Binay calls for more urban public space

Vice President and housing czar Jejomar C. Binay on Friday urged local government executives to develop more public space, saying that “more open spaces mean better people’s lives.”

“The challenge is upon us to protect and improve on existing public spaces and to bring public-private partnership in developing new ones. We must continue to fight for their development and we need champions who can push to protect, create, and make useful such public spaces,” Binay said during the Interactive Conference on Public Place and the New Urban Agenda.