Traffic jam is a problem in many towns and cities. People believe that this can be done by making roads wider. Do you agree or disagree?

Some cities and towns suffer from severe

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jam, which can greatly affect people's daily lives and eventually leads to a country's economic issues. To address

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, some people argue that by widening the

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, the

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can be alleviated.

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the proposal can somehow mitigate the

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, I believe that there are alternative ways to achieve

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goal. On the one hand, I agree that the idea of broadening the

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comes with the advantage of better accommodation of vehicles. Namely,

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can encompass an increased amount of vehicles simply by being widened. Take the city of Taipei as an example,

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that connect downtown Taipei to the suburbs are primarily composed of only single or two-lane

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. To be more precise,

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arrangement resulted in heavy

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and blocked

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during rush hours, making citizens spend a great proportion of time on daily commuting. If the

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can be tackled by extending more lanes, I believe that

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severe

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can be significantly improved.

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issues can be minimized by two proposals if we look into the real questions behind

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matter.

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, an increasing amounts of people nowadays own more than one vehicle, contributing to overcrowded road-using conditions.

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some places lack

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thorough public transportation, making individuals unlikely to travel without driving cars. And if the government can set certain regulations on car ownership,

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improve fundamental transport infrastructure, the problem of

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congestion can certainly be well-enhanced.

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, the city of Tokyo embraces a comprehensive public transport system, which enables city dwellers to travel to destinations in various options, making

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smoother. In conclusion, making

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wider can alleviate

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congestion in certain places,

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, I believe that

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problems cannot be resolved if the matter of increasing car ownership and imperfect transport infrastructure are ignored.