Here are some facts to ponder. Over the next 10 years, Bangkok, Manila and Kuala Lumpur will spend billions of dollars to expand and enhance their existing mass rapid transit systems. Each city has a comprehensive plan to improve their public transportation systems to cope with growth and ensure that they do not become gridlocked.
Jakarta also has a plan. It is to build an MRT that will stretch 15.2 kilometers from Lebak Bulus in the South to Central Jakarta. The city has proposed a network of 110 kilometers by 2027, which would dramatically ease traffic congestion.