainability issues that the world is facing and it
shall conform to the United Nations Habitat adopting the sustainable
development planning for the betterment of the urban life of the future.
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Transportation Planning
The transportation planning is a process of suggesting the best solutions in
mitigating the traffic congestion, pollution, and health related problems with
considerations to the transportation system.
Planning Area of the Urban Design and Ecotourism Community
Local, regional, and national development plans of the government
can be extensive project development it is the highest level of planning
depending in the geographical coverage. These said plans are varies from
metropolitan cities and municipalities. As stated by the CALABARZON
Regional Development Council Regional Land Use Committee, 2018) the
agricultural based and tourism cluster are composed of predominantly rural
municipalities of Taysan, Lobo, Rosario, Padre Garcia, and San Juan in the
eastern part of Batangas Province. Economic activities in these areas are
mostly on livestock, fishing, and agriculture. The municipality of Padre Garcia
is a livestock and poultry producers known for their animal auction markets. The
existing livestock and poultry production in the area shall be sustained with due
regard to the environment to meet the demand in the urban areas of Batangas
Province, other provinces in the Region and even in Metro Manila.
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Hierarchical Planning of the Government
It is generally known that the government have three levels of
infrastructure development hierarchy from the local, regional, and national
planning agencies of the government. It is the national level that is in charge of
the board coverage of the planning and development of plans overlaps with
designated local and regional planning agencies jurisdiction.
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11.36 Kilometers Lipa-Padre Garcia Bypass Road
It is a bypass road construction project of the Department of Public Works
and Highways (DPWH) that start from Barangay Talisay, Lipa City and ends in
Barangay Bawi, Padre Garcia which is 11.35-kilometer bypass road. It is still
under construction due to delay in the acquisition of the Right-of-Way (ROW)
from lot owners from the designated path of the bypass. (National Economic
and Development Authority Region IV-A, 2021)
Functions of the Bypass Road and Diversion Road
Bypass Road – is a road intended to avoid or “bypass” a built-up area, town,
or barangay to let through traffic flow without the interference from local traffic,
to reduce congestion in the built-up area, and to improve road safety.
Diversion Road –is a road that directly diverts the flow of traffic from an area
to another or to direct the flow of traffic from the usual route to another with the
intention of reaching the same destination at the same time reducing travel
time/distance and lessening vehicle operating costs of road users. Generally it
is shorter than a bypass road.
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Planning Stages of the Urban Design and Agritourism Community in
Lipa-Padre Garcia Bypass
Master plan
Master plan is the vital part of the comprehensive planning process. This is
the essential part of the planning stages as it describes the level and extent of
the desired planning goals and objective in the development. If the urban
design revolves around the long-term aspect of the development
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