One problem faced by almost every large city is traffic congestion. What do you think the causes are? What solutions can you suggest?

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The majority of big urban areas always have
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one issue regarding
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jams. The main reason for
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problem is that there are too many
people
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reside
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in large towns because they are attached to the
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availability of jobs in cities rather than in suburban areas. To face
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problem, I believe that the government should promote more about living in other areas by giving many types of high-salary jobs. Many more
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live in capitals because capital cities provide more jobs and the opportunity to get promoted.
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happens because almost every person wants to go there to pursue a better career and get a better life.
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, most Indonesians will likely find a job in Jakarta and choose to live there, which will lead to
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the high-density
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population in Jakarta. Having too many citizens in
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downtown means the
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will be denser,
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causing
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jam
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in every corner of
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large city. Looking
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the
people
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’s tendency to be attracted by seeing some money-related advantages,
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issue can be solved by the government by providing well-paid
occupation
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. The government should do more promotion to the society to live in
rural
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a rural
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area
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by giving more advantages about provided high-salary
job
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jobs
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.
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,
people
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will consider
to move
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to
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smaller city which
provide
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more benefits for their life. To conclude,
people
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who are provided high salary
job
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jobs
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in smaller
town
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towns
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choose to reside there because highly paid careers will attract
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society
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of society
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. They will not care about the locations as long as it will support them economically.
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,
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will have an effect
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lesser
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population in the capital. In the end, the
traffic
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congestion will decrease gradually
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from time
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to time.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • traffic congestion
  • urban population
  • public transportation
  • urban planning
  • infrastructure
  • economic strength
  • consumerism
  • car ownership
  • commuting
  • peak hours
  • public transit
  • carpooling
  • ride-sharing
  • remote work
  • flexible working hours
  • cycling infrastructure
  • congestion charges
  • traffic management systems
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