Mar Roxas Vows To Find Solutions to Traffic Problems in Metro Manila
How to solve the traffic problem in Metro Manila is the multimillion-peso question that our government is still struggling to find the answer to. There have been many attempts to solve or at least lighten the traffic condition especially in EDSA, Metro Manila’s main artery in the past, by different administrations; however, with hundreds of thousands of cars added yearly, the traffic problem has compounded and this is affecting greatly our economy. Our government loses millions or even billions of pesos when productivity suffers because of delays caused by traffic. Our officials cannot simply scratch their heads and hope for the solution to fall on their laps out of nowhere. It’s time to get a few ideas from our experienced neighbors. How does Bangkok manage its traffic situation and how does Singapore maintain order on its roads despite being a tiny nation? They both have an efficient mass transport system that the govern...