In some cities and towns all over the world, the high volume of traffic is a problem. What are the causes of this and what actions can be taken to solve this problem.

The hiking

traffic

congestion is a growing concern for many cities nowadays. The main reasons for

this

includes, decrease

use

of public

transport

and a lack of alternative means of travelling or mass transit projects. There are various measures that can prove effective in

this

regard. The unpopularity of public

transportation

is one of the main reasons

that is

causing

traffic

jams and

transportation

problems in various metropolitan cities of the world. Either non-availability or substandard public

transport

encourages public to

use

their personal vehicles that results in

traffic

issues, particularly during peak hours. A lack in alternative

transportation

methods like the underground subways, trams and trains are yet another contributory factor that urges people to

use

their self owned transports causing a considerable choking of the roads. There are various steps that can be taken at both the government and individual level to fight

this

growing issue.

Firstly

, the most instantaneous results can be sought if the government encourages people to

use

public

transport

by making it more comfortable, convenient and cost effective.

In other words

, if the quality public

transportation

is made available to the citizens

that is

parallel to their personal cars in comfort, yet at a lower cost, can encourage people to prefer using public

transport

.

For example

, the public in the European countries prefers to

use

public

transport

rather than using one of their own because it is equally good and more affordable.

Secondly

, another factor that can be of great value in the long term, is to minimize the

traffic

congestion is by constructing the alternate means of transit. Since cities are expanding due to urbanization, it has resulted in the shrinkage of roads that are not enough to meet the

transport

requirement of a relatively bigger population.

Hence

there is a need to build alternate roads, ring roads, subways or rail tracks to divert the influx and avoid

traffic

jams.

For instance

, the construction of a new ring road around Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab, Pakistan has resulted in negligible

transport

issues that used to be a big problem in the past. To conclude, encouraging public

transportation

and constructing the alternative

transportation

methods are the few solutions that can help in solving the growing issue of

traffic

congestion. It is

therefore

suggested that the authorities should focus on taking these measures in order to combat the

traffic

problems effectively.