Commuter stories from the near future

Marco

How people experience the Philippine urban transportation system in 2030

Marco is seven years old, and he’s in 2nd grade. Marco walks to school by himself every day. The school is in their neighborhood, and it usually takes Marco about 20 minutes to get there. Marco’s mom has her hands full…

A Fictional Functional Map

How the Philippine transportation government agencies could be organized in the future

Asbjørn

How people experience the Philippine urban transportation system in 2030

Asbjørn is a middle-aged financial manager who works for a multinational company that has a presence in the Philippines. He recently got assigned to the country and arrived just two months ago with his whole family…

Princess

How people experience the Philippine urban transportation system in 2030

Princess works as a sidewalk maintenance crew leader in the metropolis but she lives just outside the National Capital Region. She moved there to care for her aging parents. They used to live in an apartment in…

Mae Ann

How people experience the Philippine urban transportation system in 2030

Mae Ann is a freshman in college. She just moved to the metropolis to stay with her aunt for the duration of her studies, but she needs a part-time job to help with her expenses. Mae Ann has been diligent and was…

How we wrote the vision

How people experience the Philippine transportation system in 2030

Human-centric +…

Mariana and Marge

How people experience the Philippine urban transportation system in 2030

Marge is a lawyer and a single mom to two kids. Her older child, Marco, is already in second grade. Her younger child, Mariana, is just 4 years old.

Maricel and Renato

How people experience the Philippine urban transportation system in 2030

Maricel and Renato are a young couple who just welcomed their first child and are working entry-level jobs. Maricel works retail in a department store. She works the morning shift. Renato is a…

Lucia

How people experience the Philippine urban transportation system in 2030

Lucia is a teenager with Down Syndrome; she is fairly independent, even if she has some intellectual challenges. She goes to school every day and travels to her therapy center twice a week, all by herself.