Transport delays and long journey times are a widespread phenomenon in many cities today. What are the causes of this problem and how could the situation be improved

These days almost every person is fed up of poor transportation

system

in metropolitan cities which causes delays in longer or shorter journeys. There are several main causes and solutions which will be discussed in the essay.

To begin

with, probably the main cause is that population in the conurbations has increased dramatically in the

last

few years

as a result

, it has become very tough to control the old infrastructure, as the number of residents increased so does the vehicles.

This

means too many vehicles use the existing network and congestion is inevitable.

Secondly

, public

transport

system

is unsatisfactory as people tend to choose private

transport

over the public.

Lastly

, the other cause can be the funding or investment as these systems require a close care day-to-day to improve the traffic

system

in the major districts. Regarding potential solutions, the main remedy would be to encourage investment in better infrastructure,

for example

, subsidies or private-public partnerships could improve the

system

to upgrade roads to advanced level and deploy cameras to catch violators.

Additionally

, the government should act strictly to improve public

transport

and impose high level taxes on private cars, increase oil prices and cheaper the prices of public transportation to attract the public to use the

transport

.

Nevertheless

, communal car-pooling is

also

a better option for persons whose destinations are same to reduce the strain on traffic. To conclude, overcrowding and increased number of vehicles cannot be accommodated in the old network. High authorities should consider these problems and take appropriate action like to provide funding and take necessary actions to reduce heavy traffic jams on roads.