The best way to solve traffic and transportation problems is to encourage people to live in cities rather than suburbs or countryside. What extent do you agree or disagree? You should write at least 250 words.

Some
people
argue that encouraging
people
to live in cities rather than suburbs is the best way to solve
traffic
and
transportation
problems. In
this
essay, I will explain to what
extend
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I agree or disagree. Living in the cities has several advantages including closer distance to main facilities,
such
as shopping
mall
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malls
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, office galleries, and
hospital
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, which enable
people
to save both time and effort doing their daily activities.
However
, I don't think
this
closer distance will significantly solve the
traffic
and
transportation
problems. My main reason is because, generally,
traffic
and
transportation
problems arise when the number of vehicles
are
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significantly higher than the road capacity.
Hence
, even if the distance is close, the
traffic
will still be there if the road capacity is not sufficient.
In contrast
, I think that having
people
live in
certain
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area only, which is the city, will make the
traffic
worse because
people
will be commuting
in
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a specific roads
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within a specific time.
To sum up
, I don't think where
people
live, either in
city
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or
suburbs
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the suburbs
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, has
strong
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correlation with congestion and
transportation
issues.
Instead
, the ratio between the number of
vehicle
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vehicles
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and road capacity plays
more
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important role here. If we want to solve the issues, it is better for
government
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to 1) ensure that
the
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public
transportation
is convenient and affordable so
people
prefer to take it rather than
personal
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vehicle, and 2) encourage
people
to use their personal
vehicle
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vehicles
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efficiently,
such
as using 1 car for a family, rather than each person in the family use their individual car separately.
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Structure your answers in logical paragraphs

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  • Paragraph 1 - Introduction
  • Paragraph 2 - First supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 3 - Second supporting paragraph
  • Paragraph 4 - Conclusion

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Topic Vocabulary:
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  • public transport infrastructure
  • commutes
  • residential density
  • ecological footprint
  • overcrowding
  • urban planning
  • car-sharing
  • traffic management
  • rural preservation
  • transportation policies
  • electric vehicles
  • sustainable living
  • incentivize
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