QC to continue 'car-free Sundays' along Tomas Morato Avenue

QUEZON City will continue to implement its «Car-free, Carefree Sundays» along Tomas Morato Avenue to promote physical activity and reduce vehicular emissions, Mayor Joy Belmonte said Monday.

Belmonte said the initiative will be implemented once a month for now from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. After a year, it will be enforced twice a month.

«Car-Free Sundays reflect our vision of a sustainable, people-first Quezon City,» Belmonte said.

«We want to encourage outdoor activities, promote healthy living, and support our commitment to environmental sustainability,» she added.

She said that «Car-free Sundays» is a result of an ordinance passed late last year which closes a portion of the avenue to vehicular traffic to give way to pedestrians, joggers and cyclists.

«The initiative aims to foster an active mobility, reduce vehicular emissions, and create a cleaner, greener urban environment,» the mayor said in a statement emailed to The Manila Times.

The road closure covers Tomas Morato Avenue from Timog Avenue to Don Alejandro Roces Avenue.