Editing Manila Bay (section)

===Waterfront development===
With then Mayor [[Lito Atienza]]'s program ''Buhayin ang Maynila'' (Revitalize Manila) in 2002, the local government made the initiative of enhancing the seaside promenade of Manila through urban renewal, upkeep and improvements. What later became known as Baywalk, the facelift of the 2&nbsp;km strip of central public space aimed at creating a venue for social interaction and recreation.<ref name="gomez">Gomez, J.E. (2008). "Waterfront design without policy? The actual uses of Manila's Baywalk." Cities. (25) pp 86-106</ref>

With reference to its colonial history,<ref name="gomez"/> Manila's waterfront expresses power through the dominant classes<ref name="debarros">De Barros, J., Myers, G.A., Harris, R. (Reviewer): Order and place: in a Colonial city. Patterns of struggle and resistance in Georgetown, British Guiana, 1889–1924. Verandahs of power: colonialism and space in urban Africa Urban History Review, 32(1). Fall, Toronto.</ref> which uses the Baywalk for exercise, fishing or socialization. The mix of land utilization and social activity provides public access to the edge of the sea, and counters vagrancy and mendicancy.<ref name="gomez"/>  Reviving Manila's waterfront through the Baywalk injected vibrance and historic appreciation into the public space with the statues of [[Arsenio Lacson]], [[Ninoy Aquino]] and [[Evelio Javier]] placed in key areas.

At the onset, lack of funds hampered the revival of the Baywalk.<ref name="gomez"/> Eventually, planning for the Baywalk means understanding and regulating diversity of functions with appropriate policy.<ref name="gomez"/>