Metro Manila Dream Plan

The Metro Manila Dream Plan, formally titled the Roadmap for Transport Infrastructure Development for Metro Manila and Its Surrounding Areas,[1][2] refers to a 2014 integrated plan for improving the transport system[3][4] in Metro Manila, Philippines, with the hope of turning it into a focal point for addressing Metro Manila's interlinked problems in the areas of transportation, land use, and environment.[2][5]

The Metro Manila Dream Plan is a short- to long-term strategy (2016, 2020, and 2030 milestones) whose objective is to formulate a transportation infrastructure roadmap for the sustainable development of Metro Manila and its surrounding areas Regions III and IV-A (also known as "Mega Manila" or "Greater Metro Manila"). Under President Benigno Aquino III's leadership of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA), the study was done from 2013 to 2014 with a grant from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in cooperation with the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), Department of Public Works & Highways (DPWH), Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA), the private sector, and various organizations. The masterplan was approved by the president in September 2014.[6][7]

A follow up study was published in 2019, under the “Follow Up Survey on Roadmap for Transport Infrastructure Development for Greater Capital Region".[8]

  1. ^ (The Philippines) MEGA MANILA INFRASTRUCTURE ROADMAP (Long Ver.). JICAChannel02: The Official Global Channel of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Republic of the Philippines National Economic Development Authority (NEDA). June 10, 2014.
  2. ^ a b Main Points of the Roadmap (PDF) (Report). Japan International Cooperation Agency. September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-11.
  3. ^ "Philippines Government Adopts Manila Transport Plan Based on JICA Study:Plan aims to cut traffic congestion, air pollution and excessive burden on the poor" (Press release). Japan International Cooperation Agency. September 25, 2014. Retrieved October 7, 2014.
  4. ^ The Dream Plan for Mega Manila 2013. Japan International Cooperation Agency; Republic of the Philippines National Economic Development Authority; Department of Transportation and Communications; Department of Public Works and Highways; Metro Manila Development Authority. June 24, 2014.
  5. ^ Dela Paz, C. J. V. (September 2, 2014). "Plan seeks to untangle gridlock". Business World. New Manila, Quezon City, Philippines: BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  6. ^ Main Points of the Roadmap (PDF) (Report). Japan International Cooperation Agency. September 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-24.
  7. ^ "Gov't OKs JICA 'dream plan' to reduce traffic: Traffic seen to worsen by 2030". ABS-CBNnews.com. Quezon City, Philippines: ABS-CBN Interactive. September 2, 2014. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  8. ^ "FOLLOW-UP SURVEY ON ROADMAP FOR TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR GREATER CAPITAL REGION (GCR): FINAL REPORT - SUMMARY" (PDF). August 2019.