To expand growth and generate more jobs in Quezon City daw, former QC Mayor Mel Mathay has disclosed plans of putting up more Eastwood Cities in Libis across different parts of the city. Yippeee!
I heard in an interview that Mathay thinks the stretch of Mindanao Avenue has protentials of being developed into another commercial and business district in the next few years.
He explains that the construction of the North Luzon East Expressway, the one you see they are builing along NLEX that will link QC to the North Luzon Expressway (NLEx), will open doors for more job generation and opportunities.
I think it's a brilliant idea - making QC as the nearest gateway to the airports in Clark and Subic, which could be reached through NLEX after they finished the construction of NLEE.
If Mathay can develop QC as the gateway to the airports in Pampanga and Olongapo, it's sure that it will increase job opportunities, like reviving the factories that closed down around Mindanao Avenue.
And he's pretty much capable to do it.
During his term as as Quezon City mayor from 1992 to 2001, Mathay was able to develop grasslands of Fairview into a commercial and business district by the establishment of SM Mall, which increased city revenues without imposing new taxes.
The development in Fairview as well as the conversion of a closed textile company into the first cyberpark in Libis, the establishment of SM North Edsa and business center in Cubao has doubled initial developments for Quezon City.
So Mr. Mathay, you had me at Eastwood. Hehehe.;p
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