COMMENTARY

Unblocking The Jam:
How are 10 Asia-Pacific cities facing congestion issues head-on?

As inner-city congestion increases owing to rising populations, life in cities can move at a grindingly slow pace. To tackle the problem, cities often explore a variety of solutions, such as imposing congestion charges and limiting cars on the roads. Through their latest report1, the Urban Land Institute (ULI) and Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) set out to identify how 10 cities in Asia-Pacific of varied development stages and population sizes are developing bold solutions and exciting plans to address this pressing challenge.

WHO IS MOVING BETTER?
When we started on the project, a key question was: who is moving better? All cities have developed along different trajectories. Some cities have developed based on compact, pedestrian-friendly models, while others were planned to be car-centric. It was apparent that some cities were moving better than others.

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