Lagos, Nigeria, has a Bus Rapid Transit system, is constructing improved rail, beautifying its highways, rebuilding the port and developing the waterfront.
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Yet it has a reputation for crime and mayhem which seems hard to shake. Just how menacing is it?
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Uniformed policemen tried to carjack us in a crowded market in broad daylight. Our driver careened through the winding streets to escape, with the help of the crowd and the traffic around us. Here is our escapade in Africa's fastest growing city.
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We had arrived a bit apprehensively in Nigeria, but were intent on seeing Lagos, a relatively new megacity that is expected to grow to 24 million people and become the world's third largest city by 2030. The current population of 15-18 million is already overburdening the existing infrastructure.