The best way to solve traffic and transportation problems is to encourage people to live in cities rather than suburbs and the countryside. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Encouraging people to settle in urban

areas

is often mentioned as the best solution for worsening congestion during peak hours. From my perspective, I firmly disagree with

this

statement.

To begin

, there are several reasons why I disagree with

this

statement.

Firstly

, improving public

transportation

services, including better quality, convenient routes, and increased frequency, can encourage citizens to switch to zero-emission public transport.

Due to

improved punctuality, more people choose to travel by subway.

Secondly

, banning personal vehicles downtown and implementing car-sharing and carpooling programs reduce the number of vehicles, especially during peak hours.

For example

, allowing electric taxi companies with ride-sharing functions in their booking software can reduce taxi density on the roads.

Consequently

, these methods—prioritising public transport, banning personal cars, and permitting electric taxis—can reduce parking scarcity, ease congestion, and improve air quality.

However

, citizens may experience a lack of privacy, inconvenience, and safety concerns in crowded subways.

Additionally

, there are advantages to forming smaller cities around metropolises. The primary goal of

this

approach is to create specialized

areas

,

such

as industrial zones, government administrative zones, or tourism

areas

.

This

approach reduces

transportation

density by spreading the population over larger

areas

.

As a result

,

this

strategy can significantly reduce traffic bottlenecks and facilitate smoother movement during peak hours.

For example

, Hanoi's infrastructure designers are building surrounding cities, which will improve air quality and alleviate the downtown parking shortage in ways that other solutions cannot. In summary, the faster

this

plan is implemented, the sooner

transportation

problems will be alleviated. From these perspectives, I believe

this

comprehensive approach is superior.

To conclude

, enhancing public

transportation

services and exclusively allowing electric taxis in cities could mitigate traffic issues, including air pollution, congestion, and parking scarcity.

However

,

this

also

raises issues of privacy, inconvenience, and safety concerns. Ultimately, the

transportation

bottleneck problem can only be holistically addressed by relocating infrastructure to the outskirts.