Some people say that it is impossible to live comfortably in big cities. What problems are faced by the people living with in big cities? What solutions can be taken to solve those problems?

Many of the world big cities have problems with

congestion

and high cost of living. There are simply too many cars on the street and the average person seems not to have enough for daily expenditures,

therefore

governments of big cities have to constantly think about how to resolve the problems.

Traffic

jams have a number of negative effects. They cause stress to drivers, which may lead to health problems or road rage. They can

also

reduce productivity because products cannot be to think carefully about using their car.

However

, taxing

fuel

and roads may mean that some people cannot afford to drive their cars and may have to give up their jobs.

Also

, governments may not want to increase

fuel

taxation too much if it is unpopular with voters. A more popular solution,

therefore

, would be to encourage other forms of transport which will

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on time and employees arrive late for work or meetings. Another important issue is that the emergency services can become caught in

traffic

.

Finally

, there are the negative effects that

traffic

congestion

causes to the environment.

Traffic

congestion

wastes

fuel

, which in turn produces more carbon dioxide through the car exhausts and contributes to the greenhouse effect.

However

, there are a number of steps that can be taken to reduce road

congestion

.The most obvious solutions involve engineering.

This

means building more roads with wider lanes so that more cars can travel at the same time.Tunnels and bridges can be constructed in order to reduce the

congestion

that happens when cars have to stop at

traffic

lights.

However

, the solutions to

such

problems are the construction costs and that more roads may actually encourage more

traffic

. Other, more creative solutions to the

congestion

problem are to increase

fuel

tax so that it is more expensive, or make people pay to travel on certain roads

such

as in the centre of a city or on a motorway. If we do

this

, people are more likely

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ead to fewer cars on the road. One suggestion is to encourage people to cycle more.

Although

this

mode of transport has obvious health benefits and reduces air pollution, it is not very practical in every climate and can prove dangerous in heavy

traffic

. Another possibility is to persuade people to use buses.

This

means many people can travel in just one vehicle.

However

, generally, people dislike the image travelling by bus creates.A park and ride system can allow people to drive to the edge of cities, park and

then

take a bus to the city centre.

This

allows some flexibility for car drivers but reduces city centre

congestion

.

However

, the buses tend not to run at night. Overall,

although

there are a number of good ways to tackle

this

problem, some of these

also

have negative effects. It would seem that encouraging alternative forms of transport is probably the best solution as

this

solves the

congestion

problems and reduces the amount of

traffic

at the same time, which will

also

have a positive effect on the environment.