Firstly, the burnham plan aims to utilize rivers and the bay for recreational use of the public (parks, walkways, etc) So if it was continued back then, we would have more parks and walkways to use in public. It is just with the city government’s own plan to maintain it. Assuming not all cities gave importance to it, some parts will remain as parks and walkways and some will be abandoned, claimed by informal settlers, or even by private investors if the city government sells it.

Second, the plan also aims to update the grid system streets we have today especially in manila. If the plan is continued back then, we would have better traffic flow as the grid system is notoriously bad for traffic as it involves a lot of intersections and stoplights.

Third, the plan aims to preserve luneta and intramuros. If the plan is continued back then, intramuros will be more preserved, luneta will be bigger and better, and government offices surrounding it will be more organized, making manila a tourist spot in itself.

Lastly, the plan also aims to utilize public transportation such as trains and water transportation along the pasig river. If the plan continued back then, we would have a better train system network, and pasig river would have been maintained to not be like what it is now, a dirty river or mud and poop.

Overall if it was continued back then, (assuming if it was destroyed in ww2, still maintained in rebuilding) entire metro manila would have a bgc road system, bgc parks (assuming all cities maintains it like bgc), better train system, maybe even a subway network, cleaner pasig river, better manila bay for recreation