in a number of countries some peoplethink it is neccessary to spend large amounts of money on constructing new railways lines for very fast trains between cities other believe the money should be spent on improving existing public transport discuss boh view and give your own opiniion

The problem of public
transportation
is quite a
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subject
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which has been discussed countless times. One of the topics that are pondered upon is which is better, building new means of
transportation
, or improving on the already existing
ones
? In my
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improving existing
ones
before building new railroads and tracks is the key to development. Looking at one side of the argument,
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of large amounts of money to building new
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is a good way of thinking as it allows the country to cover much more distance and area. First of all, the upsides are that citizens will be able to reach new places using the railways,
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building something fresh will lead to major design improvements in the long run. On the other side, touching upon the downsides of the argument
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that the already built means of public transport will be left unmaintained and
overall
worse off in quality, cleanliness, speed and security compared to the newly constructed
ones
. Now, shifting the points of view, improving existing public transport. First of all,
overall
quality will be rising consistently which will aid in the growth of the infrastructure.
Secondly
, new technology and innovations can be developed on the base of the older models.
Lastly
,
transportation
around the city that has already been built, covers all the
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necessities
, so
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on that will boost
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of life drastically. In
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I think that every opinion has the right to exist, but my opinion is that improving already existing public
transportation
is key.
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