The De La Rosa Elevated Walkway in Legazpi Village Makati is composed of several elevated

pedestrian walkways and is the Philippines' longest elevated pedway. Since its initial phase was built
from the Enterprise Center at Paseo de Roxas to Greenbelt, the De La Rosa Elevated Walkway has served
hundreds of thousands of pedestrians. It was extended so commuters can now start from the Ayala MRT
station on EDSA and easily walk all the way down to Makati Medical Center, covered from the sun and
rain, owing to the elevated walkway's connection to Ayala Center.

The elevated walkway is estimated to be 1.1 kilometers long (1,110 meters). Construction began
in the early 1990s and was finished in 2018. On their brief travels to and from the commercial core, the
walkway provides workers, residents, and transients with safety, comfort, convenience, and protective
cover. Walking has numerous advantages, including cost savings on petrol and vehicle’s wear and tear.
The reduction of vehicular traffic in the district will also benefit the environment.

Upon going up the walkway, it features an escalator at the right side and stairs at the left side.
Lightings were also provided near the staircase and inside the walkway for the user’s convenience when
walking at night. A framed glass railing as a barrier to ensure the safety of the users is also provided. In
some other parts of the De La Rosa Elevated Walkway metal railings is used. For weather protection the
elevated walkway is built with roof framed with metal. Cement is the material used in the pathway with
different floor patterns.

Maintenance people start cleaning as it opens at 6:00 am as several security guards roam up to
10:00pm making it very safe. This well-designed, well-kept, well-secured, and well-roofed walkway is
very accessible due to its strategic location. Plantings were added, and this walkway has almost all the
criteria of an excellent pedestrian walkway, except for a few spots with poor views. However, in terms of
handicapped accessibility, it falls short. Although escalators are located at each entrance, they are not
connected on the ground floor. The initial plan was for this promenade to be connected to every structure
it passed through. This proposal, however, did not come to fruition due to security concerns.

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friendly_streetscape_on_a_tropical_business_district.pdf