[akgerber]

The plurality of Asians live in China which has built dozens of metros with thousands of miles of track in recent years: http://www.thatsmags.com/shenzhen/post/19044/china-s-breakne...

[robjan]

Yes, if you add China, the Four Tigers and Japan then you are already covering 1.6bn people. All of these countries/regions have fantastic public transport in the urban areas.