BRT — the smarter way to travel

THE Philippines continues to struggle with severe traffic congestion. In the TomTom Traffic Index 2022, the country ranked ninth out of 389 countries for having one of the world's most congested cities. Despite attempts to alleviate traffic with additional roads and alternate licensing schemes, traffic congestion remains a bottleneck and a significant hindrance to economic growth.

According to a study by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), traffic congestion costs the Philippine economy at least P3.5 billion in lost productivity each year. Merely building large road infrastructure projects will not fully address the problem. Instead, the solution lies in reducing the volume of vehicles, public and private, on the roads and enabling a modal shift by establishing an effective and efficient public transport system that also helps cut emissions.