China now has the world’s longest HSR line. Photo by dcmaster.

Migrants, motorbikes and personal cars crowd Jakarta's streets during Lebaran. Photo by Rezan.

Women-only trains have been in Mumbai for about 10 years. Photo by Madhav Pai.

Jakarta is the world’s sixth most populous metropolitan area. At 18.9 million people, the Indonesian capital’s total population falls just short of metropolitan Mumbai and New York and its built environment covers some 5,100 square ...

Throughout 2005, the passage of motorists and commuters on many of Jakarta's streets has often been disrupted by transportation projects that only worsen traffic congestion.