Transport delays and long journey times are a widespread phenomenon in many cities today. What are the causes of this problem, and how could the situation be improved?

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These days
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delays and long time commute is major drawbacks in many
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urban
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essay will discuss the main causes of
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problem and suggest potential solutions to alleviate the situation.
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with,
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delay mostly stems from
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congestion in huge
cities
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.
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urbanization in a lot of
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in population density growing fast and
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of
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issue
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to
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number of vehicles in major
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. Unfortunately in some
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cities
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some
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prefer to use
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rather than public transportation and
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matter
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traffic
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crises in most
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cities
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. other reasons why
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delays is
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the fact
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inadequate public
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transportation
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, in some
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there are poor and outdated public
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to use citizens and
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regarding
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population quantity of public
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is not enough. To address
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issue is government should develop public
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infrastructure. At first
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authorities
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in investment public
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and road
network
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networks
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by expanding in
amount
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the amount
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of trains or buses in
cities
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or
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some incentive for citizens who utilize public
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a lot.
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effective way to resolve
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difficulty is
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people to try communal car-pooling.
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,
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reason
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traffic
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for traffic
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delay accounts for insufficient public
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in quality and in quantity and one of
best
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the best
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solution
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is
governments
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government
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allocated
fund
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funds
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to improve public
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and
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improvement
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people to use buses or trains for
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commute
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