Ira Cruz
@iracruz.bsky.social
Building better cities through better mobility | Bike commuter + mobility advocate. I love cities.
There’s something about the energy of terminals ✨Once in a while, when done right (or better), it’s this beautiful chaos of moving people across cities. Here’s hoping for more terminals built with the welfare of people above all else.
November 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
There’s something about the energy of terminals ✨Once in a while, when done right (or better), it’s this beautiful chaos of moving people across cities. Here’s hoping for more terminals built with the welfare of people above all else.
🫡 QC made the sidewalks adjacent the Elliptical Road people-friendly by simply allowing life to happen ✨ The raised, dedicated bike lanes doubled as buffer against high-volume, high-speed traffic.
Smart cities, after all, is all about making the ordinary, daily life easy 😉
Smart cities, after all, is all about making the ordinary, daily life easy 😉
November 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
🫡 QC made the sidewalks adjacent the Elliptical Road people-friendly by simply allowing life to happen ✨ The raised, dedicated bike lanes doubled as buffer against high-volume, high-speed traffic.
Smart cities, after all, is all about making the ordinary, daily life easy 😉
Smart cities, after all, is all about making the ordinary, daily life easy 😉
I’m pretty vanilla in most things which, incidentally, includes my preference for vanilla ice cream. Over dinner I was asked what I wanted for dessert, so I picked vanilla. When it arrived, I had a choice of three toppings. The irony
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I’m pretty vanilla in most things which, incidentally, includes my preference for vanilla ice cream. Over dinner I was asked what I wanted for dessert, so I picked vanilla. When it arrived, I had a choice of three toppings. The irony
November 2, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Metro Manila Car-Free ✨
November 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
Metro Manila Car-Free ✨
Three car-free Sundays, each with a different vibe ✨
📍Marikina Car-Free Sundays | Ayala Car-Free Sunday | Kalye Escolta Pedestrian Sunday
People are winning today 🥹
📍Marikina Car-Free Sundays | Ayala Car-Free Sunday | Kalye Escolta Pedestrian Sunday
People are winning today 🥹
October 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Three car-free Sundays, each with a different vibe ✨
📍Marikina Car-Free Sundays | Ayala Car-Free Sunday | Kalye Escolta Pedestrian Sunday
People are winning today 🥹
📍Marikina Car-Free Sundays | Ayala Car-Free Sunday | Kalye Escolta Pedestrian Sunday
People are winning today 🥹
My favorite bike commuting sensory experience: The sweet smell of chocolate as I pass this segment of EDSA.
October 26, 2025 at 2:41 AM
My favorite bike commuting sensory experience: The sweet smell of chocolate as I pass this segment of EDSA.
For better or for worse, I love the uncontrolled, people-led, and sensory-overload that is Metro Manila. Yes, tough to see through it all but it’s there ✨ not to romanticize; instead, know that, as a metropolis, we can offer a vibe that is uniquely us!
October 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
For better or for worse, I love the uncontrolled, people-led, and sensory-overload that is Metro Manila. Yes, tough to see through it all but it’s there ✨ not to romanticize; instead, know that, as a metropolis, we can offer a vibe that is uniquely us!
Marikina brings a different flavor to car-free streets: City-sponsored balance bikes, street and trunk pop-ups, free water, bike parking and toilets + bike community support ✨
🫡 Marikina 🤝 Happy Pedal Project 🩷🩵💛
🫡 Marikina 🤝 Happy Pedal Project 🩷🩵💛
October 5, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Marikina brings a different flavor to car-free streets: City-sponsored balance bikes, street and trunk pop-ups, free water, bike parking and toilets + bike community support ✨
🫡 Marikina 🤝 Happy Pedal Project 🩷🩵💛
🫡 Marikina 🤝 Happy Pedal Project 🩷🩵💛
It’s one of those lines: If I told my 2019 self that by 2025 mobility would be central to discussions and would actively be participated in by civil society, academe, government, private sector - I wouldn’t believe myself.
But here we are - and that’s really worth something ✨
But here we are - and that’s really worth something ✨
October 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It’s one of those lines: If I told my 2019 self that by 2025 mobility would be central to discussions and would actively be participated in by civil society, academe, government, private sector - I wouldn’t believe myself.
But here we are - and that’s really worth something ✨
But here we are - and that’s really worth something ✨
WHEW😅 It’s been an intense 9mos! Taking a moment now to thank everyone that’s been part of the Philippine Mobility Series + the Philippine Mobility Summit. It’s both the fulfillment of a dream & the start of a dream to start chipping away at our mobility issues. Cheers, friends!
September 20, 2025 at 10:57 AM
WHEW😅 It’s been an intense 9mos! Taking a moment now to thank everyone that’s been part of the Philippine Mobility Series + the Philippine Mobility Summit. It’s both the fulfillment of a dream & the start of a dream to start chipping away at our mobility issues. Cheers, friends!
Final push for @altmobilityph.bsky.social & DOTr’s Philippine Mobility Summit.
🚌 Pre-summit tour tomorrow; 🟢Philippine Mobility Summit on Monday. Visit bit.ly/PhilippineMobilitySummit for details
Thanks to Grab, Ayala, The Asia Foundation, Ayala Land, & the Move As One Coalition
🚌 Pre-summit tour tomorrow; 🟢Philippine Mobility Summit on Monday. Visit bit.ly/PhilippineMobilitySummit for details
Thanks to Grab, Ayala, The Asia Foundation, Ayala Land, & the Move As One Coalition
September 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Final push for @altmobilityph.bsky.social & DOTr’s Philippine Mobility Summit.
🚌 Pre-summit tour tomorrow; 🟢Philippine Mobility Summit on Monday. Visit bit.ly/PhilippineMobilitySummit for details
Thanks to Grab, Ayala, The Asia Foundation, Ayala Land, & the Move As One Coalition
🚌 Pre-summit tour tomorrow; 🟢Philippine Mobility Summit on Monday. Visit bit.ly/PhilippineMobilitySummit for details
Thanks to Grab, Ayala, The Asia Foundation, Ayala Land, & the Move As One Coalition
The other thing we need to be talking about: In his statement, DOH Sec. Ted said 35 Filipinos die each day due to road crashes. Thankful to Jean Todt and Mikee Cojuangco for lending their voices to highlight the urgency to protect road users - esp. the most vulnerable.
September 11, 2025 at 5:02 AM
The other thing we need to be talking about: In his statement, DOH Sec. Ted said 35 Filipinos die each day due to road crashes. Thankful to Jean Todt and Mikee Cojuangco for lending their voices to highlight the urgency to protect road users - esp. the most vulnerable.
Jean Todt, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety put it best: Road crashes is a crisis that hides in plain sight.
It’s road safety all-week: Meeting with several partners: international orgs, civil society, and government, to provide a platform for collaboration.
#APRSC2025
It’s road safety all-week: Meeting with several partners: international orgs, civil society, and government, to provide a platform for collaboration.
#APRSC2025
September 9, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Jean Todt, UN Special Envoy for Road Safety put it best: Road crashes is a crisis that hides in plain sight.
It’s road safety all-week: Meeting with several partners: international orgs, civil society, and government, to provide a platform for collaboration.
#APRSC2025
It’s road safety all-week: Meeting with several partners: international orgs, civil society, and government, to provide a platform for collaboration.
#APRSC2025
Two years of the largest car-free in the country to-date.
Congrats, Make It Makati!
Congrats, Make It Makati!
September 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Two years of the largest car-free in the country to-date.
Congrats, Make It Makati!
Congrats, Make It Makati!
Alleyways are Metro Manila’s hidden (gem, lol) backbone - an overlooked network that can improve mobility and an untapped opportunity for placemaking ✨
September 1, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Alleyways are Metro Manila’s hidden (gem, lol) backbone - an overlooked network that can improve mobility and an untapped opportunity for placemaking ✨
A preview of what’s to come at the Philippine Mobility Summit with @jacquemanabat.bsky.social and EJ Obiena
Watch the full reel: www.instagram.com/reel/DN7tmVQ...
Visit @altmobilityph.bsky.social for more details.
Watch the full reel: www.instagram.com/reel/DN7tmVQ...
Visit @altmobilityph.bsky.social for more details.
August 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
A preview of what’s to come at the Philippine Mobility Summit with @jacquemanabat.bsky.social and EJ Obiena
Watch the full reel: www.instagram.com/reel/DN7tmVQ...
Visit @altmobilityph.bsky.social for more details.
Watch the full reel: www.instagram.com/reel/DN7tmVQ...
Visit @altmobilityph.bsky.social for more details.
A decade ago, we could have never imagined the government saying “move many commuters as possible” “carry more passengers, discourage the use of single passenger vehicles” It seems we’re finally turning a corner ✨
www.abs-cbn.com/news/busines...
www.abs-cbn.com/news/busines...
August 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
A decade ago, we could have never imagined the government saying “move many commuters as possible” “carry more passengers, discourage the use of single passenger vehicles” It seems we’re finally turning a corner ✨
www.abs-cbn.com/news/busines...
www.abs-cbn.com/news/busines...
Now, it’s almost impossible to unsee it.
👀 How do your usual terminals fare?
Full Story: www.philstar.com/lifestyle/20...
👀 How do your usual terminals fare?
Full Story: www.philstar.com/lifestyle/20...
August 27, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Now, it’s almost impossible to unsee it.
👀 How do your usual terminals fare?
Full Story: www.philstar.com/lifestyle/20...
👀 How do your usual terminals fare?
Full Story: www.philstar.com/lifestyle/20...
✨ Always something new from Benjie - from popular transport to evolution in planning. I like this in particular: in most cities, public transport go to employment areas and serves particular times, but that’s not how women and caregivers move.
www.philstar.com/lifestyle/20...
www.philstar.com/lifestyle/20...
Expert bats for 'gender dimension’ in urban spaces
Urban planners must consider the “gender dimension” to make public spaces more inclusive and allow better use of infrastructures designed to make users move comfortably, according to a US-...
www.philstar.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
✨ Always something new from Benjie - from popular transport to evolution in planning. I like this in particular: in most cities, public transport go to employment areas and serves particular times, but that’s not how women and caregivers move.
www.philstar.com/lifestyle/20...
www.philstar.com/lifestyle/20...
ngl, current state: Everything hurts 😅
August 25, 2025 at 11:34 AM
ngl, current state: Everything hurts 😅
Initial thoughts biking for the first time on the East Service Road: Well, it’s a direct route and generally flat but that risk-benefit ratio 😅
August 25, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Initial thoughts biking for the first time on the East Service Road: Well, it’s a direct route and generally flat but that risk-benefit ratio 😅
🌧️ One test of transport system resilience: from our sidewalks to our roads, and even rail.
August 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
🌧️ One test of transport system resilience: from our sidewalks to our roads, and even rail.