Some people think it is more important to spend money on roads and motorways than on public transport systems. To what extent do you agree?

There are two options available when it comes to choosing the best mode of

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ranging from public to private

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. While a number of

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argue that it is essential for the government to construct and fund more

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, others believe that building highways is more significant to the city's development. I personally disagree with funding money for them and the reasons for

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essay. Easy access to

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would provide platforms for

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to use private cars or motorcycles more often than before and if not handled well,

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would immediately disturb the public well-being.

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, more than 89% of

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who live in Jakarta are using either private cars or motorcycles to get to their destinations or travel compared to the small proportion of

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who utilize public transport like Trans Jakarta or electric trains.

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happens because of the wide platforms being provided for

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to travel in any places without restriction or high taxes and

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occurs, as proven by the increasing number of polluted air in Jakarta with nearly 65% of

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spread around the city.

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has proven to be one of the contributing causes of lung disease, cancer, and chemical poisoning. While it is true that toll road distribution might make it easier for

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to reach places, investing more in

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is ineffective and does not worth its consequences.

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, investing money to improve public

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may lead

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to progressively limit the use of cars and

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, air

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is reduced.

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, building motorways confiscate a large number of forest lands. With trees being cut down and lands being transformed into paved

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, environmental disasters

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as floods and landslides are only the short-term dangerous risks that come with it.

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, highway construction in the Kalimantan region caused fatalities due to floods and landslides that occurred a couple of months after the toll

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were constructed. While it is true that the government could build dams near the residential houses, the effects could only be witnessed for a long period of time and before it happens,

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would be affected by the damage. In fact, public

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could be built underground so that it would be safer both for the environment and the

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that live near it. It is true that productivity and mobility would be a lot easier with thoroughfares.

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be done by providing sufficient public conveyance like subway stations to make sure that

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arrive at their destinations on time. In summary, investing in road construction would cause more harm than benefits as it would interfere with public well-being and demolish the environment.

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, it would be prudent to add public transport to cities and increase the price of taxes to minimize the use of private

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