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The world has many towns and cities constructed in previous centuries that were more suitable and livable for people in those times than they are now. What problems will this cause today and what can be done to solve these problems?

#world #towns #cities #centuries #people #times
In the previous century were build
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numerous cities.
However
, there are not so suitable for nowadays
issues
 as towns which were constructed today. There are some massive problems which have old built cities. One of the main
issues
 is
traffic
 jams. Old towns mostly have narrow streets which could be used only by fewer cars at the same time. It increases the number of
traffic
 jams so citizens are suffering from that.
For example
, old-built cities
such
 as London are suffering from a big number of cars in the streets because the city's infrastructure is planned in the previous century when the amount of
traffic
 was significantly less. The solution
of
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this
issues
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 is managing highways which could separate the
traffic
 and decrease the amount of
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cars in the old city. Another major problem is houses.
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 infrastructure is uncomfortable and outdated so modern people do not want to live there.
For instance
, young families are always trying to find modern houses to live in because old buildings do not correspond to their needs. The best solution to the problem is the renovation of old buildings and making them more accurate to
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modern standards.
Moreover
, the government should organize a plan for organising facilities for the old district which might compensate for the citizens
their
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inconvenience.
This
 solution should increase the happiness of the people. To sum up, the main
issues
 of old towns are problems with
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traffic
 and outdated buildings which are not accurate to the needs of people.
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