In recent years, the problem on traffic congestion mainly caused by the increasing number of private cars is becoming more widespread and severe in Metro Manila. However, the government appears to have no significant program to restrain the increasing rate of car ownership. Transport policies focused only on the implementation of traffic restraint measures and lately, the development of mass rail transit systems. The study therefore investigated several transport policy measures that could affect the car users' decision to switch to the EDSA Mass Rail Transit (MRT3) to determine the potential impact of the rail-based mass transit system on the mode choice behavior of car users. Based on the findings, these policy measures could effectively promote the shift of car users to mas rail transit for work trips, which in turn could serve as one alternative solution to the worsening traffic congestion.
