Some people believe the government should spend money on building train and subway lines to reduce traffic congestion. Others think that building more and wider roads is the better way to reduce traffic congestion. Discuss both views and give your opinion

The methods of mitigating

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congestion

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have been a heated topic of controversy. Some people argue that the construction of larger roads is the answer for the problem.

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, I contend that

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a solution is ineffective in the long term, while the option to construct railways and subways is a far better measure. There is a common fallacy that governmental spending on building larger roads could

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address the problem of

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congestion

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. An increase in road size could reduce the

traffic

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intensity in the short term, but larger roads

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mean that the citizens are encouraged to purchase more individual vehicles.

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leads to the fact that the roads, albeit larger, would soon be filled with intense

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again.

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,

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jams returned to Shanghai’s main streets not long after they were expanded in the early 1990s. In brief, if

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solution is implemented,

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jams would still persist in the long run. Rail and subway systems,

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, could ensure that

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congestion

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is properly addressed. Unlike cars and buses, trains are capable of transporting hundreds of people simultaneously and

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would meet the transport demand of a vast number of passengers.

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, trains do not have to go through intersections and

traffic

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lights, and dedicated lines ensure their travel is hardly interrupted.

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, trains are always on

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time, regardless

of the level of

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.

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level of punctuality would encourage many people to choose railways and subways as their primary means of transport, and the number of

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individuals'

individual

vehicles would decrease

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.

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,

traffic

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congestion

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could be tackled successfully. The existing data

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provide

a concrete foundation to conclude that building more and larger roads in an unsustainable measure, while train and subway lines would be a much more effective solution for the problem of

traffic

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congestion

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.