== Abstract ==

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Various transport-related agencies and             local governments develop their respective transport plans             or strategies to address bottlenecks and improve outcomes in             the transport sector. However, to be able to bring a more             focused or targeted intervention that is more inclusive,             these various strategies need to focus on establishing             interconnectivity between key urban growth centers and             between lagging and fast-growing regions, and creating             supporting institutions that promote greater integration.             Upon the request of the National Economic and Development             Authority, a framework plan was developed to provide             policy-makers with a strategic framework to help identify             the transport needs of the Philippines and guide in             implementing an integrated, more coordinated approach to             establishing stronger transport infrastructure linkages to             support the country’s inclusive growth agenda. The framework             plan was developed under the guidance of a vision and goals             developed by stakeholders across the Philippines. This             comprehensive vision can be summarized as ‘Bringing us all             closer together for prosperity.’ The geographic focus of the             Framework Plan includes all of the Philippines outside of             Metro Manila. This Framework Plan does not replicate the             work being done by the Japan International Cooperation             Agency (JICA) for Metro Manila (the JICA study covers Metro             Manila with an approximate radius of 100 kilometers and is             being conducted to evaluate specific transport             infrastructure projects for the Metro Manila area). Future             improvements and needs of transportation infrastructure to             meet the demand for long-distance transport to and from             Metro Manila and to other urban/economic centers in the             Philippines are considered; nevertheless, national-level             strategies recommended in this study affect all areas of the Philippines.

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== Original document ==

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* [http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22825 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22825] under the license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/

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