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

Throughout the

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world many

cities

have problems regarding traffic and

transport

delays in urban centres.

This

essay will discuss what might cause

this

problem and

one

possible solution to diminish its effects.

To begin

with, numerous people who had been living in rural areas over the

last

decades are being attracted to live in urbanized centres;

hence

,

cities

are growing rapidly and developing, among other issues, serious problems regarding

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infrastructure of

transport

.

In addition

, the necessity of having mobility and the lack of investment in public transportation stimulate people to buy their own vehicles, which contribute even more to traffic jam and delays in

transport

, especially in rush hours. To illustrate

this

, São Paulo,

one

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biggest

cities

in the world has almost

one

car per citizen and

one

of the worst traffic jams in Latin America.

Nevertheless

,

one

possible solution might be to stimulate the private sector to take their part

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in solutions and infrastructure for public transportation. There are specialized companies which have

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expertise with governments partnerships regarding the management of massive public

transport

methods.

For instance

, for the past ten years, improvements and control of New York metro,

one

of the most famous public

transport

systems in the world, are the responsibility of a partnership between the New York City Council and private companies. It is important to point out that the arrangement in public-private partnerships can be negotiated freely,

accordingly

to the objectives and goals previously determined. To conclude, the massive migration of people to urbanized centres and the high numbers of cars in

cities

represent some of the possible causes

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transport

delays and long journeys. Creating partnerships between public and private sector might be the solution to develop public transportation properly.