Manila’s ranking in overall 'urban mobility readiness' is even lower – 58th out of 60 cities, ahead of only Nairobi in Kenya and Lagos in Nigeria.
examined 60 cities across the world based on how they were preparing for future mobility challenges. The cities were further ranked based on public transit systems, which factored in commute speed, affordability, public transit station density, and the rate of utilization by the public, among others.
The think tank described Metro Manila’s road network as suffering from poor quality and limited connectivity to other regions in the country. Manila’s public transit system ranked dead last in the Asia Pacific, being the only city in the region to be classified as a “lagging city” or cities belonging to the bottom 10. The world’s top performing cities can be found in the region: Hong Kong led the world, ranking first, while Singapore was ranked 4th, Tokyo 7th, and Seoul 12th.
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