Makati pedestrian underpasses
{{Short description|Pedestrian underpass in the Philippines}}
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| location = Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines
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The pedestrian underpasses of Makati in the Philippines are all located in the city's Central Business District (CBD). The underpasses are part of Makati's pedestrian walkway network which consist of underpasses, covered sidewalks, and elevated walkways.
Background
Makati's underpasses were developed jointly by the Ayala Land, and its estate association, Makati Commercial Estates Association (MCEA). The first of these underpasses was the one in Legazpi Street, built in 1995.{{cite web |last1=Tan |first1=Salvador |title=Transforming a Business District into Walkable Space with Private Financing |url=https://development.asia/case-study/transforming-business-district-walkable-space-private-financing |website=Development Asia |publisher=Asian Development Bank |access-date=16 November 2021 |date=7 December 2019}}{{cite book |title=Let's build sustainable communities: 2014 Sustainability Report |date=2014 |publisher=Ayala Land |page=26 |access-date=16 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629222137/https://www.ayalaland.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ALI_Sustainability_2014.pdf |archive-date=29 June 2016 |quote=In 1995, the first of several pedestrian underpasses and covered sidewalks was constructed when a portion of an existing street (Legazpi) was closed to traffic, paved and landscaped for exclusive pedestrian use, and connected to a pedestrian underpass across Ayala Avenue|url=https://www.ayalaland.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ALI_Sustainability_2014.pdf}} This was a response to the heavy traffic congestion in the 1990s.{{cite news |last1=Fulgar |first1=Ar John Ian Lee |title=The journey of Makati City towards walkability |url=https://business.inquirer.net/332572/the-journey-of-makati-city-towards-walkability |access-date=16 November 2021 |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=17 October 2021 |language=en}}
The underpasses are also noted for its murals in its interiors.{{cite news |title=Makati pedestrian underpass ceiling murals stir the imagination, uplift the spirit |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/362504/makati-pedestrian-underpass-ceiling-murals-stir-the-imagination-uplift-the-spirit/story/ |access-date=16 November 2021 |work=GMA News |date=23 May 2014 |language=en}}{{cite news |title=Pedestrians drive development in Makati |url=https://mb.com.ph/2021/10/23/pedestrians-drive-development-in-makati/ |access-date=16 November 2021 |work=Manila Bulletin |date=23 October 2021}}{{cite news |title=Passing under history |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/passing-under-history/ |access-date=16 November 2021 |work=BusinessWorld |date=18 February 2020}}
Summary
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| mark-title4 = Paseo De Roxas
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| mark-title5 = Paseo–Villar
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