Scenario:
Catbalogan is building a new city, called Sky City, on 440 hectares of land 120 meters above sea level.
Sky City will be structured to facilitate four aspects: learning, working, playing, and resting. It designed
to encourage walking and biking to reduce transport emissions. Power will come entirely from
renewable sources (geothermal, wind, hydro and solar), and every household unit will incorporate a
garden. Sky City will be a model of sustainability for the country and the world.
Objectives:
1. Provide bike lane and pedestrian lane
2. Installing clear, visible, and strategically placed road signage
3. Install basic traffic signal function
Scope of the Study
Purpose: Traffic Impact Assessment (TIA) for Sky City in Catbalogan is essential for anticipating traffic
flow challenges, ensuring safety of road users, optimizing infrastructure planning, and aligning with
environmental and regulatory requirements. By taking an action early on, the development can be
planned to enhance traffic control, reduce negative effect on the surrounding area, and support
Catbalogan’s long-term future growth. The city's current Central commercial District (CBD), which is
blessed with the geographic advantage of being the hub of trade and commerce for the entire island
of Samar, grew crowded with commercial establishments, which caused the cost of doing business in
the city to rise quickly. They devised a plan to address these spatial shortcomings by turning the
nearby mountaintop into a new, weatherproof city known as "SKY CITY," which will be the new
location of the LGU Government Center and practically all other infrastructure.
Project Details: Sky City has 440 hectares of land, it is currently being built on top of a hill about 120m
from sea level and currently construct a municipal and multi-purpose building.
Study area: The City of Catbalogan is the capital of Samar Province. It is western seacoast of the
province at coordinates of 11°4636.83” N and 124°5306.63” E. It is approximately 800 kilometers
south of Manila, the national capital, and 107 kilometers north of Tacloban City – the regional capital
at present.
Time Frame:
Stakeholder Coordination:
Data Collection
1. Existing Traffic Conditions
2. Land Use Data
- This project's concept and motivation are what make it unique, in addition to its natural setting
and terrain. Journey, or "BYAHE," is a representation of both the "ups and downs" of Samar that
have led to tragedies and the lives of the inhabitants of Catbalogan. It is essential that they get
back on their feet. They therefore use angular lines and irregular curves to emphasize the Journey
or "BYAHE" idea in the designs of their projects. Instead than offering care and assistance for the
never-ending cycle of disastrous events, we think the best feature they included in "SKY CITY" can
stop the inevitable aftermaths. To reduce the building's energy requirements and create a more
comfortable environment (hygro-thermal, acoustic, natural light) that is tailored to the residents'
habits and lifestyles, bioclimatic design makes use of the site's features (climate, vegetation,
topography, and soil geology). Additionally, great care is taken to combine the building with the
existing landscape and show respect for it.
3. Development Data
- The proposal in SKY CITY gonna have a proposal for water collection that gives the whole SKY CITY
a supply of water. By the surrounding Brgy Territory of the SKY CITY which is Brgy. San Andres:
Which are: San Andres Falls and Small Spring water sources.
4.
Transportation Network Characteristics
- The in increasing volume of traffic suggest an improving economy. On the other hand, worsening
traffic may cause negative economic and environmental consequences. One of the solution to
manage the traffic is with the use of signaling system. The study looked at the potential effect of a
signaling system in the intersections in SKY CITY.
5. Travel Behavior Data
- Travel Mode: By car, motorcycle, cycling, and walking.
- Trip Purpose: Work, leisure, and other activities.
- Trip frequency: Daily trips
- Travel Time: 10-15 minutes
- Travel distance:
- Routes Taken:
- Demographics:
- Travel Cost: 30-50 pesos per person
6. Environmental and Social Factors
